"Fritz Leiber - The Wanderer" - читать интересную книгу автора (Leiber Fritz)

Margo said bitterly: "It's bad enough to have to look up at that graveyard
monstrosity, knowing Don's there, exposed to all the dangers of a graveyard planet But
now that we have to think about this other thing that's shown up in the astronomical
photographs—"

"Margo!" Paul said sharply, automatically flashing a look around. "That's still
classified information. We shouldn't be talking about it—not here."

"The Project's turning you into an old auntie! Besides, you've given me no more than
a hint—"

"I shouldn't have given you even that."

"Well, what are we going to talk about, then?"

Paul let off a sigh. "Look," he said, "I thought we came outside to watch the eclipse,
maybe take a drive, too—"

"Oh, I forgot the eclipse! The moon's turned a little smoky, don't you think? Has it
started?"

"Looks like it," Paul said. "It's time for first contact"

"What'll the eclipse do to Don?"

"Nothing much. It'll get dark up there for a while. That's all. Oh yes, and the
temperature outside Moonbase will drop 250 degrees or so."

"A blast from the seventh circle of Hell and he says, 'That's all'!"

"Not as bad as it sounds. You see, the temperature will be about 150 degrees above
zero to start with," Paul explained.

"A Siberian cold wave cubed on top of scalding heat and he says, 'That's ducky'! And
when I think of this other, unknown horror creeping toward the moon from outer
space—"

"Drop it, Margo!" The smile left Paul's face. "You're talking strictly off the top of
your imagination."

"Imagination? Did you or did you not tell me about four star photos that showed—"

"I told you nothing—nothing that you didn't completely misinterpret. No, Margo, I
refuse to say another word about that. Or listen to you over-rev your mind. Let's go
inside."

"Go inside? With Don up there? I'm going to watch this eclipse through—from the
coast road, if it lasts that long."

"In that case," Paul said quietly, "you'd better get something more than that jacket. I