"Mike Resnick - Robots Dont Cry" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Mike)

"I’ll bet they could fill a book with all the things you don’t know."



"Why are Men so sardonic and ill-mannered?"



"Probably because we have to spend so much time with races like theBaroni ," I answered.



MechsThree and Seven rolled up before he could reply.



"Reporting for duty, sir," saidMech Three in his high-pitched mechanical voice.



"This is a very old robot," I said, indicating what we’d found. "It’s been out of commission for a few
centuries, maybe even longer. See if you can get it working again."



"We live to serve," thunderedMech Seven.



"I can’t tell you how comforting I find that." I turned to theBaroni . "Let’s grab some lunch."



"Why do you always speak to them that way?" asked theBaroni as we walked away from themechs .
"They don’t understand sarcasm."
"It’s my nature," I said. "Besides, if they don’t knowit’s sarcasm, it must sound like a compliment.
Probably pleases the hell out of them."



"They are machines," he responded. "You can no more please them than offend them."



"Then what difference does it make?"



"The more time I spend with Men, the less I understand them," said theBaroni , making the burbling
sound that passed for a deep sigh. "I look forward to getting the robot working. Being a logical and