日本科幻文学 经典科幻文学:《宇宙尽头的餐馆》第26章2

经典科幻文学:《宇宙尽头的餐馆》第26章2  

He said with a malicious grin
“No
doesn’t work. Never mind.”
Arthur looked at him as if he’d gone mad and
seeing nothing to indicate the contrary
realized that it would be perfectly reasonable to assume that this had in fact happened.
“What do you think will happen to them all?” he said after a while.
“In an infinite Universe anything can happen
” said Ford
“Even survival. Strange but true.”
A curious look came into his eyes as they passed over the landscape and then settles again on the scene of misery below them.
“I think they’ll manage for a while
” he said.
Arthur looked up sharply.
“Why do you say that?” he said.
Ford shrugged.
“Just a hunch
” he said
and refused to be drawn to any further questions.
“Look
” he said suddenly.
Arthur followed his pointing finger. Down amongst the sprawling masses a figure was moving – or perhaps lurching would be a more accurate description. He appeared to be carrying something on his shoulder. As he lurched from prostrate form to prostrate form he seemed to wave whatever the something was at them in a drunken fashion. After a while he gave up the struggle and collapsed in a heap.
Arthur had no idea what this was meant to mean to him.
阿瑟顺着他手指的方向看过去：下面散漫的人羣中，有一个身影正在移动——更准确地说，正在徘徊。他的肩上似乎扛着什么东西：他从一具疲惫的身躯徘徊到另一具疲惫的身躯，似乎在用肩上的那个什么东西对着他们挥舞，样子像喝酢了。过了一阵子，他放弃了努力，瘫倒仵地。
阿瑟不知道这是在干什么。