ou。〃
ENOUGH。
〃Hes not going to talk to you any more;〃 Harry said。 〃Hes really mad; Norman。〃
And then the screen printed:
I WILL KILL YOU ALL。
Norman was sweating; he wiped his forehead; turned away from the words on the screen。
〃I dont think you can talk to this guy;〃 Beth said。 〃I dont think you can reason with him。〃
〃You shouldnt have made him angry;〃 Harry said。 He was almost pleading。 〃Why did you make him angry like that; Norman?〃
〃I had to tell him the truth。〃
''282'' 〃But you were so mean to him; and now hes angry。〃
〃It doesnt matter; angry or not;〃 Beth said。 〃Harry attacked us before; when he wasnt angry。〃
〃You mean Jerry;〃 Norman said to her。 〃Jerry attacked us。〃
〃Yes; right; Jerry。〃
〃Thats a hell of a mistake to make; Beth;〃 Harry said。
〃Youre right; Harry。 Im sorry。〃
Harry was looking at her in an odd way。 Norman thought; Harry doesnt miss a trick; and he isnt going to let that one go by。
〃I dont know how you could make that confusion;〃 Harry said。
〃I know。 It was a slip of the tongue。 It was stupid of me。〃
〃Ill say。〃
〃Im sorry;〃 Beth said。 〃Really I am。〃
〃Never mind;〃 Harry said。 〃It doesnt matter。〃
There was a sudden flatness in his manner; a plete indifference in his tone。 Norman thought: Uh…oh。
Harry yawned and stretched。 〃You know;〃 he said; 〃Im suddenly very tired。 I think Ill take a nap now。〃
And he went off to the bunks。
1600 HOURS
〃We have to do something;〃 Beth said。 〃We cant talk him out of it。〃
〃Youre right;〃 Norman said。 〃We cant。〃
Beth tapped the screen。 The words still glowed: I WILL KILL YOU ALL。
〃Do you think he means it?〃
〃Yes。〃
''283'' Beth stood; clenched her fists。 〃So its him or us。〃
〃Yes。 I think so。〃
The implications hung in the air; unspoken。