Our Friends From Frolix 8
“He had begun to feel terribly odd. ‘You read in the papes all the time that it causes people to go berserk, to suffer complete changes of personality, suffer brain damage. In fact—’ ‘Scare stories,’ Zeta said. ‘Although, it’s true you should go easy at first. Take it slow; let it just slide down.’ ‘What’s the penalty for drinking alcohol?’ Nick asked. He found himself having trouble forming words.
‘A year. Mandatory, without possibility of parole.’ ‘Is it worth it?’ The room, around him, se...emed unreal; it had lost its substantiality, its concreteness. ‘And isn’t it habit-forming? The papes say once you start, you can never—’ ‘Just drink your beer,’ Zeta said; he sipped his, downing it without apparent difficulty.
‘You know,’ Nick said, ‘what Kleo would say about my having alcohol?’ ‘Wives are like that.’ ‘I don’t think so. She’s like that, but some aren’t.’ ‘No, they’re all that way.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Because,’ Zeta said, ‘their husband is the source of all their financial money.’ He belched, grimaced, leaned back in his swivel chair, the beer bottle gripped in one large hand.MoreLess
‘A year. Mandatory, without possibility of parole.’ ‘Is it worth it?’ The room, around him, se...emed unreal; it had lost its substantiality, its concreteness. ‘And isn’t it habit-forming? The papes say once you start, you can never—’ ‘Just drink your beer,’ Zeta said; he sipped his, downing it without apparent difficulty.
‘You know,’ Nick said, ‘what Kleo would say about my having alcohol?’ ‘Wives are like that.’ ‘I don’t think so. She’s like that, but some aren’t.’ ‘No, they’re all that way.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Because,’ Zeta said, ‘their husband is the source of all their financial money.’ He belched, grimaced, leaned back in his swivel chair, the beer bottle gripped in one large hand.MoreLess
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