Terminal Man
“It was no longer pale and cold; there was the full warmth of morning. “That was Ross,” he said.
Morris nodded from the corner. “And?”
“Benson came to her apartment. She lost him.”
Morris sighed.
“It doesn’t seem to be our day,” McPherson said. He shook his head, not taking his eyes off the sun. “I don’t believe in luck,” he said. He turned to Morris. “Do you?”
Morris was tired; he hadn’t really been listening. “Do I what?”
“Believe in luck.”
“Sure. All surgeons believe in luck.”
“I don’t believ...e in luck,” McPherson repeated. “Never did. I always believed in planning.” He gestured to the charts on his wall, then lapsed, staring at them.
The charts were large things, four feet across, and intricately done in many colors. They were really glorified flow charts with timetables for technical advances. He had always been proud of them. For instance, in 1967 he had examined the state of three areas—diagnostic conceptualization, surgical technology, and microelectronics—and concluded that they would all come together to allow an operation for ADL seizures in July of 1971.MoreLess
Morris nodded from the corner. “And?”
“Benson came to her apartment. She lost him.”
Morris sighed.
“It doesn’t seem to be our day,” McPherson said. He shook his head, not taking his eyes off the sun. “I don’t believe in luck,” he said. He turned to Morris. “Do you?”
Morris was tired; he hadn’t really been listening. “Do I what?”
“Believe in luck.”
“Sure. All surgeons believe in luck.”
“I don’t believ...e in luck,” McPherson repeated. “Never did. I always believed in planning.” He gestured to the charts on his wall, then lapsed, staring at them.
The charts were large things, four feet across, and intricately done in many colors. They were really glorified flow charts with timetables for technical advances. He had always been proud of them. For instance, in 1967 he had examined the state of three areas—diagnostic conceptualization, surgical technology, and microelectronics—and concluded that they would all come together to allow an operation for ADL seizures in July of 1971.MoreLess
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