fh.godemperorofdune-第48部分

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rb　her。　She　is　thinking　that　we　will　not　meet　again　until　I　summon　her　to　the　Citadel。　I　want　you　to　quiet　her　fears。〃
　〃In　what　way；　Lord？〃
　Leto　spoke　sadly：　〃Moneo；　why　do　you　ask　advice　on　something　at　which　you　are　an　expert？　Calm　her　and　bring　her　here　reassured　of　my　kindly　intentions　toward　her。〃
　〃Yes；　Lord。〃　Moneo　bowed　and　backed　away　a　step。
　〃One　moment；　Moneo！〃
　Moneo　stiffened；　his　gaze　fixed　on　Leto's　face。
　〃You　are　puzzled；　Moneo；〃　Leto　said。　〃Sometimes　you　do　not　know　what　to　think　of　me。　Am　I　all…powerful　and　all　prescient？　You　bring　me　these　little　dibs　and　dabs　and　you　wonder：　Does　he　already　know　this？　If　he　does；　why　do　I　bother？　But　I　have　ordered　you　to　report　such　things；　Moneo。　Is　your　obedience　not　instructive？〃
　Moneo　started　to　shrug　and　thought　better　of　it。　His　lips　trembled。
　〃Time　can　also　be　a　place；　Moneo；〃　Leto　said。　〃Everything　depends　upon　where　you　are　standing；　on　where　you　look　or　what　you　hear。　The　measure　of　it　is　found　in　consciousness　itself。〃
　After　a　long　silence；　Moneo　ventured：　〃Is　that　all；　Lord？〃
　〃No；　it　is　not　all。　Siona　will　receive　today　a　package　delivered　to　her　by　a　Guild　courier。　Nothing　is　to　interfere　with　delivery　of　that　package。　Do　you　understand？〃
　〃What　is。。。what　is　in　the　package；　Lord？〃
　〃Some　translations；　reading　matter　which　I　wish　her　to　see。　You　will　do　nothing　to　interfere。　There　is　no　melange　in　the　package。〃
　〃How。。。how　did　you　know　what　I　feared　was　in　the。　。　。〃
　〃Because　you　fear　the　spice。　It　could　extend　your　life；　but　you　avoid　it。〃
　〃I　fear　its　other　effects；　Lord。〃
　〃A　bountiful　nature　has　decreed　that　melange　will　unveil　for　some　of　us　unexpected　depths　of　the　psyche；　yet　you　fear　this？〃
　〃I　am　Atreides；　Lord！〃
　〃Ahhh；　yes；　and　for　the　Atreides；　melange　may　roll　the　mystery　of　Time　through　a　peculiar　process　of　internal　revelation。〃
　〃I　have　only　to　remember　the　way　you　tested　me；　Lord。〃
　〃Do　you　not　see　the　necessity　for　you　to　sense　the　Golden　Path？〃
　〃That　is　not　what　I　fear；　Lord。〃
　〃You　fear　the　other　astonishment；　the　thing　which　made　me　make　my　choice。〃
　〃I　have　only　to　look　at　you；　Lord；　and　know　that　fear。　We　Atreides。　。　。〃　He　broke　off；　his　mouth　dry。
　〃You　do　not　want　all　of　these　memories　of　ancestors　and　the　others　who　flock　within　me！〃
　〃Sometimes。。。sometimes；　Lord；　I　think　the　spice　is　the　Atreides　curse！〃
　〃Do　you　wish　that　I　had　never　occurred？〃
　Moneo　remained　silent。
　〃But　melange　has　its　values；　Moneo。　The　Guild　navigators　need　it。　And　without　it；　the　Bene　Gesserit　would　degenerate　into　a　helpless　band　of　whining　females！〃
　〃We　must　live　with　it　or　without　it；　Lord。　I　know　that。〃
　〃Very　perceptive；　Moneo。　But　you　choose　to　live　without　it。〃
　〃Do　I　not　have　that　choice；　Lord？〃
　〃For　now。〃
　〃Lord；　what　do　you。。。〃
　〃There　are　twenty…eight　different　words　for　melange　in　mon　Galach。　They　describe　it　by　its　intended　use；　by　its　dilution；　by　its　age；　by　whether　it　came　through　honest　purchase；　through　theft　or　conquest；　whether　it　was　the　dower　gift　for　a　male　or　for　a　female；　and　in　many　other　ways　is　it　named。　What　do　you　make　of　this；　Moneo？〃
　〃We　are　offered　many　choices；　Lord。〃
　〃Only　where　the　spice　is　concerned？〃
　Moneo's　brow　wrinkled　in　thought；　then：　〃No。〃
　〃You　so　seldom　say　'no'　in　my　presence；〃　Leto　said。　〃I　enjoy　watching　your　lips　form　around　the　word。〃
　Moneo's　mouth　twitched　in　an　attempted　smile。
　Leto　spoke　briskly：　〃Well！　You　must　go　now　to　the　Lady　Hwi。　I　will　give　you　one　parting　piece　of　advice　which　may　help。〃
　Moneo　paid　studious　attention　to　Leto's　face。
　〃Drug　knowledge　originated　mostly　with　males　because　they　tend　to　be　more　venturesome…an　outgrowth　of　male　aggression。　You've　read　your　Orange　Catholic　Bible；　thus　you　know　the　story　of　Eve　and　the　apple。　Here's　an　interesting　fact　about　that　story：　Eve　was　not　the　first　to　pluck　and　sample　the　apple。　Adam　was　first　and　he　learned　by　this　to　put　the　blame　on　Eve。　My　story　tells　you　something　about　how　our　societies　find　a　structural　necessity　for　sub…groups。〃
　Moneo　tipped　his　head　slightly　to　the　left。　〃Lord；　how　does　this　help　me？〃
　〃It　will　help　you　with　the　Lady　Hwi！〃
　
　The　singular　multiplicity　of　this　universe　draws　my　deepest　attention。　It　is　a　thing　of　ultimate　beauty。
　…The　Stolen　Journals
　LETO　HEARD　Moneo　in　the　antechamber　just　before　Hwi　entered　the　small　audience　room。　She　wore　voluminous　pale　green　pantaloons　tightly　tied　at　the　ankles　with　darker　green　bows　to　match　her　sandals。　A　loose　blouse　of　the　same　dark　green　could　be　seen　under　her　black　cloak。
　She　appeared　calm　as　she　approached　Leto　and　sat　without　being　invited；　choosing　a　golden　cushion　rather　than　the　red　one　she　had　occupied　earlier。　It　had　taken　less　than　an　hour　for　Moneo　to　bring　her。　Leto's　acute　hearing　detected　Moneo　fidgeting　in　the　anteroom　and　Leto　sent　a　signal　which　sealed　the　arched　doorway　there。
　〃Something　has　disturbed　Moneo；〃　Hwi　said。　〃He　tried　very　hard　not　to　reveal　this　to　me；　but　the　more　he　tried　to　soothe　me　the　more　he　aroused　my　curiosity。〃
　〃He　did　not　frighten　you？〃
　〃Oh；　no。　He　did　say　something　very　interesting；　though。　He　said　that　I　must　remember　it　at　all　times；　that　the　God　Leto　is　a　different　person　to　each　of　us。〃
　〃How　is　this　interesting？〃　Leto　asked。
　〃The　interesting　thing　is　the　question　for　which　this　was　the　preface。　He　said　he　often　wonders　what　part　we　play　in　creating　that　difference　in　you？〃
　〃That　is　interesting。〃
　〃I　think　it　is　a　truthful　insight；〃　Hwi　said。　〃Why　have　you　summoned　me？〃
　〃At　one　time；　your　masters　on　Ix。。
　。〃
　〃They　are　no　longer　my　masters；　Lord。〃
　〃Forgive　me。　I　will　refer　to　them　hereafter　as　the　lxians。〃
　She　nodded　gravely；　prompting：　〃At　one　time。　。　。〃
　〃The　lxians　contemplated　making　a　weapon…a　type　of　hunter…seeker；　self…propelled　death　with　a　machine　mind。　It　was　to　be　designed　as　a　self　improving　thing　which　would　seek　out　life　and　reduce　that　life　to　its　inorganic　matter。〃
　〃I　have　not　heard　of　this　thing；　Lord。〃
　〃I　know　that。　The　lxians　do　not　recognize　that　machine　makers　always　run　the　risk　of　being　totally　machine。　This　is　ultimate　sterility。　Machines　always　fail。。。given　time。　And　when　these　machines　failed　there　would　be　nothing　left；　no　life　at　all。〃
　〃Sometimes　I　think　they　are　mad；〃　she　said。
　〃Anteac's　opinion。　That　is　the　immediate　problem。　The　lxians　are　now　engaged　in　an　endeavor　which　they　are　concealing。〃
　〃Even　from　you？〃
　〃Even　from　me。　I　am　sending　the　Reverend　Mother　Anteac　to　investigate　for　me。　To　help　her；　I　want　you　to　tell　her　everything　you　can　about　the　place　where　you　spent　your　childhood。　Omit　no　detail；　no　matter　how　small。　Anteac　will　help　you　remember。　We　want　every　sound；　every　smell；　the　shapes　and　names　of　visitors；　the　colors　and　even　the　tinglings　of　your　skin。　The　slightest　thing　may　be　vital。〃
　〃You　think　it　is　the　place　of　concealment？〃
　〃I　know　it　is。〃
　〃And　you　think　they　are　making　this　weapon　in。　。　。〃
　〃No；　but　this　will　be　our　excuse　for　investigating　the　place　where　you　were　born。〃
　She　opened　her　mouth　and　gradually　formed　a　smile；　then：　〃My　Lord　is　devious。　I　will　speak　to　the　Reverend　Mother　immediately。〃　Hwi　started　to　rise；　but　he　stopped　her　with　a　gesture。
　〃We　must　not　give　the　appearance　of　haste；〃　he　said。
　She　sank　back　onto　the　cushion。
　〃Each　of　us　is　different　in　the　way　of　Moneo's　observation；〃　he　said。　〃Genesis　does　not　stop。　Your　god　continues　creating　you。〃
　〃What　will　Anteac　find？　You　know；　don't　you？〃
　〃Let　us　say　that　I　have　a　strong　conviction。　Now；　you　have　not　once　mentioned　the　subject　which　I　broached　earlier。　Have　you　no　questions？〃
　〃You　will　provide　the　answers　as　I　require　them。〃　It　was　a　statement　full　of　such　trust　that　it　stopped　Leto's　voice。　He　could　only　look　at　her；　realizing　how　extraordinary　was　this　acplishment　of　the　Ixians…this　human。　Hwi　remained　precisely　true　to　the　dictates　of　her　personally　chosen　morality。　She　was　ely；　warm　and　honest　and　possessed　of　an　emphatic　sense　which　forced　her　to　share　every　anguish　in　those　with　whom　she　identified。　He　could…　imagine　the　dismay　of　her　Bene　Gesserit　teachers　when　confronted　by　this　immovable　core　of　self…honesty。　The　teachers　obviously　had　been　reduced　to　adding　a　touch　here；　an　ability　there；　everything　strengthening　that　power　which　prevented　her　from　being　a　Bene　Gesserit。　How　that　must　have　rankled！
　〃Lord；〃　she　said；　〃I　would　know　the　motives　which　forced　you　to　choose　your　life。〃
　〃First；　you　must　understand　what　it　is　like　to　see　our　future。〃
　〃With　your　help；　I　will　try。〃
　〃Nothing　is　ever　separated　from　its　source；〃　he　said。　〃Seeing　futures　is　a　vision　of　a　continuum　in　which　all　things　take　shape　like　bubbles　forming　beneath　a　waterfall。　You　see　them　and　then　they　vanish　into　the　stream。　If　the　stream　ends；　it　is　as　though　the　bubbles　never　were。　That　stream　is　my　Golden　Path　and　I　saw　it　end。〃
　〃Your　choice…'　she　gestured　at　his　body…　〃changed　that？〃
　〃It　is　changing。　The　change　es　not　only　from　the　manner　of　my　life　but　from　the　manner　of　my　death。〃
　〃You　know　how　you　will　die？〃
　〃Not　how。　I　know　only　the　Golden　Path　in　which　it　will　occur。〃
　〃Lord；　I　do　not。　。　。〃
　〃It　is　difficult　to　und