Frank Herbert - Dune 6 - Chapterhouse Dune

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1、Chapterhouse:DuneFrankHerbertApril1985Thosewhowouldrepeatthepastmustcontroltheteachingofhistory.-BeneGesseritCodaWhentheghola-babywasdeliveredfromthefirstBeneGesseritaxlotltank,MotherSuperiorDarwiOdradeorderedaquietcelebrationinherprivatediningroomatopCentral.Itwasbare

2、lydawn,andthetwoothermembersofherCouncil--TamalaneandBellonda--showedimpatienceatthesummons,eventhoughOdradehadorderedbreakfastservedbyherpersonalchef."Itisn'teverywomanwhocanpresideatthebirthofherownfather,"Odradequippedwhentheotherscomplainedtheyhadtoomanydemandsonth

3、eirtimetopermitof"time-wastingnonsense."OnlyagedTamalaneshowedslyamusement.Bellondaheldherover-fleshedfeaturesexpressionless,oftenherequivalentofascowl.Wasitpossible,Odradewondered,thatBellhadnotexorcisedresentmentoftherelativeopulenceinMotherSuperior'ssurroundings?Odr

4、ade'squarterswereadistinctmarkofherpositionbutthedistinctionrepresentedherdutiesmorethananyelevationoverherSisters.Thesmalldiningroomallowedhertoconsultaidesduringmeals.Bellondaglancedthiswayandthat,obviouslyimpatienttobegone.Muchefforthadbeenexpendedwithoutsuccessinat

5、temptstobreakthroughBellonda'scoldlyremoteshell."Itfeltveryoddtoholdthatbabyinmyarmsandthink:Thisismyfather,"Odradesaid."Iheardyouthefirsttime!"Bellondaspokefromthebelly,almostabaritonerumblingasthougheachwordcausedhervagueindigestion.SheunderstoodOdrade'swryjest,thoug

6、h.TheoldBasharMilesTeghad,indeed,beentheMotherSuperior'sfather.AndOdradeherselfhadcollectedcells(asfingernailscrapings)togrowthisnewghola,partofalong-time"possibilityplan"shouldtheyeversucceedinduplicatingTleilaxutanks.ButBellondawouldbedrummedoutoftheBeneGesseritrathe

7、rthangoalongwithOdrade'scommentontheSisterhood'svitalequipment."Ifindthisfrivolousatsuchatime,"Bellondasaid."Thosemadwomenhuntingustoexterminateusandyouwantacelebration!"Odradeheldherselftoamildtonewithsomeeffort."IftheHonoredMatresfindusbeforewearereadyperhapsitwillbe

8、becausewefailedtokeepupourmorale."Bellonda'ssilentstaredirectlyintoOdrade'seyescarriedfrustratingaccusation:Thoseterr