經典科幻文學:《宇宙盡頭的餐館》第8章4

“Any idea why these guys might want to do this to me?” he added a moment later.
“They believe it will be the best way of destroying you for ever. They know what you’re after.”
“Could they drop me a note and let me know as well?”
“You know,” said Roosta, “you know, Beeblebrox. You want to meet the man who rules the Universe.”
“Can he cook?” said Zaphod. On reflection he added: “I doubt if he can. If he could cook a good meal he wouldn’t worry about the rest of the Universe. I want to meet a cook.”
Roosta sighed heavily.
“What are you doing here anyway?” demanded Zaphod, “what’s all this got to so with you?”
“I’m just one of those who planned this thing, along with Zarniwoop, along with Yooden Vranx, along with your great grandfather, along with you, Beeblebrox.”
“Me?”
“Yes, you. I was told you had changed, I didn’t realize how much.”
“But…”
“I am here to do one job. I will do it before I leave you.”
“What job, man, what are you talking about?”
“I will do it before I leave you.”
Roosta lapsed into an impenetrable silence.
Zaphod was terribly glad.

“你知道這些傢伙為什麼想這樣對我嗎？”過了片刻，他叉補充道。
“他們想什麼，他們知道你在尋找。”
“他們會寫個便條給我，也讓我知道嗎，”
“你是知道的。”羅斯塔説，“你是知道的，畢博布魯克斯。你想見到那個統治宇宙的人。”
“他會做飯嗎？”贊福德説。沉思片刻，他又補充道，“我很懷疑。如果他能做一手好菜，他也就不會為宇宙中別的事瞎操心了。我最想見的其實是一個廚師。”
羅斯塔重重地歎了口氣。
“可你又在這兒做什麼，”贊福德突然問，“所有這些和你有什麼關係？”
“我是整件事情的策劃者之一，和扎尼烏普一起，和域敦·萬克斯一起，和你的曾祖父一起，也和你一起，畢博布魯克斯。”
“我。”
“是的你。在此之前，我已經被告知你發生了一些變化，不過我當時段有意識到這種變化有多大。”
“可是”
“我在這兒是要完成一件工作。我將會在離開你之前完成它。”
“什麼工作，夥計！你都在説些什麼啊？”
“我將在離開你之前完成它。”
説完，羅斯塔陷入了令人費解的沉默。
贊福德高興極了。