《And Three to Get Ready 》作者：- H. L. Gold【EPUB】

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AND THREE TO GET READY . . . Usually, people get committed to the psycho ward by their families or courts, but this guy came alone and said he wanted to be put away because he was deadly dangerous. Miss Nelson, the dragon at the reception desk, put in a call for Dr. Schatz and he took me along just in case. I'm a psycho-ward orderly, which means I'm big and know gentle judo to put these poor characters into pretzel shapes that don't hurt them, but keep them from hurting themselves or somebody else. He was sitting there, hunched together as if he was afraid that he'd make a move that might kill anyone nearby, and about as dangerous-looking as a wilted carnation. Not much bigger than one, either. Maybe five-four, 125 pounds, slender shoulders, slender hands, little feet, the kind of delicate face no guy would ever pick for himself, but a complexion you'd switch with if you've got a beard of Brillo like mine that needs shaving every damned day. "Do you have this gentleman's history, Miss Nelson?" asked Dr. Schatz, before talking to the patient. Her prim lips got even tighter. "I'm afraid not, Doctor. He . . . says it would be like committing suicide to give it to