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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Compatible + +Author: Richard R. Smith + +Release Date: May 22, 2009 [EBook #28922] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COMPATIBLE *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class="bk1"><p><i><small>Richard R. Smith has been writing SF since 1949, "except for the year that +I spent climbing up and down hills in Korea." Former office manager for a +construction company, and a chess enthusiast, he now writes full time and +adds, "My main ambition in life is to write SF for the next forty years!"</small></i></p></div> + +<div class="bk2"><h1><b>compatible</b></h1> + +<h2><small><i>by ... Richard R. Smith</i></small></h2> + +<p class="pr1"><big><b>There are many ways—murder included—in which husbands +can settle certain problems. This was even more drastic!</b></big></p></div> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">George</span> stood by the fireplace, +his features twisted into a grimace. +"It's hell, I tell you. A living hell."</p> + +<p>I sipped my drink and tried to +think of a subtle way to change the +subject. I didn't like to hear a person's +personal problems and every +time I visited George, he invariably +complained about Helen. If it +had been anyone else, I might have +thought it wasn't entirely Helen's +fault, but George and I had been +roommates in college and I knew +him like a brother. He was a person +who got along with almost everyone. +Intelligent, easy-going and +likeable.</p> + +<p>He lifted his glass and glared +at me as if I were the guilty party. +"She's a worry-wart," he continued. +"A hypochondriac, a neurotic, an +escapist, and a communist." He +studied the ceiling thoughtfully. +"And sometimes I think she's a +little crazy."</p> + +<p>I tried to calm him, "Don't +worry about it. If things get worse, +get a divorce."</p> + +<p>"Divorce, ha! She wouldn't give +me a divorce if—"</p> + +<p>The door opened.</p> + +<p>Helen smiled half-heartedly, her +pale face quickly resuming its unhappy +expression as if it tired her +facial muscles when she smiled. +"Hello, Ed. Nice to see you again."</p> + +<p>"Hello, Helen." I glanced at +George and noticed he had closed +his eyes as if the sight of his wife +was unbearable. His lower lip was +white where he gripped it with his +teeth and I silently hoped he +wouldn't draw blood.</p> + +<p>Helen sank into a chair and +raised her skirt to reveal her right +leg. "Did George tell you about +my legs?" she inquired. She stroked +the leg affectionately. "Arthritis. +George grafted a new one on for +me. Feels ten times better."</p> + +<p>My face blanched. The idea of +replacing body parts from Banks +didn't nauseate me. If a man is in +an automobile accident and loses +an arm, and that arm can be replaced, +I think that's marvelous. +What sickened me were the people +who actually <i>enjoyed</i> having a part +of their body replaced with a part +from a criminal or corpse.</p> + +<p>"No." I sat down. My knees +were weak. I felt short of breath. +"George didn't tell me. I—"</p> + +<p>She interrupted with details of +the operation. The details and list +of her other ailments lasted half an +hour, during which George drank +steadily and I waited for a lull so +I could glance at my watch and say +something about being late for an +appointment.</p> + +<p>I saw George several times during +the next few weeks. Never at +his house. I didn't visit him on my +own initiative because Helen, as I +had seen during my last visit, had +passed from the stage of being unpleasant +and reached the stage of +being unbearable. I didn't want to +be around her or listen to her, and +George must have realized my feelings +because he didn't invite me +to his house for some time.</p> + +<p>But both of us had a habit of +stopping at a club on the outskirts +of town and we met there often. +Each time we met, George complained. +Each time, he seemed to +drink more and complain more.</p> + +<p>I worried about his job. He was +a surgeon—one of the best—and a +surgeon needs good nerves and +steady hands when he performs +delicate operations.</p> + +<p>I urged him to get a divorce, but +he said he didn't want one. "I love +Helen," he said one time. "Well, +I don't exactly love <i>Helen</i>, but I +love her body. It's like the old saying +about marrying a girl because +she's pretty is like picking a rose +by looking at the stem. We're all +different, you know, and we all +have different tastes. When I first +saw Helen— Well, she's just right +for me. To me, she looks as good as +Marilyn Monroe looks to the average +man. I like having her around. +I'd be lost without her, but at the +same time, she's changed so damned +much, she makes me sick."</p> + +<p>And there it was. He still wanted +Helen but she had changed into a +personality that he hated. Over a +period of years, she had changed +into a morbid hypochondriac, an +unpleasant woman who enjoyed—more +than anything else—such +things as having one of her legs +replaced and sampling the latest +pills and drugs. George said he had +tried to get her to see a psychiatrist +but she refused. And you can't have +a person committed to a mental institution +because they have an unpleasant +personality!</p> + +<p>It seemed as if there was no solution +to his problem.</p> + +<hr /> + +<p>Then, late one evening, I received +a phone call from George. +"Come over and have a few +drinks," he said. "We'll have a +party! Helen's changed. You should +see her!"</p> + +<p>I was interested in his problem, +so I went.</p> + +<p>Helen greeted me at the door +and I had the surprise of my life. +At one time, she had been beautiful, +but she had faded during the +past few years. By staying indoors, +she had grown pale, listless. As her +personality changed, it had also +changed her features, and her eyes +had developed a sleepy, lifeless +look, and deep lines had formed +on her face.</p> + +<p>But the Helen who greeted me +that night was not like that. Her +face had a healthy flush, her eyes +sparkled and she seemed vibrant, +bubbling ... just like the Helen +I had known so long ago.</p> + +<p>George and I had a good time +that night. He laughed and joked +for the first time in months. We +drank, talked, played chess, and +then drank and talked some more.</p> + +<p>Every now and then, Helen +would float by, a gorgeous creature, +laughing at George's jokes, mixing +our drinks, and smiling at George +as if he were the most wonderful +man in the world.</p> + +<p>When I couldn't bear it any +longer, I whispered, "What happened?"</p> + +<p>George drained his glass and +shouted across the room, "Come +here, Helen!"</p> + +<p>She came.</p> + +<p>George said, "Promise not to tell +anyone? It's very important."</p> + +<p>I couldn't imagine his reason for +asking me that, but I said, "I promise."</p> + +<p>"Well," George explained, "I +can't take all the credit. I'm a fairly +good surgeon, but Lucas had the +hardest job. We did it together. +Do you know Lucas? He's an electrical +engineer ... <i>a genius</i>. He +designed that electronic calculator +at—"</p> + +<p>"Show him," Helen interrupted. +"<i>Show him!</i>" She was giggling, +laughing, almost jumping up and +down with joy. I thought: <i>She's +her old self again, cheerful, bubbling +over ...</i></p> + +<p>George said, "I finally realized +what she needed more than anything +else ..."</p> + +<p>He raised Helen's soft brown +hair and opened a small panel in +the back of her head. In the recess +was a maze of tubes and electrical +wiring.</p> + +<p>"She needed a new head," +George said.</p> + +<div class="trn"><b>Transcriber's Note:</b> +This etext was produced from <i>Fantastic Universe</i> August 1958. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and +typographical errors have been corrected without note.</div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Compatible, by Richard R. 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Smith + +Release Date: May 22, 2009 [EBook #28922] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COMPATIBLE *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + _Richard R. Smith has been writing SF since 1949, "except for the + year that I spent climbing up and down hills in Korea." Former + office manager for a construction company, and a chess enthusiast, + he now writes full time and adds, "My main ambition in life is to + write SF for the next forty years!"_ + + + compatible + + _by ... Richard R. Smith_ + + + There are many ways--murder included--in which husbands + can settle certain problems. This was even more drastic! + + +George stood by the fireplace, his features twisted into a grimace. +"It's hell, I tell you. A living hell." + +I sipped my drink and tried to think of a subtle way to change the +subject. I didn't like to hear a person's personal problems and every +time I visited George, he invariably complained about Helen. If it had +been anyone else, I might have thought it wasn't entirely Helen's fault, +but George and I had been roommates in college and I knew him like a +brother. He was a person who got along with almost everyone. +Intelligent, easy-going and likeable. + +He lifted his glass and glared at me as if I were the guilty party. +"She's a worry-wart," he continued. "A hypochondriac, a neurotic, an +escapist, and a communist." He studied the ceiling thoughtfully. "And +sometimes I think she's a little crazy." + +I tried to calm him, "Don't worry about it. If things get worse, get a +divorce." + +"Divorce, ha! She wouldn't give me a divorce if--" + +The door opened. + +Helen smiled half-heartedly, her pale face quickly resuming its unhappy +expression as if it tired her facial muscles when she smiled. "Hello, +Ed. Nice to see you again." + +"Hello, Helen." I glanced at George and noticed he had closed his eyes +as if the sight of his wife was unbearable. His lower lip was white +where he gripped it with his teeth and I silently hoped he wouldn't draw +blood. + +Helen sank into a chair and raised her skirt to reveal her right leg. +"Did George tell you about my legs?" she inquired. She stroked the leg +affectionately. "Arthritis. George grafted a new one on for me. Feels +ten times better." + +My face blanched. The idea of replacing body parts from Banks didn't +nauseate me. If a man is in an automobile accident and loses an arm, and +that arm can be replaced, I think that's marvelous. What sickened me +were the people who actually _enjoyed_ having a part of their body +replaced with a part from a criminal or corpse. + +"No." I sat down. My knees were weak. I felt short of breath. "George +didn't tell me. I--" + +She interrupted with details of the operation. The details and list of +her other ailments lasted half an hour, during which George drank +steadily and I waited for a lull so I could glance at my watch and say +something about being late for an appointment. + +I saw George several times during the next few weeks. Never at his +house. I didn't visit him on my own initiative because Helen, as I had +seen during my last visit, had passed from the stage of being unpleasant +and reached the stage of being unbearable. I didn't want to be around +her or listen to her, and George must have realized my feelings because +he didn't invite me to his house for some time. + +But both of us had a habit of stopping at a club on the outskirts of +town and we met there often. Each time we met, George complained. Each +time, he seemed to drink more and complain more. + +I worried about his job. He was a surgeon--one of the best--and a +surgeon needs good nerves and steady hands when he performs delicate +operations. + +I urged him to get a divorce, but he said he didn't want one. "I love +Helen," he said one time. "Well, I don't exactly love _Helen_, but I +love her body. It's like the old saying about marrying a girl because +she's pretty is like picking a rose by looking at the stem. We're all +different, you know, and we all have different tastes. When I first saw +Helen-- Well, she's just right for me. To me, she looks as good as +Marilyn Monroe looks to the average man. I like having her around. I'd +be lost without her, but at the same time, she's changed so damned much, +she makes me sick." + +And there it was. He still wanted Helen but she had changed into a +personality that he hated. Over a period of years, she had changed into +a morbid hypochondriac, an unpleasant woman who enjoyed--more than +anything else--such things as having one of her legs replaced and +sampling the latest pills and drugs. George said he had tried to get her +to see a psychiatrist but she refused. And you can't have a person +committed to a mental institution because they have an unpleasant +personality! + +It seemed as if there was no solution to his problem. + + * * * * * + +Then, late one evening, I received a phone call from George. "Come over +and have a few drinks," he said. "We'll have a party! Helen's changed. +You should see her!" + +I was interested in his problem, so I went. + +Helen greeted me at the door and I had the surprise of my life. At one +time, she had been beautiful, but she had faded during the past few +years. By staying indoors, she had grown pale, listless. As her +personality changed, it had also changed her features, and her eyes had +developed a sleepy, lifeless look, and deep lines had formed on her +face. + +But the Helen who greeted me that night was not like that. Her face had +a healthy flush, her eyes sparkled and she seemed vibrant, bubbling ... +just like the Helen I had known so long ago. + +George and I had a good time that night. He laughed and joked for the +first time in months. We drank, talked, played chess, and then drank and +talked some more. + +Every now and then, Helen would float by, a gorgeous creature, laughing +at George's jokes, mixing our drinks, and smiling at George as if he +were the most wonderful man in the world. + +When I couldn't bear it any longer, I whispered, "What happened?" + +George drained his glass and shouted across the room, "Come here, +Helen!" + +She came. + +George said, "Promise not to tell anyone? It's very important." + +I couldn't imagine his reason for asking me that, but I said, "I +promise." + +"Well," George explained, "I can't take all the credit. I'm a fairly +good surgeon, but Lucas had the hardest job. We did it together. Do you +know Lucas? He's an electrical engineer ... _a genius_. He designed that +electronic calculator at--" + +"Show him," Helen interrupted. "_Show him!_" She was giggling, laughing, +almost jumping up and down with joy. I thought: _She's her old self +again, cheerful, bubbling over ..._ + +George said, "I finally realized what she needed more than anything +else ..." + +He raised Helen's soft brown hair and opened a small panel in the back +of her head. In the recess was a maze of tubes and electrical wiring. + +"She needed a new head," George said. + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ August 1958. + Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. + copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and + typographical errors have been corrected without note. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Compatible, by Richard R. 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