Chapter 3

When Hardin denied owning  the Journal, he was perhaps technically¹ correct,but no more. Hardin had been the leading spirit in the drive to incorporateTerminus  into an  autonomous  municipality-he had  been elected  its firstmayor-so it  was not surprising that, though not a single  share of Journalstock was  in his  name, some sixty  percent was controlled by  him in moredevious fashions.
There were ways.
Consequently, when Hardin began suggesting to Pirenne that he be allowed toattend meetings of the Board of Trustees, it was not quite coincidence thatthe  Journal  began a similar campaign.  And the first mass  meeting in thehistory of the Foundation was held, demanding representation of the City inthe "national" government.
And, eventually, Pirenne capitulated with ill grace.
Hardin, as he sat at the foot of the table, speculated idly as to just whatit was that made  physical scientists such poor administrators². It might bemerely that  they were  too used to  inflexible³ fact and far  too unused topliable people.
In any  case, there was Tomaz Sutt and Jord Fara  on his left; Lundin Crastand Yate  Fulham on  his fight; with  Pirenne, himself, presiding.  He knewthem all, of course, but they seemed to have put on an extra-special bit ofpomposity for the occasion.
Hardin had  dozed⁴ through the  initial formalities and then  perked⁵ up whenPirenne sipped  at the glass of water before him  by way of preparation andsaid:
"I find  it very gratifying to  be able to inform  the Board that since ourlast  meeting, I  have received  word that  Lord Dorwin, Chancellor⁶  of theEmpire, will  arrive at Terminus in two weeks. It  may be taken for grantedthat  our relations  with  Anacreon will  be smoothed  out to  our completesatisfaction  as  soon as  the  Emperor  is informed  of  the situation.  "He smiled and addressed Hardin across the length of the table. "Informationto this effect has been given the Journal."Hardin snickered below his  breath. It seemed evident that Pirenne's desireto strut⁷ this information  before him had been one reason for his admissioninto the sacrosanctum.
He  said evenly:  "Leaving vague  expressions out  of account, what  do youexpect Lord Dorwin to do?"Tomaz  Sutt replied.  He had  a bad  habit of  addressing one in  the thirdperson when in his more stately moods.
"It is  quite evident," he  observed, "that Mayor Hardin  is a professionalcynic.  He can  scarcely fail  to realize  that the  Emperor would  be mostunlikely to allow his personal rights to be infringed⁸.""Why? What would he do in case they were?"There was an annoyed stir. Pirenne said, "You are out of order," and, as anafterthought,  "and  are   making  what  are  near-treasonable  statements,besides.""Am I to consider myself answered?""Yes! If you have nothing further to say?
"Don't jump to conclusions. I'd like to ask a question. Besides this strokeof diplomacy  ?which may or may not prove to  mean anything ?has anythingconcrete been done to meet the Anacreonic menace?"Yate  Fulham drew  one hand along  his ferocious  red mustache. "You  see amenace there, do you?""Don't you?""Scarcely"?this with indulgence. "The Emperor?
"Great space!"  Hardin felt annoyed. "What  is this? Every once  in a whilesomeone  mentions 'Emperor'  or 'Empire' as  if it  were a magic  word. TheEmperor is  thousands of parsecs away, and I doubt  whether he gives a damnabout us.  And if he does,  what can he do? What  there was of the imperialnavy in these regions is in the hands of the four kingdoms now and Anacreonhas  its  share. Listen,  we  have  to fight  with  guns,  not with  words.
"Now, get  this. We've had two  months' grace so far,  mainly because we'vegiven Anacreon  the idea that we've got nuclear  weapons. Well, we all knowthat  that's a  little white  lie. We've  got nuclear  power, but  only forcommercial uses,  and darn little at  that. They're going to  find that outsoon, and  if you think they're going to  enjoy being jollied along, you'remistaken.""My dear sir?
"Hold on:  I'm not finished." Hardin  was warming up. He  liked this. "It'sall very well to  drag chancellors⁹ into this, but it would be much nicer todrag a few great big siege guns fitted for beautiful nuclear bombs into it.
We've lost two months, gentlemen, and we may not have another two months tolose. What do you propose to do?"Said Lundin  Crast, his  long nose wrinkling angrily:  "If you're proposingthe militarization  of the Foundation, I won't hear a  word of it. It wouldmark our  open entrance  into the field  of politics. We, Mr.  Mayor, are ascientific foundation and nothing else."Added Sutt:  "He does not realize,  moreover, that building armaments wouldmean withdrawing men ?valuable men ?from the Encyclopedia¹⁰. That cannot bedone, come what may.""Very   true,"  agreed   Pirenne.  "The   Encyclopedia  first   ? always."Hardin  groaned  in  spirit.  The Board  seemed  to  suffer violently  fromEncyclopedia on the brain,He  said icily:  "Has  it ever  occurred to  this Board  that it  is barelypossible  that Terminus  may have  interests other than  the Encyclopedia?"Pirenne replied:  "I do not conceive, Hardin, that  the Foundation can haveany interest other than the Encyclopedia.""I  didn't  say the  Foundation;  I said   Terminus. I'm  afraid you  don'tunderstand the  situation. There's a  good million of us  here on Terminus,and not more than  a hundred and fifty thousand are working directly on theEncyclopedia. To  the rest of  us, this is  home. We were  born here. We'reliving here.  Compared with our farms and our  homes and our factories, theEncyclopedia   means    little   to   us.   We    want   them   protected?
He was shouted down.
"The Encyclopedia first," ground out Crast. "We have a mission to fulfill¹¹.""Mission,  hell," shouted Hardin.  "That might  have been true  fifty yearsago. But this is a new generation.""That has  nothing to  do with it,"  replied Pirenne. "We  are scientists."And  Hardin leaped  through the  opening. "Are  you, though? That's  a nicehallucination, isn't  it? Your  bunch here is  a perfect example  of what'sbeen  wrong with  the entire Galaxy¹²  for thousands  of years. What  kind ofscience is  it to be stuck  out here for centuries  classifying the work ofscientists of the last millennium¹³? Have you ever thought of working onward,extending their knowledge and  improving upon it? No! You're quite happy tostagnate.  The whole  Galaxy is,  and has  been for  space knows  how long.
That's  why  the  Periphery¹⁴ is  revolting;  that's  why communications  arebreaking down; that's why petty wars are becoming eternal; that's why wholesystems are losing nuclear  power and going back to barbarous techniques ofchemical power.
"If   you  ask   me,"   he  cried,    "the   Galactic  Empire   is  dying!"He  paused  and dropped  into  his chair  to  catch his  breath, paying  noattention to the two or three that were attempting simultaneously¹⁵ to answerhim.
Crast  got the  floor. "I  don't know  what you're  trying to gain  by yourhysterical  statements,  Mr.  Mayor.  Certainly,  you  are  adding  nothingconstructive to  the discussion.  I move, Mr. Chairman,  that the speaker'sremarks be placed out of order and the discussion be resumed from the pointwhere it was interrupted."Jord Fara  bestirred himself for the first time. Up  to this point Fara hadtaken no  part in the argument  even at its hottest.  But now his ponderousvoice, every  bit as  ponderous¹⁶ as his three-hundred-pound  body, burst itsbass way out.
"Haven't we forgotten something, gentlemen?""What?" asked Pirenne, peevishly¹⁷.
"That in  a month we celebrate our fiftieth  anniversary." Fara had a trickof   uttering  the   most   obvious  platitudes   with  great   profundity¹⁸.
"What of it?""And on that anniversary," continued Fara, placidly¹⁹, "Hari Seldon's Vaultwill open. Have you ever considered what might be in the Vault²⁰?""I don't know. Routine matters. A stock Speech of congratulations, perhaps.
I don't think any significance need be placed on the Vault ?though theJournal"?and he glared at Hardin, who grinned back ?did try to make anissue of it. I put a stop to that.""Ah," said Fara, "but perhaps you are wrong. Doesn't it strike you" ?hepaused and put a finger to his round little nose ?that the Vault isopening at a very convenient time?""Very inconvenient²¹ time, you mean," muttered Fulham. "We've got some otherthings to worry about.""Other things more important than a message from Hari Seldon? I think not."Fara was growing more pontifical²² than ever, and Hardin eyed himthoughtfully. What was he getting at?
"In fact," said Fara, happily, "you all seem to forget that Seldon was thegreatest psychologist of our time and that he was the founder²³ of ourFoundation. It seems reasonable to assume that he used his science todetermine the probable course of the history of the immediate²⁴ future. If hedid, as seems likely, I repeat, he would certainly have managed to find away to warn us of danger and, perhaps, to point out a solution. TheEncyclopedia was very dear to his heart, you know."An aura of puzzled doubt prevailed. Pirenne hemmed²⁵. "Well, now, I don'tknow. Psychology²⁶ is a great science, but-there are no psychologists amongus at the moment, I believe. It seems to me we're on uncertain ground."Fara turned to Hardin. "Didn't you study psychology under Alurin?"Hardin answered, half in reverie: "Yes, I never completed my studies,though. I got tired of theory. I wanted to be a psychological engineer, butwe lacked the facilities, so I did the next best thing ?I went intopolitics. It's practically the same thing.""Well, what do you think of the Vault?"And Hardin replied cautiously, "I don't know."He did not say a word for the remainder of the meeting even though it gotback to the subject of the Chancellor of the Empire.
In fact, he didn't even listen. He'd been put on a new track and thingswere falling into place-just a little. Little angles were fitting together?one or two.
And psychology was the key. He was sure of that.
He was trying desperately²⁷ to remember the psychological theory he had oncelearned ?and from it he got one thing right at the start.
A great psychologist such as Seldon could unravel²⁸ human emotions and humanreactions sufficiently²⁹ to be able to predict broadly the historical sweepof the future.
And what would that mean?

1 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

2 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

3 inflexible   

adj.不可改变的，不受影响的，不屈服的

参考例句：

• Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
• The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。

4 dozed   

v.打盹儿，打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon. 他喝了个通霄，昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• I dozed off during the soporific music. 我听到这催人入睡的音乐，便不知不觉打起盹儿来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 perked   

（使）活跃( perk的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）增值； 使更有趣

参考例句：

• The recent demand for houses has perked up the prices. 最近对住房的需求使房价上涨了。
• You've perked up since this morning. 你今天上午精神就好多了。

6 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

7 strut   

v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆

参考例句：

• The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。
• Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿，高视阔步地走了。

8 infringed   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 chancellors   

大臣( chancellor的名词复数 )； （某些美国大学的）校长； （德国或奥地利的）总理； （英国大学的）名誉校长

参考例句：

• The opposition leader spoke against the chancellors' proposals and mincemeat of them. 反对派领导人反对大臣们的建议，并将他们驳得体无完肤。
• Chancellors and defence secretaries are supposed to keep such disputes private. 各部大臣和国防大臣本应该私下进行这种争论。

10 encyclopedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
• Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。

11 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

12 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

13 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

14 periphery   

n.(圆体的)外面；周围

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。

15 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

16 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

17 peevishly   

adv．暴躁地

参考例句：

• Paul looked through his green glasses peevishly when the other speaker brought down the house with applause. 当另一个演说者赢得了满座喝彩声时，保罗心里又嫉妒又气恼。
• "I've been sick, I told you," he said, peevishly, almost resenting her excessive pity. “我生了一场病，我告诉过你了，"他没好气地说，对她的过分怜悯几乎产生了怨恨。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

18 profundity   

n.渊博；深奥，深刻

参考例句：

• He impressed his audience by the profundity of his knowledge.他知识渊博给听众留下了深刻的印象。
• He pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people.他用神采奕奕的眼光看着人们，故作深沉。

19 placidly   

adv.平稳地，平静地

参考例句：

• Hurstwood stood placidly by, while the car rolled back into the yard. 当车子开回场地时，赫斯渥沉着地站在一边。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• The water chestnut floated placidly there, where it would grow. 那棵菱角就又安安稳稳浮在水面上生长去了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

20 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

21 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？

22 pontifical   

adj.自以为是的，武断的

参考例句：

• His words criticizing modern society just right indicate his pontifical character.他用以批评现代社会的言论恰好反映了他自大武断的性格。
• The lawyer,with pontifical gravity,sat on a high chair.那律师摆出一副威严庄重的样子，坐在一把高脚椅上。

23 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

24 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

25 hemmed   

缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 )； 包围

参考例句：

• He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite. 他总是哼儿哈儿的，就是不说句痛快话。
• The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides. 士兵们被四面包围了。

26 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

27 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

28 unravel   

v.弄清楚（秘密）；拆开，解开，松开

参考例句：

• He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
• This is the attitude that led him to unravel a mystery that long puzzled Chinese historians.正是这种态度使他解决了长期以来使中国历史学家们大惑不解的谜。

29 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。