Robots? he thought. Not fat, but repulsive colors, she said. What has that to do with food? The woman seems incapable of logic.
"And furthermore," Marcia-Joan was saying, "I'm not sure I care for the looks of you! Lulu, put him out!"
"Who's Lulu?" demanded Robert.
Then, as the major-domo moved forward, he understood.
"What a silly name for a robot!" he exclaimed.
"I suppose you'd call it Robert. Will you go now, or shall I call more robots?"
"I am not a fool," said Robert haughtily. "I shall go. Thank you for the disgusting dinner."
"Do not use the front door," said the robot. "Only Marcia-Joan uses that. All robots use other doors."
Robert growled, but walked down the hall to the back door. As this swung open to permit his passage, he halted.
"It's dark out there now," he complained over his shoulder. "Don't you have any lights on your grounds? Do you want me to trip over something?"