Helena. (Touches his arm) Fabry, have you had bad news?
Fabry. No, no, on the contrary. I only think that we better go into the office.
Helena. Stay here. I’ll go. (Exits L.1.)
Dr. Gall. What’s happened?
Domin. Damnation! (Coming down to R.C.)
Fabry. Bear in mind that the Amelia brought whole bales of these leaflets. No other cargo at all. (Gall closes the door L.2.)
Hallemeier. What? But it arrived on the minute.
Fabry. The Robots are great on punctuality. Read it, Domin.
Domin. (R.C. Reads handbill) “Robots throughout the world. We, the first International organization of Rossum’s Universal Robots, proclaim man our enemy, and an outlaw in the universe.” Good heavens, who taught them these phrases?
Dr. Gall. Go on.