tailieunhanh - Badge of Infamy

The air of the city's cheapest flophouse was thick with the smells of harsh antiseptic and unwashed bodies. The early Christmas snowstorm had driven in every bum who could steal or beg the price of admission, and the long rows of cots were filled with fully clothed figures. Those who could afford the extra dime were huddled under thin, grimy blankets. | feedboo is Badge of Infamy Del Rey Lester Published 1957 Categorie s Fiction Science Fiction Source http 1 About Del Rey Lester del Rey Ramon Felipe Alvarez-del Rey June 2 1915 - May 10 1993 was an American science fiction author and editor. According to Lawrence Watt-Evans his birth name was actually Leonard Knapp. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Del Rey Police Your Planet 1956 The Sky Is Falling 1954 Victory 1955 Let Em Breathe Space 1953 Dead Ringer 1956 No Strings Attached 1954 Copyright Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and or check the copyright status in your country. Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Chapter 1 Pariah The air of the city s cheapest flophouse was thick with the smells of harsh antiseptic and unwashed bodies. The early Christmas snowstorm had driven in every bum who could steal or beg the price of admission and the long rows of cots were filled with fully clothed figures. Those who could afford the extra dime were huddled under thin grimy blankets. The pariah who had been Dr. Daniel Feldman enjoyed no such luxury. He tossed fitfully on a bare cot bringing his face into the dim light. It had been a handsome face but now the black stubble of beard lay over gaunt features and sunken cheeks. He looked ten years older than his scant thirty-two and there were the beginnings of a snarl at the corners of his mouth. Clothes that had once been expensive were wrinkled and covered with grime that no amount of cleaning could remove. His tall thin body was awkwardly curled up in a vain effort to conserve heat and one of his hands instinctively clutched at his tiny bag of possessions. He stirred again and suddenly jerked upright with a protest already forming on his lips. The ugly surroundings registered on his eyes and he stared suspiciously at the other cots. But there was no sign that anyone .