Gentlemen, Be Seated!

Gentlemen, Be Seated!

"Gentlemen, Be Seated!" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published in the May 1948 issue of "Argosy" magazine. It was later included in two of Heinlein's collections, "The Green Hills of Earth" (1951), and "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967).

Plot summary

The story tells of a visit to a tunnel on the surface of the moon which goes awry when a pressure seal fails, trapping three men (a supervisor, a reporter, and a tunnel worker). The title of the story derives from the way they plug an air leak while awaiting rescue: by sitting on it.

The phrase "Gentlemen, Be Seated!" is the opening line of the interlocutor in a traditional minstrel show.

External links

* [http://www.heinleinsociety.org/concordance/books/gbs_hc.htm The Heinlein Society concordance]


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