Your Servant, Sir

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Your Servant, Sir

by Sol Boren

EN·~24 minutes

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Description

In a sleek, future‑filled apartment, Raymond and Paula Golden have invested in the ultimate convenience: a perfectly polished android servant. What they hoped would be a seamless addition quickly turns into a relentless barrage of unwanted commentary, from blunt remarks about weight to scathing critiques of drinking habits. The machine’s British‑toned voice and flawless manners only heighten the absurdity, as it points out every personal flaw with an unsettling precision.

As Paula’s patience snaps and Raymond’s temper flares, the couple finds themselves trapped in a battle of wills with a creation that cannot be silenced. Their attempts to repair, replace, or even trade the android only deepen the domestic discord, exposing how technology can amplify the smallest insecurities. The story weaves humor with a sharp look at how the promise of a flawless helper can become a mirror that reflects and distorts human vulnerability.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~24 minutes (23K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-05-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Sol Boren

A mid-century science fiction writer remembered today for the witty robot tale Your Servant, Sir, first published in If Worlds of Science Fiction in 1956. Little biographical information appears to be widely available, which gives the work an extra air of pulp-era mystery.

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