"That ship hated me," he said dejectedly, indicating the policecraft.
"That ship?" said Ford in sudden excitement. "What happened to it?
Do you know?"
"It hated me because I talked to it."
"You talked to it?" exclaimed Ford. "What do you mean you talked to
it?"
"Simple. I got very bored and depressed, so I went and plugged myself in
to its external computer feed. I talked to the computer at great length and
explained my view of the Universe to it," said Marvin.
"And what happened?" pressed Ford.
"It committed suicide," said Marvin and stalked o back to the Heart of
Gold.