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Morones sagged perceptibly. To gain a little time he said truthfully: "I knew I should be blamed and ruined for life. I didn't know you were here, damn you! I hoped to get this mess with the natives straightened up before he'd come back with reinforcements." MORIN SAGGED PERCEPTIBLY TO GAIN A LITTLE TIME HE SAID TRUTHFULLY I KNEW I SHOULD BE BLAMED AND RUINED FOR LIFE I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE DAMN YOU I HOPE TO GET THIS MESS WITH THE NATIVES STRAIGHTENED UP BEFORE WE'D COME BACK WITH REINFORCEMENTS
th cold deliberation. "First Sammis, then Boyd. Going to finish me next, I suppose?" The Plutonian twisted the end of an eyebrow and smiled. "Interested in them?" "What'd you do with the bodies?" The Plutonian jerked his thumb carelessly. "The river you call the Blue is swift and deep. But before you follow them there is certain information I wish to get from you. Where is the soldier who came to visit you?" A crafty light came into Morones' face. "He is not far from here, waiting for me." * * * * * Olear, in his cramped hiding place, could not help feeling a warm glow of admiration for Morones' nerve, because Morones thought him well on his way to Earth. "Nargyll, what did your master do with the visitor?" "Drove him back to the Green Star," Nargyll said promptly. "And the oxygen tanks. Did you empty them?" "I let them hiss." Nargyll's grin was sharkish. "News to you, eh, Morones? Your officer's corpse has probably dropped into the sun by this time. Tell me, why did you drive him off? M IMPASSIVELY HIS EYES FROSTY THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING HE SAID AT LAST WITH COLD DELIBERATION FIRST SAMUS THEN BOYD GO AND FINISH ME NEXT I SUPPOSE THE PLUTONIAN TWISTED THE END OF AN EYEBROW AND SMILED INTERESTED IN THEM WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE BODIES THE PLUTONIAN JERKED HIS THUMB CARELESSLY THE RIVER YOU CALL THE BLUE IS SWIFT AND DEEP BUT BEFORE YOU FOLLOW THEM THERE IT'S CERTAIN INFORMATION I WISH TO GET FROM YOU WHERE IS THE SOLDIER CAME TO VISIT YOU A CRAFTY LIGHT CAME INTO MORIN'S FACE HE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE WAITING FOR ME O'LIERE IN HIS CRAMPED HIDING PLACE COULD NOT HELP FEELING A WARM GLOW OF ADMIRATION FOR MORINE'S NERVE BECAUSE MORIN THOUGHT HIM WELL ON HIS WAY TO EARTH NIGEL WHAT DID YOUR MASTER DO WITH THE VISITOR DROVE HIM BACK TO THE GREEN STARGEL SAID PROMPTLY AND THE OXYGEN TANKS DID YOU EMPTY THEM I LET THEM HISS MARGEOL'S GRIN WAS SHARKISH NEWS TO YOU EH MORONES YOUR OFFICER'S CORPSE HAS PROBABLY DROPPED INTO THE SUN BY THIS TIME TELL ME WHY DID YOU DRIVE HIM OFF
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