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A crafty light came into Morones' face. "He is not far from here, waiting for me." A CRAFTY LIGHT CAME INTO MORIN'S FACE HE IS NOT FAR FROM HERE WAITING FOR ME
d Wise One thinks less of his wisdom," he replied wearily. "Behold!" He pointed to the enthroned Plutonian. Morones started. His hand flashed to his side, and came away empty. Deft fingers had extracted his ray-tube. But he was a man of courage. Never could it be said to his shame that an Earthman cringed in the sight of lesser races. "So it's you, my sooty friend!" he snarled in English. The Plutonian, accomplished linguist, replied: "As you see. You don't look very happy, Mr. Morones." Morones regarded him impassively, his eyes frosty. "That explains everything," he said at last with 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? OM HIM AS DID THE NEARER OF THE LESSER CHIEFS THE ALL WISE ONE THINKS LESS OF HIS WISDOM HE REPLIED WEARILY BEHOLD HE POINTED TO THE ENTHRONED PLUTONIUM MORIN STARTED HIS HAND FLASHED TO HIS SIDE AND CAME AWAY EMPTY DEFT FINGERS HAD EXTRACTED HIS RAY TUBE BUT HE WAS A MAN OF COURAGE NEVER COULD IT BE SAID TO HIS SHAME THAT AN EARTHMAN CRINGED IN THE SIGHT OF LESSER RACES SO IT'S YOU MY SOOTY FRIEND HE SNARLED IN ENGLISH THE PLUTONIAN ACCOMPLISHED LINGUISH REPLIED AS YOU SEE YOU DON'T LOOK VERY HAPPY MISTER MORONES MORONES REGARDED HIM 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
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