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here to investigate. Now that you've failed in keeping them from getting interested you may do me one more service." The black giant grinned. "I've often wondered at the Earthman's prestige all over the solar system. Even to night, soft and helpless as you are, these natives fear you. HERE TO INVESTIGATE NOW THAT YOU'VE FAILED IN KEEPING THEM FROM GETTING INTERESTED YOU MAY DO ME ONE MORE SERVICE THE BLACK GIANT GRINNED I'VE OFTEN WONDERED AT THE EARTHMAN'S PRESTIGE ALL OVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM EVEN TO NIGHT SOFT AND HELPLESS AS YOU ARE THESE NATIVES FEAR YOU
t 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?" 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." "Yes. Well, you owe some months of life already. Your presence here has been more or less embarrassing, but I had to let you live or I'd have had the whole I. F. P.  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 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 YES WELL YOU OWE SOME MONTHS OF LIFE ALREADY YOUR PRESENCE HERE HAS BEEN MORE OR LESS EMBARRASSING BUT I HAD TO LET YOU LIVE OR I'D HAVE THE WHOLE I F P
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