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Wherefore she said instead: "Why'd you let him keep his pistol? The ... the _slime_! And after you actually saved his life, too!" "With some people what's past doesn't count. The other was just a gesture. Psychology. It'll slow him down, I think. WHEREFORE SHE SAID INSTEAD WHY'D YOU LET HIM KEEP HIS PISTOL THE THE SLIME AND AFTER YOU ACTUALLY SAVED HIS LIFE TOO WITH SOME PEOPLE WHAT'S PAST DOESN'T COUNT THE OTHER WAS JUST A GESTURE PSYCHOLOGY IT'LL SLOW HIM DOWN I THINK
 dime's worth of that. I've lost too much money that way already." At which outrageous statement both girls knew what was going on and smiled in relief. And Newman misinterpreted those smiles completely; especially Bernice's. The words came hard, but he managed to say then. "I crawl." "Crawl, what?" "I crawl, sir. You'll want my gun----" "Keep it. There's a lot more difference than _that_ between us. How close can you count seconds?" "Plus or minus five per cent, sir." "Close enough. Your first job will be to build some kind of a brute-force, belt-or-gear thing to act as a clock. You will really work. Any more insubordination or any malingering at all and I'll put you into a lifecraft and launch you into space, where you can make your own laws and be monarch of all you survey. Dismissed! Now--flit!" * * * * * Newman flitted--fast--and Barbara, turning to her husband, opened her mouth to speak and shut it. No, he would have killed the man; he would have _had_ to. He still might have to. S SAID CALMLY WITHOUT LOSING ANY PART OF HIS SMILE I DON'T WANT A DIME'S WORTH OF THAT I'VE LOST TOO MUCH MONEY THAT WAY ALREADY AT WHICH OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT BOTH GIRLS KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SMILED THEIR RELIEF AND NEWMAN MISINTERPRETED THOSE SMILES COMPLETELY ESPECIALLY BERNICE'S THE WORDS CAME HARD BUT HE MANAGED TO SAY THEN I CRAWL CRAWL WHAT I CRAWL SIR YOU WANT MY GUN KEEP IT THERE'S A LOT MORE DIFFERENCE THAN THAT BETWEEN US HOW CLOSE CAN YOU COUNT SECONDS PLUS OR MINUS FIVE PER CENT SIR CLOSE ENOUGH YOUR FIRST JOB WILL BE TO BUILD SOME KIND OF A BRUTE FORCE BELT OR GEAR THING TO ACT AS A CLOCK YOU WILL REALLY WORK ANY MORE IN SUBORDINATION OR ANY MALINGERING AT ALL AND I'LL PUT YOU INTO A LIFECRAFT AND LAUNCH YOU INTO SPACE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN LAWS AND BE MONARCH OF ALL YOU SURVEY DISMISSED NOW FLIT NEWMAN FLITTED FAST AND BARBARA TURNING TO HER HUSBAND OPENED HER MOUTH TO SPEAK AND SHUT IT NO HE WOULD HAVE KILLED THE MAN HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HE STILL MIGHT HAVE TO
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