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Bernice had nodded her spectacular head. BERNICE HAD NODDED HER SPECTACULAR HEAD
m at all. High Brass came in quantity and the entire story--except for one bit of biology--was told. Two huge subspace-going machine shops also came, and a thousand mechanics, who worked on the crippled liner for almost three weeks. Then the _Procyon_ started back for Earth under her own subspace drive, under the command of Captain Theodore Jones. His first, last, and only subspace command, of course, since he was now a married man. Deston had wanted to resign while still a First Officer, but his superiors would not accept his resignation until his promotion "for outstanding services" came through. Thus, Ex-Captain Carlyle Deston and his wife were dead-heading, not quite back to Earth, but to the transfer-point for the planet Newmars. "Theodore Warner Deston is going to be born on Newmars, where he should be," Barbara had said, and Deston had agreed. "But suppose she's Theodora?" Bernice had twitted her. "Uh-uh," Barbara had said, calmly. "I just _know_ he's Theodore." "Uh-huh, I know. VOLUME OF UNCERTAINTY FINDING THE PROCYON WAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL HIGH BRASS CAME IN QUANTITY AND THE ENTIRE STORY EXCEPT FOR ONE BIT OF BIOLOGY WAS TOLD TWO HUGE SUBSPACE GOING MACHINE SHOPS ALSO CAME AND A THOUSAND MECHANICS WHO WORKED ON THE CRIPPLED LINER FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS THEN THE PROCYON STARTED BACK FOR EARTH UNDER HER OWN SPACE DRIVE UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN THEODORE JONES HIS FIRST LAST AND ONLY SUBSPACE COMMAND OF COURSE SINCE HE WAS NOW A MARRIED MAN DESTON HAD WANTED TO RESIGN WHILE STILL A FIRST OFFICER BUT HIS SUPERIORS WOULD NOT ACCEPT HIS RESIGNATION UNTIL HIS PROMOTION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES CAME THROUGH THUS EX CAPTAIN CARLYLE DESTON AND HIS WIFE WERE DEAD HEADING NOT QUITE BACK TO EARTH BUT TO THE TRANSFER POINT FOR THE PLANET OF NEW MARS THEODORE WARNER DESTON IS GOING TO BE BORN ON NEW MARS WHERE HE SHOULD BE BARBARA HAD SAID AND DESTON HAD AGREED BUT SUPPOSE SHE'S A THEODORA BERNICE HAD TWITTED HER AH HABA SAID CALMLY I JUST KNOW HE'S A THEODORE AH I KNOW
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