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           Jill,youstickclosetoMikeanddon’tlethimmakeanyhastymoves.Mike,youdowhatJilltellsyouto."

           "Yes,Jubal.Iwilldo."

           "Jill,don’tturnhimlooseunlessyouhaveto.Tokeeponeofusfrombeingshot,Imean.Iftheybustdowndoors,letthem–Iratherhopetheydo.Jill,ifitcomestoscratch,I’dmuchratherhesnatchedjustthegunsandnotthemen."

           "Yes,Jubal."

           "Makesureheunderstands.Thisindiscriminateeliminationofcopshasgottostop."

           "Telephone,Boss!"

           "Coming."Jubalwentunhurriedlybacktothephone."Allofyoustayoutofpickup.Dorcas,youcantakeanap.Miriam,notedownanothertitleforlater:‘IMarriedaHuman.’"HeslidintotheseatasMiriamvacateditandsaid,"Yes?"

           Ablandlyhandsomemanlookedbackathim."DoctorHarshaw?"

           "Yes."

           "Pleaseholdon.TheSecretaryGeneralwillspeakwithyou."Thetoneimpliedthatagenuflectionwasinorder.

           "Okay."

           Thescreenflickered,thenrebuiltinthetousledimageofHisExcellencytheHonorableJosephEdgertonDouglas,SecretaryGeneraloftheWorldFederationofFreeNations."Dr.Harshaw?Understandyouneedtospeakwithme.Shoot."

           "No,sir."

           "Eh?ButIunderstood-"

           "Letmerephraseitprecisely,Mr.Secretary.Youneedtospeakwithme."

           Douglaslookedsurprised,thengrinned."Prettysureofyourself,aren’tyou?Well,Doctor,youhavejusttensecondstoprovethat.Ihaveotherthingstodo."

           "Verywell,sir.IamattorneyfortheManfromMars."