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Chapter 8

           Waitingwassomethinghedidwithouteffort,sohesatback,satisfiedthatallwaswellbetweenhimselfandhisbrother,andenjoyedthescenery.Itwasthefirsttimehehadseenthisplacefromtheairandoneverysidetherewasarichnessofnewthingstotrytogrok.Itoccurredtohimthattheapportationusedathomedidnotpermitthisdelightfulviewingofwhatlaybetween.ThisthoughtalmostledhimtoacomparisonofMartianandhumanmethodsnotfavorabletotheOldOnes,buthismindautomaticallyshiedawayfromheresy.

           Jillkeptquiet,too,andtriedtogetherthoughtsstraight.Suddenlysherealizedthatthecabwasheadingdownthefinaltrafficlegtowardtheapartmenthousewhereshelived-andsherealizedjustasquicklythathomewasthelastplaceforhertogo,itbeingthefirstplacetheywouldlookoncetheyfiguredouthowSmithhadescapedandwhohadhelpedhim.Shedidnotkidherselfthatshehadcoveredhertracks.Whilesheknewnothingofpolicemethods,shesupposedthatshemusthaveleftfingerprintsinSmith’sroom,nottomentionthepeoplewhohadseenthemwalkout.Itwasevenpossible(soshehadheard)foratechniciantoreadthetapeinthiscab’spilotandtellexactlywhattripsithadmadethatdayandwhereandwhen.

           Shereachedforward,slappedtheorderkeys,andclearedtheinstructiontogotoherapartmenthouse.Shedidnotknowwhetherthatwouldwipethetapeornot-butshewasnotgoingtoheadforaplacewherethepolicemightalreadybewaiting.

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