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Chapter 9

           "Whatdoyoumean,wecan’t?We’restuckwithit,sowe’vegottomakeitstick."

           "Butwecan‘t.Scientistswouldspotthesubstitutionatonce.I’vehadthedevil’sowntimekeepingthemawayfromhimthislong."

           "Scientists!"

           "Buttheycan,youknow."

           "Idon’tknowanythingofthesort.Scientistsindeed!Halfguessworkandhalfsheetsuperstition.Theyoughttobelockedup;theyoughttobeprohibitedbylaw.Joseph,I’vetoldyourepeatedlytheonlytruescienceisastrology."

           "Well,Idon’tknow,mydear.Mindyou,I’mnotrunningdownastrology-"

           "You’dbetternot!Afterallit’sdoneforyou."

           "-butIamsayingthatsomeofthesescienceprofessorsareprettysharp.Oneofthemwastellingmetheotherdaythatthereisastarthatweighssixthousandtimesasmuchaslead.Orwasitsixtythousand?Letmesee-"

           "Bosh!Howcouldtheypossiblyknowathinglikethat?Keepquiet,Joseph,whileIfinishthis.Weadmitnothing.Theirmanisafake.ButinthemeantimewemakefulluseofourSpecialServicesquadsandgrabhimback,ifpossible,beforetheEasternCoalitionmakesitsdisclosure.IfitisnecessarytousestrongmeasuresandthisSmithpersongetsshotresistingarrest,orsomethinglikethat,well,it’stoobad,butIforonewon’tmournverylong.He’sbeenanuisanceallalong."

           "Agnes!Doyouknowwhatyouaresuggesting?"

           "I’mnotsuggestinganything.Peoplegethurteveryday.Thismattermustbeclearedup,Joseph,foreverybody.

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