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Chapter 26

           MikeandJillhadmanagedtocrowdagainstthebackwallofthecourtroom.

           JillhadlongsinceimpressedonMikethathemustneverdoanythingthatanordinaryhumancouldnotdowhereitmightbenoticed.ButMikehadgrokkedacuspandhadnotdiscusseditwithJill.

           Thesheriffwastestifyingastowhathehadseen,thedetailsofthis"publiclewdness"andhewasenjoyingit.

           Mikehadrestrainedhimself,Jilladmitted.Inthemidstoftestimonybothsheriffandjudgebecamesuddenlyandcompletelywithoutclothesofanysort.

           SheandMikeslippedquietlyawayduringtheexcitement,andlatershelearnedthattheaccused,allofthem,hadleft,too,andnobodyseemeddisposedtoobject.OfcoursenoonehadconnectedthemiraclewithMike,andhehimselfhadnevermentionedittoJillnorshetohim;itwasnotnecessary.Theshowhadtorndownatonceandmovedontwodaysearly,toamorehonesttownwheretherulewasnetbraandbriefiesandnobeefsafterwards.

           ButJillwouldtreasureforevertheexpressiononthesheriff’sface,andhisappearance,too,whenitwasplaintobeseenthathissuddensaginfrontmeantthatthesheriffhadbeenwearingatightcorsetforhispride.

           Yes,carniedayshadbeennicedays.ShestartedtospeaktoMikeinhermind,intendingtoremindhimofhowfunnythathicksheriffhadlookedwithcreasesfromhisgirdleonhishairypotbelly.Butshestopped.Martianhadnoconceptfor"funny"soofcourseshecouldnotsayit.TheysharedagrowingtelepathicbondbutinMartianonly.

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