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Chapter 30

           NowaboutDukeandLarry:Idon’tknownorcare.Wheneveranyonehascomehere,toworkandliveasamemberofthefamily,Ihavemadeitbluntlyplainthatthiswasneitherasweatshopnorawhorehouse,butahome?and,assuch,itcombinedanarchyandtyrannywithoutatraceofdemocracy,asinanywell-runfamily,i.e.,thattheywereutterlyontheirownexceptwhereIsawfittogiveorders,whichorderswerenotsubjecttovoteordebate.Mytyrannyhasneverextendedtotheirlovelife,ifany.Allthekidswholiveherehavealwayschosentokeeptheirprivatemattersreasonablyprivate.Atleast-"Jubalsmiledruefully."-untiltheMartianinfluencecausedthingstogetalittleoutofhand?whichincludesyou,too,mywaterbrother.ButDukeandLarryhavebeenmorerestrained,inonesenseortheother.Perhapstheyhavebeendraggingthegalsbehindeverybush.Ifso,Ihaven’tseenitandtherehavebeennoscreams."

           BenthoughtofaddingalittletoJubal’sstoreoffacts,decidedagainstit."Thenyouthinkit’sMike."

           Jubalscowled."Yep,Ithinkit’sMike.Thatpart’sallrightItoldyouthegirlsweresmuglyhappy?andI’mnotbrokeplusthefactthatIcouldbleedMikeforanyamountwithouttellingthegirls.Theirbabieswon’tlack.But,Ben,I’mtroubledaboutMikehimself.Very."

           "SoamI,Jubal."

           "AndaboutJill,too.IshouldhavenamedJill."

           "Uh?Jubal,Jillisn’ttheproblemotherthanforme,personally.Andthat’smyhardluck,Iholdnogrudge.It’sMike."

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