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Chapter 3

           Whentheystickabodyinthetank,itgoesonproducinghormonesprettymuchthewayitwouldifyouwereasleep.IbecameabruptlyawarethatIwasswingingahard-onlikeafilledfirehose.

           "Youshouldhavewaited."

           Harlan’sWorld,Irememberedfromsomewhere,hasgravityatabouto.8g.Isuddenlyfeltunreasonablyheavyagain.Ipushedoutacompressedbreath.

           "Mrs.Bancroft,ifI’dwaited,I’dstillbetherenow.Canwegoinside?"

           Hereyeswidenedalittle,andIsuddenlysawinthemhowoldshereallywas.Thensheloweredhergazeandsummonedcomposure.Whenshespokeagain,hervoicehadsoftened.

           "I’msorry,Mr.Kovacs.I’veforgottenmymanners.Thepolice,asyousee,havenotbeensympathetic.It’sbeenveryupsetting,andweallstillfeelalittleonedge.Ifyoucanimagine"

           "There’snoneedtoexplain."

           "ButIamverysorry.I’mnotusuallylikethis.Noneofusare."Shegesturedaroundasiftosaythatthetwoarmedguardsbehindherwouldordinarilyhavebeenbearinggarlandsofflowers."Pleaseacceptmyapologies."

           "Ofcourse."

           "Myhusband’swaitingforyouintheseawardlounge.I’lltakeyoutohimimmediately."

           Theinsideofthehousewaslightandairy.AmaidmetusattheverandadoorandtookMrs.Bancroft’stennisracketforherwithoutaword.

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