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A Light in the Night

           ‘Whenwesetoffagain,therewasacomfortingsenseofsupporttobederivedfromseveralexcellenttriffidguns,somethousandsoflittlesteelboomerangsforthem,andsomewire-meshhelmetsthatwebadloadedintotheback.

           "Andnowclothes?"suggestedJosellaaswestarted.

           "Provisionalplan,opentocriticismandcorrection,"Itoldher."First,whatyoumightcallapied-A-verre;i.e.,some-wheretopullourselvestogetheranddiscussthings."

           "Notanotherbar,"sheprotested."I’vehadquiteenoughofbarsforoneday."

           "ImprobablethoughmyfriendsmightthinkitwitheverythingfreesohaveI,"Iagreed."WhatIwasthinkingofwasanemptyapartment.Thatshouldn’tbedifficulttofind.Wecouldeaseupthereawhile,andsettletheroughplanofcampaign.Also,itwouldbeconvenientforspendingthenightor,ifyoufindthatthetrammelsofconventionstilldefythepeculiarcircumstances,well,maybewecouldmakeittwoapartments."

           "IthinkI’dbehappiertoknowtherewassomeonecloseathand."

           "Okay,"Iagreed."ThenOperationNumberTwowillbeladies’andgents’outfitting.Forthatperhapswehadbettergoourseparatewaysbothtakingexceedinglygoodcarenottoforgetwhichapartmentitwasthatwedecidedon,"

           "Y-es,"shesaid,butalittledoubtfully.

           "It’llbeallright,"Iassuredher."Makearuleforyourselfnottospeaktoanyone,andnobody’sgoingtoguessyoucansee.Itwasonlybeingquiteunpreparedthatlandedyouinthatmessbefore.

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