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Encountering in the name of this stranger something outside the range of his philosophy, Swithin paused. A misgiving arose within him! It was impossible to tell! June was only a girl, in love too! It was too dry for Juley, poor old soul, she had no palate. As to Hatty Chessman!
He looked at Tom significantly, and the negro shifted his position closer to Captain Koenig. Suddenly six bells struck. As the last stroke sounded, Lord Hastings, apparently accidentally, brushed one of the chessmen from the board. "Your pardon," he said to Captain Koenig. He bent over, apparently to pick up the chessman.
For a moment, Mayer was stopped but Joe Chessman growled, "That's no problem. Leave her in orbit around Rigel. We've got two small boats with which to ferry back and forth. Each group could have the use of her facilities any time they wished." "I suppose we could have periodic conferences," Plekhanov said. "Say once every decade to compare notes and make further plans, if necessary."
"Very good, indeed," Plekhanov grumbled. "Only a beginning. The breath of competition, of unharnessed enterprise is sweeping Genoa. Feudalism crumbles. Customs, mores and traditions that have held up progress for a century or more are now on their way out." Joe Chessman growled, "Some of the boys tell me you've had a few difficulties with this crumbling feudalism thing.
You've got to remember that some of them have been living for twenty-five years or more under this pressure. The valve is about to blow." "I see," Chessman grunted. "And what else? I can see in your faces there's something else." The three Earthmen didn't answer. Their eyes shifted. He looked to young Taller and then to Reif. "What else?" "We need a scapegoat," Reif said without expression.
Swithin moved his arm, and said in a rumbling voice: "Dinner, now dinner!" He took in Irene, on the ground that he had not entertained her since she was a bride. June was the portion of Bosinney, who was placed between Irene and his fiancee. On the other side of June was James with Mrs. Nicholas, then old Jolyon with Mrs. James, Nicholas with Hatty Chessman, Soames with Mrs.
Natt Roberts brought his eyes up from his camera viewer. "I've got most of what we'll need for a while, sir." Plekhanov turned back to Chessman. "We might as well head for their principal city, the one with the pyramids. We'll make initial contact there. I like the suggestion of surplus labor available." "Surplus labor?" Chessman said, setting the controls. "How do you know?"
But then comes the reaction against these nonconformists, these crackpots who, by spending time at books, fail to carry their share of the load. One day they wake up to find themselves expelled from the group if not knocked over the head." Joe Chessman had been following Plekhanov's argument.
But now, perhaps, you will understand the added effect of my taking charge. It will be a more ... profitable manner of using the downfall of this ... this power mad murderer." Chessman said desperately, "Look, Barry, Natt, if you have to, shoot me. At least give me a man's death. Remember those human sacrifices the Tulans had when we first arrived? Can you imagine what went on in those temples?
"You have certainly come in force this time." Chessman said flatly, "This is all of us, Mayer." "All of you! Where are Stevens, Cogswell, MacBride?" Barry Watson said, "Plekhanov's fault. Lost in the battle that broke the back of the rebels. At least Cogswell and MacBride were. Stevens made the mistake of backing Plekhanov when the showdown came." Joe Chessman looked sourly at his military chief.
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