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Within thirty minutes it became evident that the Wheel was going to survive this accident. It was edging slowly out of orbit from the impetus of the blow, and in the present weakened state of the construction its small corrective rockets could not be used to stop the drift. But Meloni, the UNRC captain commanding, had got first reports from his damage-control teams, and it did not look too bad.
He fired off peremptory demands for the repair materials he would need, and was assured by UNRC headquarters at Mexico City that the ferries would be loaded and on their way as soon as possible. Meloni was just beginning to relax a little when a young officer brought up a minor but vexing problem. Lieutenant Vinson had headed the small party sent out to recover the bodies of the four dead men.
If they succeeded, and if we had Kieran still intact in space " "Oh, hell, that's just a scientific pipe-dream, they'll never find a way to do that," Meloni said. "It's all just theory." "Yes, sir," said Vinson, hanging his head. "We've got trouble enough here without you bringing up ideas like this," the captain continued angrily. "Get out of here." Vinson was now completely crushed. "Yes, sir.
The principal attraction of the Papadopoli Palace is two carnival pictures by Tiepolo; but the visitor is also shown room after room, sumptuous and unliveable in, with signed photographs of crowned heads on ormolu tables. The Rio dei Meloni, where is the Palazzo Albrizzi to which Byron used to resort as a lion, runs by the Papadopoli.
I'll burn Meloni's backside off for bringing it up at a time like this." Garces, after a moment, shook his head. "No, wait. Let me think about this." He looked speculatively out of the window for a few moments. Then he said, "Message Meloni that this one chap's body what's his name, Kieran? is to be preserved in space against a chance of future revival."
Gaetano Meloni he may be living who knows? He will remember the priest who confessed him. A present to a religious house may procure in a matter of justice, and where none can be prejudiced, for the case is very special a dispensation, if he be the very Charles Archer and he may why not? have disclosed all on his death-bed. First, I shall see Mr.
I'll bring the bodies in." He went out. Meloni stared at the door, and began to think. A commanding officer had to be careful, or he could get skinned alive. If, by some remote chance, this Delhi idea ever succeeded, he, Meloni, would be in for it for having Kieran buried. He strode to the door and flung it open, mentally cursing the young snotty who had had to bring this up.
Colonel Hausman, second in command of Personnel Division of UNRC, was the man to whom Meloni's message went. He snorted loudly when he read it. And later, when he went in to report to Garces, the brigadier commanding the Division, he took the message with him. "Meloni must be pretty badly rattled by the crash," he said. "Look at this." Garces read the message, then looked up. "Anything to this?
They'll go back in one of the ferries to Earth for burial." "But " Vinson started to protest. Meloni interrupted sharply. "You need to learn a few things about morale, Lieutenant. You think it's going to do morale here any good to have four dead men floating alongside where everyone can see them? Fetch them in and store them in one of the holds."
"I suppose public relations are important " Hausman began to say, and Garces nodded quickly. "They are. See that this is done, when you go up to confer with Meloni. Make sure that it gets onto the video networks, I want everyone to see it."