(eng) L. Neil Smith - North American Confederacy 01 by The Probability Broach

Author:The Probability Broach [Broach, The Probability]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“WELL, FRIEND DETECTIVE,” I asked over hot tea and toast, fresh from a Bunsen burner, “we’ve saved my world. What’s next on the agenda?”

Ed groaned. “Just look at these blisters! And you, standing up where it was dry and clean, giving directions!”

“That was Ooloorie. Anyway, if you’d paid attention, you wouldn’t have had to dig that second hole.”

“Third,” Ed corrected, “and I don’t care—I’m going home to bed!” Clarissa put down her cup, examined Ed’s hands again. I felt a little twinge, but what the hell? Who was I, a middle-aged, overweight, balding newcomer, to be staking claims? I watched her apply some kind of salve to Ed’s wounds.

“C’mon, Eddie! The night is young, and you promised me a steak!” Lucy wandered around the lab, prying into apparatus with utter disregard for her own safety or anyone else’s.

“I know, Lucy, and I’ll deliver, too—right through the heart! But in the morning, when I can swing a mallet with more enthusiasm.”

“I’ve just been called an old bat!” Lucy mused. “But I still want that steak—who’s for grabbing some calories?”

“Sounds good to me,” I said, surprising myself. “Clarissa?”

“No thanks, Win, I had a heavy case load today. I think I’ll ask Ed for a lift home.”

Twinge. “Well, how about you, Deejay? I owe you. Let’s go get something to eat.”

“All right. Ooloorie? I’ll say good-bye, now …” The Telecom was silent. “Shh!” Deejay whispered. She giggled and we tiptoed out of the laboratory, Deejay, Lucy, and I for a late dinner, Ed and Clarissa for … who knows? It was the first time I’d been out of the house, out of their way, since I’d gotten here.

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