The Sparrow: A Novel (The Sparrow series) by Russell Mary Doria

Author:Russell, Mary Doria [Russell, Mary Doria]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780679451501
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2008-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

IN THE EVENT, THE flight went almost without a hitch and George made a beautiful landing, which Anne, hiding behind Emilio and Jimmy with her hands over her eyes, was too scared to watch. When she finally peeked out from behind the two men and between her fingers, George had already climbed out of the lander, yelling and whooping, and was running toward her, sweeping her up to swing her around, talking a mile a minute about how great it had been.

Sofia, smiling at George as they passed, went to help D.W. with the postflight inspection. “You look a little pale,” she remarked quietly, moving along the port-side wing.

“He did jes’ fine,” D.W. muttered, “for a stupid damn sumbitch with more guts than sense.”

“A rather more exciting flight than you anticipated,” Sofia ventured dryly and smiled with her eyes alone when D.W. grunted and ducked under the fuselage, where he occupied himself with the starboard systems until his heart rate returned to normal.

Anne, still shaking, came over and made a point of congratulating Sofia on the obvious effectiveness of the flight simulator. “I am tempted to say, Thank God!” she said quietly, hugging the younger woman. “But thank you, Sofia.”

Sofia was gratified by the acknowledgment. “I must admit I am also relieved to have them back in one piece.”

“It is also nice to have the plane back, mes amis,” Marc said unsentimentally as he and Jimmy wrestled a packing crate out of the cargo bay. And everyone who’d waited on the ground silently seconded that. There was only one way off this planet, and everyone knew it.

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