at the balcony door "You can coun' on me to do my utmost in the Sugoll matter And when this is over and things have quieted down, I'm going to take you mountain climbing, just as I promised "
She projected mock skepticism "You're going to have to prove to me that there's a Pliocene Everest over there in the Alps. I can't farsense anything of the sort, you know "
"It exists'" He waved an admonishing index finger "Very difficult for amateurs to estimate height, you know Especially with the mind's eye " With a last farewell gesture, he vanished inside the chalet
It was Burke's turn He loomed over the woman in black, his face immobile, and spoke haltingly through the unfamiliar mind-amplifying device
I will learn farspeech technique Talk you overkilometers
My dearest Peo, I am still not sure that it was wise for you and Basil to take the golden torcs
Creyn tested us Wecompatible he proved You not worry aboutus Only answer when weneed advice
"You know FH always be ready to advise you," she said aloud "That is my way But you and Basil and the other strong ones must lead humanity and the exotics of good will I can't The evacuation of Munah was only the beginning, but it was a good start, thanks mostly to you Even the Firvulag who ran away learned that friendship between the human and exotic races is possible Necessary "
"Hah " The Native American let all his lawyer's cynicism show "The exotics were docile enough right after the disaster, when they were still glassy-eyed from shock None of those Tanu and Firvulag ever had their world pulled out from under 'em before " Unlike us poor time-traveling human schmucks' "So they were willing enough to follow my leadership on the trek out of Aven But you saw how fast things deteriorated once we approached Afaliah on the mainland Just one sniff of business-as-usual, one psychological anchor, and kapow' Same old arrogant Tanu and bloody-minded Firvulag mindset as before Things couid have turned very nasty if the Little Folks hadn't scarpered off into the bushes about then "
They communed wordless reassurance for a moment Then she asked, "How many human refugees do you plan to take all the way to Hidden Springs?"
"We've narrowed it to thirty stout hearts and true Useful technicians, daredevils who won't stick at our little aircraft salvage expedition We've scraped up twelve former gravomag specialists with flightdeck training "
"Wonderful' And if Sugoll and Katlmel will help, "
THE POSTDILUVUJM 4?
'They'd belter " Burke was somber "Felice and the others who knew the precise location of the Ship's Grave are dead "
Elizabeth and Burke had forgotten Amerie But at the mention of Felice's name, the nun could not help uttering a low cry Burke's thoughts were written on his face Oh, hell Me and my big mouth Aloud he said, "It's time for me to go " He wrapped his great arms about Elizabeth, said. "Mazel lov'" and strode rapidly into the lodge
"I'm sorry that I interrupted," Amerie said stiffly "But when he reminded me that, that Felice was, " Anguish drew the nun's face taut "And with Gibraltar on her sou!, to die that way, "
Elizabeth said, "I thought it best for the others to believe that But you loved her You deserve to know the truth "
The priest stood stock-still before the mmdreader Sister Amerie Roccaro wore no golden torc, possessed no overt metapsychic powers, but at that moment the temble knowledge passed from the other woman's brain to her own
"Felice isn't dead,' said Amerie
"No "
"How long have you been sure of it'?"
"Perhaps six weeks I'd been hearing, farsensing, that is to say, these peculiar calls They hardly seemed human at first I paid little attention The day-to-day problems ot the journey were so overwhelming You lend to screen out other mind-emanations to conserve your own energies, otherwise you'd go crazy from the mental static But this calling, "
"You're certain it was Felice?"
"She farspoke me only once, when you were all on your way down the Rhone to
She projected mock skepticism "You're going to have to prove to me that there's a Pliocene Everest over there in the Alps. I can't farsense anything of the sort, you know "
"It exists'" He waved an admonishing index finger "Very difficult for amateurs to estimate height, you know Especially with the mind's eye " With a last farewell gesture, he vanished inside the chalet
It was Burke's turn He loomed over the woman in black, his face immobile, and spoke haltingly through the unfamiliar mind-amplifying device
I will learn farspeech technique Talk you overkilometers
My dearest Peo, I am still not sure that it was wise for you and Basil to take the golden torcs
Creyn tested us Wecompatible he proved You not worry aboutus Only answer when weneed advice
"You know FH always be ready to advise you," she said aloud "That is my way But you and Basil and the other strong ones must lead humanity and the exotics of good will I can't The evacuation of Munah was only the beginning, but it was a good start, thanks mostly to you Even the Firvulag who ran away learned that friendship between the human and exotic races is possible Necessary "
"Hah " The Native American let all his lawyer's cynicism show "The exotics were docile enough right after the disaster, when they were still glassy-eyed from shock None of those Tanu and Firvulag ever had their world pulled out from under 'em before " Unlike us poor time-traveling human schmucks' "So they were willing enough to follow my leadership on the trek out of Aven But you saw how fast things deteriorated once we approached Afaliah on the mainland Just one sniff of business-as-usual, one psychological anchor, and kapow' Same old arrogant Tanu and bloody-minded Firvulag mindset as before Things couid have turned very nasty if the Little Folks hadn't scarpered off into the bushes about then "
They communed wordless reassurance for a moment Then she asked, "How many human refugees do you plan to take all the way to Hidden Springs?"
"We've narrowed it to thirty stout hearts and true Useful technicians, daredevils who won't stick at our little aircraft salvage expedition We've scraped up twelve former gravomag specialists with flightdeck training "
"Wonderful' And if Sugoll and Katlmel will help, "
THE POSTDILUVUJM 4?
'They'd belter " Burke was somber "Felice and the others who knew the precise location of the Ship's Grave are dead "
Elizabeth and Burke had forgotten Amerie But at the mention of Felice's name, the nun could not help uttering a low cry Burke's thoughts were written on his face Oh, hell Me and my big mouth Aloud he said, "It's time for me to go " He wrapped his great arms about Elizabeth, said. "Mazel lov'" and strode rapidly into the lodge
"I'm sorry that I interrupted," Amerie said stiffly "But when he reminded me that, that Felice was, " Anguish drew the nun's face taut "And with Gibraltar on her sou!, to die that way, "
Elizabeth said, "I thought it best for the others to believe that But you loved her You deserve to know the truth "
The priest stood stock-still before the mmdreader Sister Amerie Roccaro wore no golden torc, possessed no overt metapsychic powers, but at that moment the temble knowledge passed from the other woman's brain to her own
"Felice isn't dead,' said Amerie
"No "
"How long have you been sure of it'?"
"Perhaps six weeks I'd been hearing, farsensing, that is to say, these peculiar calls They hardly seemed human at first I paid little attention The day-to-day problems ot the journey were so overwhelming You lend to screen out other mind-emanations to conserve your own energies, otherwise you'd go crazy from the mental static But this calling, "
"You're certain it was Felice?"
"She farspoke me only once, when you were all on your way down the Rhone to
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