"Don't think I'm going to spill any beans, Goodwin.

But I want to talk to her.

I think I'm right, honestly I do." After all, I reflected, there was much in his determination to recommend it.

It was the obvious thing to do--unless we admitted that Norhala was superhuman; and that I would not admit.

In command of forces we did not yet know, en rapport with these People of Metal, sealed with that alien consciousness Ruth had described--all these, yes.