"I imagine you have some other purpose in taking this voyage than just to argue with me." "I am going to see," Da Souza said, "that you do as little mischief as possible." Trent walked the length of the deck and back.

"Da Souza," he said, stopping in front of him, "you're a fool to take this voyage.

You know me well enough to be perfectly assured that nothing you could say would ever influence me.

There's more behind it.

You've a game of your own to play over there.