Adventures in the Far Future & Tales of Outer Space — page 286: what you’re looking at

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delicious Camembert—” “That will do. Now repeat your previous statements.” Relax, Laird, damn it—blank yourself! I can’t control this thing with you interfering... Finally, it was over. He saw her visibly relaxing, and inwardly he smiled. It was so easy, so easy. They were such children in this later age. All he had to do was hand her a smooth lie which fitted in with the propaganda that had been her mental environment from birth, and she could not seriously think of him as an enemy. The blue gaze lifted to his, and the lips were parted. “You will help us?” she whispered. Daryesh nodded. “I know the principles and construction and use of those engines, and in truth there is in them the force that molds planets. Your scientists would never work out the half of all that there is to be found. | will show you the proper operation of them all.” He shrugged. “Naturally, | will expect commensurate rewards. But even altruistically Speaking, this is the best thing | can do. Those energies Should remain under the direction of one who understands them, and not be misused in ignorance. That could lead to unimaginable catastrophes.” Suddenly she picked up her gun and shoved it back into its holster. She stood up, smiling, and held out her hand. Lying in the dark, he began the silent argument with Laird anew. “Now what?” demanded the Solarian. “We play it slow and easy,” said Daryesh patiently—as If the fool couldn't read it directly in their common brain. “We watch our chance, but don’t act for a while yet. Under the pretext of rigging the energy projectors for action, we'll arrange a setup which can destroy the ship at the flick of a switch. They won’t know it. They haven’t an inkling about Subspatial flows. Then, when an opportunity to escape offers itself, we throw that switch and get away and try to return to CORniclooo SS CO