Argosy: The Short Story Magazine — page 134: what you’re looking at

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134 JOHN WYNDHAM off of old habits. If we could not grasp the whole pattern of thought at first, we could feel: there was the sensation that a strong fresh wind had been blowing through one’s mind, cleaning up the staleness, the frustrations, and the hatreds. I looked at Rosalind. We smiled at one another. “"That’s better, you two. ‘That’s much better,” a thought approved. “TI don’t understand much,” came from Michael, ‘‘ but I feel as if a prison door were opening.” And from far away came one of the others, faintly echoing him. At that moment the spider-man returned. He stood in the tent entrance, surveying us. *“T ought to put you three out of the way,” he said. ‘“‘ Have you been warning the one of you who’s with them? ” “'They’re watching for an ambush, anyway,” I told him. ** Besides, how could he hand on a warning without giving himself away?” ‘“That’s why you're still alive,” he said briefly. ‘‘ How far away are they now? ”’ I consulted Michael. ‘‘ They’re just clear of the forest, and sur- prised to have got through it without an ambush,” I told him. *“So maybe a bit careless. Good,” he said. ‘“ Better tell your friend to get himself lost, and turn back,’’ he suggested as he left us again. I put that to Michael, but he said he had missed his chance; You can tell a There’s no mistaking the much sought-after Vantella. Notice its well-bred Van Heusen collars and cuffs. Notice its generous room in the chest, its coat-style cut. And notice its surprisingly lenient price—only 49/- -VANTELLA.. (with Van Heusen Rega. collars and cuffs) it The perfect shirt-—made by Cotella @G_Pattern-card from A/M COTELLA, I LONG LANE, SEI commclooks.comn