Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 51 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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THE ENVIED he was sure. “T’ve never heard of any- one keeping in touch with a Grey,” said Deborah. Perhaps he ought not to have spoken. Perhaps, he thought even as he was telling - her his plans, he would have been better advised to go on with his scheme secretly. But there was something about her that made it impossible to remain uncommunicative. Briefly he told her what he hoped to do. There was disbelief in her face. ‘It won’t work.” ** Oh, yes, it will.’? Because he wanted to be sure himself, he went on enthusiastically, expressing his confidence to her and at the same time bolstering up his own belief. He explained how he and Judith had been so close, how they appreciated, really, the ideas of abstract thought, and how they wanted to turn the undoubted powers of the Greys to a better use. Deborah’s expression was puzzling. When he came to the end and waited for her 29 to offer some encouragement, she shook her head slowly. ““She must have been an ...an unusual girl,” she said. “She was. She had a re- markable mind. If I can keep in contact with her.. .” Deborah eyed him quizzi- cally. Unexpectedly she said : “Did you ever make love to her?” Warren felt himself flush- ing. It seemed a monstrous question, and an irrelevant one, too. “Really,” he said. “I don’t see what that’s got to do with it. Anyway, it depends what you mean. by . well, I don’t see it does any good talking about it now.” There was an uncomfort- able pause. At last Deborah said : “I’m sorry. I had no business to ask such an impertinent ques- tion.” “Oh, that’s all right.” But it had left him feeling strangely unsettled. There had been some implication in her question — something copniclooks.com