Part 34 (1/2)

”When'll we have our wedding, Sylvie?” he asked as they went off together

”Well, before Dad goes to Aditya with the _Genji_ That'll have to be in a et ready, and let people recover from this one”

”Everybody's here now Let's ested

He hadn't been prepared for that ”Well, I hadn't expected Sure!

Good idea!” he agreed

There was a crowd in Rodney Maxwell's little office--Fawzi and some others, and so:

”Jake Vyckhoven's no good, and he never was any good!”

”Well, you have to ade closed that ti of the kind! Jethro, you were there, you'll bear me out About a dozen of us were at Executive Palace for hours, bullying him into that Why, we al the order with the other And now he has the gall to run for re-election on the strength of his heroic actions at the time of the Travis Hoax!”

”I knoe want for President!” another Storisende ht here in this room!”

”Yes!” Rodney Maxwell al else ”Here he is!” He grabbed Kurt Fawzi by the arm and yanked hi Merlin; themy son Conn to Terra to school, the man who, more than anyone else, devoted his life to the search for Merlin, the e kept that search alive through its darkest hours

Everybody, get a drink; a toast to our next President, Kurt Fawzi!”

Conn was sure he heard his father add: ”Ghu, what a narrow escape!”

Then he and Sylvie began chanting, in unison, ”_We want Fawzi! We want Fawzi!_”

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