Part 46 (1/2)
”Say ten round trips per day That would be twenty ross for a set shi+ps builtand the extras” The money-man went into a financial revel of his own
”Lots of extras,” Banks agreed ”And oh, _brother_, what a public-relations dream of heaven!”
”Maybe I' to use for et started?”
”The minute we confirm any part of the story, the credit of the Galaxian Society will jump from X-O to AA-A1”
”Oh So Belle and I will have to lose our _Pleiades_ for a while I don't like that, but we do need theweek?”
”Of course”
”Soit leak”
”Can you, after what you just told them?”
”Sure I can” He set his mind and searched ”Bundy, this is Garlock”
”So what am I supposed to do--burst into tears of joy?”
”Save it I changed my mind You can break it as fast and as hard as you like I'll play along”
”Yeah? Why the switch? What's the angle?”
”Strictly coo on my hour with it?”
”Yes Also, we'll dealaxy You and all the rest of the neho were here and any fifty VIP's you want to invite Toht with you?”
”You, personally, in the _Pleiades_?” Bundy insisted
”Better than that The other two starshi+ps, too You've got them--particularly those four Primes--clearly in mind?”
”Not exactly, there was so much of it Spread it on me now, huh?”
Garlock did so ”Thanks, pal, for the scoop I'll crash it right now, and folloith Banks 'Bye!”
”Think you can deliver on that, Clee?” Banks asked
”Sure Both Deggi and Alsyne will need a lot of extra ”
They did; and that three-starshi+p tour--which visited twenty solar syste old Earth had ever spawned
Belle and Garlock did not spend that week end on Earth ”We go,” they said, as soon as the _Pleiades_ was e ”If we _never_ see another such brawl as this is going to be,” Belle told Banks, as basking in glory and entreating them to stay on for the show, ”it will be exactly twenty minutes too soon”