“Well, maybe. Anyway, son, Assemblyman Digby is sorry for us, quite a piece sorry, you might say, but that’s all. He says we’ll have to leave Mars—or else get water somewhere else. Only he thinks that we can’t get water somewhere else.”
“You know we can, don’t you, Commissioner?”
“I know we might, son. It’s a terrible risk.”
“If I find enough volunteers, the risk is our business.”
“How is it going?”
“Not bad. Some of the boys are on my side right now. I talked Mario Rioz into it, for instance, and you know he’s one of the best.”
“That’s just it—the volunteers will be the best men we have. I hate to allow it.”
“If we get back, it will be worth it.”
“If! It’s a big word, son.”
“And a big thing we’re trying to do.”