"You are restless, sir," said the cabinet from the other room.
"Not restless," Bishop said. "Just thinking."
"I can supply you with a sedative. A very mild and pleasant sedative."
"Not a sedative," said Bishop.
"Then, perhaps," the cabinet said, "you would permit me to sing you a lullaby."
"By all means," said Bishop. "A lullaby is just the thing I need."
So the cabinet sang him a lullaby, and after a time Bishop went to sleep.
12
The Kimonian goddess at the Employment Bureau told him next morning that there was a job for him.
"A new family," she said.