The Raimees sat in what had been the Grahams' trailer.
"For a few moments, I feared he would not succumb to the bait," she said. "I knew you could never overcome the mental compulsion enough to leave them there without their first agreeing."
Raimee chuckled. "Yes. And now I'm going to indulge in everything the Rojac never permitted. I'm going to write ballads and poems."
"And I'm going to paint," she said. "Oh, the delicious freedom!"
"Greed won this for us," he said. "The long study of the Grahams paid off. They couldn't refuse to trade."
"I knew they'd agree. The looks in their eyes when they saw the house! They both had ..." She broke off, a look of horror coming into her eyes. "One of them did not agree!"
"They both did. You heard them."
"The baby?"
He stared at his wife. "But—but it is not at the age of decision!"
"In perhaps eighteen of this planet's years, it will be at the age of decision. What then?"