Lucifer trembled under the added burden, but he thrust it from his mind, lest she perceive it there. Time enough for her to know the truth when they knew the future.
"We'd better go in," he said.
Her cheek turned. Her mouth found his.
When Huth called them shortly after breakfast, Lucifer was already at work in front of the visagraph screen. He held up a sheet of scribbling, and forced himself to speak with animation.
"Here are some further possibilities based on our findings of yesterday. Can we work on them here today?"
Huth looked interested. "Along what lines are you proceeding, Dr. Brill?"
"All the primary needs and functions of a child could be related to psi, just as well as the feeding. I am intrigued by the possibility of stimulus and response in the prenatal stage. Mrs. Brill believes she has heard or read that thumb-sucking begins within the womb. Could you verify this with Dr. Thame? If it is indeed the case, the need expressed by the foetus in sucking its thumb might be answered psionically by a perceptive mother, thus strengthening the psi sense and building reliance on it at an even earlier stage of development."
"Splendid, Dr. Brill!"
Lucifer pointed to the stack of books beside him on the couch.