There was a pause and then his wife appeared in the doorway, looking ruffled and ill at ease with her guest.
"Will you ask if Citizeness Tropile will join us here?" he requested.
His wife nodded. "She is resting. I will call her."
They called her and questioned her for some time.
She told them nothing.
She had nothing to tell.
X
On Earth's binary, Glenn Tropile had been reprogrammed for a new task.
The problem was navigation. Earth had been a disappointment to the Pyramids; it was necessary to move rapidly to a more rewarding planet.