"Probably, but not too much. If we all exercise heavily, keep the pedal generator going, and eat heartily, we'll not fight too losing a battle against radiation."
She shivered again. Jock put a large but gentle hand on her shoulder. "Let me warm you a bit," he said softly.
Alice looked at him cynically. "I'm not that cold," she told him. She did not move, but the tone of her voice made him remove his hand from her shoulder.
He smiled at her. "You're likely to be eventually."
"Maybe. But there are blankets, and I'm not above taking a turn on that pedal generator myself, you know."
"It's no job for a woman, Alice."
She sniffed contemptuously. "This is no place for woman or man," she said. "But I can pull my own weight, Mr. Norton."
"You're a solid character," he said.
"I've always thought so."