CHAPTER XII
Negative Matter
For an instant their gaze held.
"Now," asked Carroll, "what is the Lawson Radiation?"
"Should I know?" she queried by way of reply.
"I think so."
"Why?"
"As an emissary, you should."
She laughed. "I'm still giving no evidence, James. I cannot. I am human."
He looked down at her, and the recollection of her kiss was strong. "There are times," he said ruminatively, "when you most certainly are!"