“To satisfy your officers why you hounded a man simply because you were after his wife.”
Stonor grinned. “Now that view of the matter never occurred to me!”
“It will to others.”
“Well, we’ll see.”
“What’s become of the two women?” asked Imbrie.
“They’re on their way down-stream.”
“What happened anyway, damn you?”
Stonor laughed and told him.
Later, after a thoughtful silence, Stonor suddenly asked: “Imbrie, how did you treat measles among the Kakisas last year? That would be a good thing for me to know.”