"Bobby isn't the only genius we've got. There's Danny, remember, and William Tender—and Bobby said he couldn't teleport big stuff."
"Well?"
John Ward had to confide his theory. He felt that he had to tell Ann everything, all the speculation and suspicion he'd carried around with him for so long.
"I think we're being invaded," he said.
Ann looked at him steadily for a moment. "You mean the Outspacers?"
"Yes—but not in the way you're thinking. It's been reported that the Saucers are Russian or Argentine or Brazilian or Chinese—that's what we're told. But that's simply Pretend War propaganda and almost no one believes it any longer. Most of us think of them as Outspacers."
"And you think they're moving in?"
"I think they're watching—sort of—well, sort of monitoring."
"Monitoring us? What for?"
"No, not us. I think they've planted children among us. I think the Outspacers are school-teachers."