"Put it off until tomorrow."
"Until after the next meeting."
"Besides," added Jeanette, "Naomi and Vera worked well enough together during their raid on Io."
"Yes! That's right! We'll need you!"
The sentiment for postponement of our duel was irresistible. We both bowed to it as gracefully as we could.
"I'll work with you, Naomi, but I'll hate you every minute of it."
"Likewise!" she snarled, "and twice as much."
Fat, fog-throated Ginger edged next to me. "Well, now that that's settled for the time being, maybe you two can agree on what to do with this spy we caught.
"Shoot him!" said Naomi. "He's a man."
"Let's first determine whether or not he's a spy," I said.