"Has anyone else been there four times?"
"No. To the best of my knowledge, I'm the first person to attempt it. Several others have been at least twice."
"Because no one else could afford it?"
"I didn't say that. Most people tire of life. I don't."
Years of experience had accustomed the lawyer to these interviews. The purring cameras failed to distract him. In fact, he almost relished the buzz of competent confusion around him.
"How long does the trip take?"
"Two hundred and fifty days out, the same back, and ninety days on the planet."
"Don't you find that a tedious journey?"
"Long, yes. Tedious, no. Don't forget, one has expectations. Besides, the early trips from Earth to Jupiter took twice as long."
"Now they take four days."