"It is necessary to establish a civilized government quickly," said Clive. "And I assure you, I'll be bi-partisan in my government. I'll appoint you, Dave, as secretary of state, and you, Rosemary, as secretary of—hmm, let's see—how about secretary of labor?"
"No," said Rosemary.
Clive didn't seem to be upset. "Well, we must expect opposition from the minority party. It's your privilege to refuse the nomination."
"Comes the revolution," said Rosemary.
"I was hoping we'd have no subversion," said Clive, "but if there is, it will be dealt with promptly." He turned to me. "Now I think we'd better go about checking our national resources." He leaned over and picked up a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into his pocket. Then he helped himself to some diamonds, emeralds and rubies.
Rosemary turned on her heel and walked toward the door. When she reached it, she turned a moment: "When you get hungry, or need me, I'll be around." Then she was gone.
"That reminds me," said Clive. "We'd better look for food."
He stooped and picked his gun off the floor.
"Uh-uh," I said. "You ruled against armament."
Clive hesitated. "But we should protect ourselves against wild animals."