human
Impossible,
gpt
Your Majesty, Malone said,
human
Perfectly correct, Sir Kenneth, the Queen said.
gpt
Poor Willie is your spy. You won't be too hard on him, will you?
human
I don't think so. Your Majesty, Malone said.
gpt
After all--
human
Now wait a minute, Burris exploded.
gpt
How did _you_ know any of this?
human
Well, he said,
gpt
I had one piece of information none of the rest of you had. When we were in the Desert Edge Sanitarium, Dr. Dowson called you on the phone. Remember?
human
Sure I remember, Burris said.
gpt
So?
human
Well, Malone said,
gpt
Her Majesty said she knew just where the spy was. I asked her where--
human
Why didn't you tell me? Burris screamed.
gpt
You knew all this time and you didn't tell me?
human
Hold on, Malone said.
gpt
I asked her where--and she said: 'He's right there.' And she was pointing right at your image on the screen.
human
Me?
gpt
You, Malone said.
human
But that's what I realized later. She wasn't pointing at you. She was pointing at Logan, who was in the next room.
gpt
Is that right, Your Majesty?
human
Certainly, dear, the Queen said calmly.
gpt
Would I lie to Sir Kenneth?
human
The thing that set me off this noon was something you said, Sir Andrew, he went on.
gpt
You said there weren't any sane telepaths--remember?
human
But according to Her Majesty, Malone said,
gpt
Don't blame yourself, Sir Kenneth, the Queen put in.
human
I did do my best to mislead you, you know.
gpt
You sure did! Malone said.
human
And later on, when we were driving here, you said the spy was 'moving around.' That's right; he was in the car behind us, going eighty miles an hour.
gpt
Then, he said,
human
Impossible,
gpt
And when I remembered her pointing at you, Malone told Burris,
human
All right, he said.
gpt
O.K. But what's all this about misleading us--and why didn't she tell us right away, anyhow?
human
I think that the Queen had better explain that--if she will.
gpt
I ... I only wanted you to respect me, she said.
human
To treat me properly.
gpt
It's all right, she said.
human
We do--respect you.
gpt
I was afraid that as soon as you found poor Willie you'd send me back to the hospital, she said.
human
And Willie couldn't tell the Russian agents any more once he'd been taken away. So I thought I'd just ... just let things stay the way they were as long as I could. That's ... that's all.
gpt
You see that we couldn't possibly send you back now, don't you?
human
I--
gpt
You know all the State Secrets, Your Majesty, Malone said.
human
We would rather that Dr. Harman in San Francisco didn't try to talk you out of them. Or anyone else.
gpt
I know too much, do I? she said. Then her grin faded.
human
Poor Dr. Harman,
gpt
Poor Dr. Harman?
human
You'll hear about him in a day or so, she said.
gpt
I ... peeked inside his mind. He's very ill.
human
Ill?
gpt
Oh, yes, the Queen said. The trace of a smile appeared on her face.
human
He thinks that all the patients in the hospital can see inside his mind.
gpt
Oh, my,
human
Forget Harman, Burris snapped.
gpt
What about this spy ring? How was Logan getting his information out?
human
I've already taken care of that, Malone said.
gpt
I had Desert Edge Sanitarium surrounded as soon as I knew what the score was.
human
They ought to be in the Las Vegas jail within half an hour,
gpt
Dr. Dowson was in on it, wasn't he, Your Majesty?
human
Certainly, the Queen said. Her eyes were suddenly very cold.
gpt
I hope he tries to escape. I hope he tries it.
human
I don't understand it, he said.
gpt
Logan is completely catatonic. Even if he could read minds, how could he tell Dowson what he'd read? It doesn't make sense.
human
In the first place, the Queen said patiently,
gpt
Willie isn't catatonic. He's just _busy_, that's all. He's only a boy, and ... well, he doesn't much like being who he is. So he visits other people's minds, and that way he becomes _them_ for a while. You see?
human
Vaguely, Malone said.
gpt
But how did Dowson get his information? I had everything worked out but that.
human
I know you did, the Queen said,
gpt
As for Dr. Dowson, the Queen said,
human
Her eyes weren't hard any more.
gpt
He didn't want to be a spy, really, she said,
human
Well, Malone said,
gpt
I'm sure there are questions, she said,
human
She extended a hand.
gpt
Come, Lady Barbara, she said.
human
I think I really may need that nap, now.