human
Gregg! he muttered.
gpt
Look at that. Didn't I tell you?
human
I had no idea!
gpt
No, but I did. Snap added softly.
human
No one very close.
gpt
It must be the other way,
human
Way down there on the pedestrian arcade,
gpt
We'll soon fix that,
human
Halsey has something important, and it's about this interstellar invader. It all connects. His office paged me on a public mirror. I happened to see it at Park-Circle 40. When I answered it, Halsey's man wanted me to talk in code. I can't talk in code; I have enough to worry about with the interplanetary helios. Then they sent me to an official booth, where I got examined for positive legal identification, and then they put me on the official split-wave length. After all of which precautions I was told to be at Halsey's office tonight at midnight, and told a few other things.
gpt
What?
human
Only hints. Why take chances, by repeating them now?
gpt
You said he wants me, too?
human
Yes. You and Venza. We've got to get into his office secretly, by the vacuum cylinders. We're to meet a man from his office at the Eighth Postal switch-station.
gpt
Venza? Anita said sharply.
human
What in the universe can he want with Venza? If she's going, I'm going too!
gpt
That sounds like a logical deduction. Naturally he must want you; that's why he said Venza.
human
I'm going,