human
He had to, I suppose, I said.
gpt
If you saw all these people in crystals.
human
Gentlemen, gentlemen, John roared.
gpt
Please!
human
Thank you. Which of you in fact thought of the stellar-reporters for accumulating data on other parts of the Galaxy?
gpt
I did, said a tall thin man by the door.
human
Higgins is my name.
gpt
Had it occurred to you that with these crystals and your stellar-reporters man could expand through the Galaxy?
human
No. But now that you raise the point, of course we could!
gpt
My friend, Morris here, and I and some colleagues have been doing so privately for some time....
human
We thought David Adam Smith had discovered us. And that is really why we broke into his office ... and found you all there. But I now think he knows nothing about it. Subject to your agreement, I suggest we should keep him in ignorance, lock him in a quartz crystal here and continue the private migration without involving him.
gpt
Why not bring him to justice?
human
Because I doubt if the government would believe their eyes. You have built David Adam Smith into a legend that would be difficult to break. Also because they would certainly take the Institute from anyone else, hold up the experiments and delay everything. And I have a lot of friends out there in space trying to establish a planetary colony.
gpt
Really, he said,
human
Thank you, John said.
gpt
And now, if you will follow me, there are excellent showers and a whole class of spare rooms.
human
You stay with me,