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"Just a minute," said Lanza, trying to bring his eyes into focus on the excited girl. "I am in need of a rest. As soon as you have gone, I shall retire into seclusion for a few days. There are to be no interruptions.
Is that clear? Now, proceed."
"There's a new epidemic of Martian Fever reported where one never was before."
He stirred tiredly. "Where now?"
"South America. Somewhere in the Andes."
"I think we'll have just one Category after this," said Lanza dreamily.
"Category Phoenix."
"What did you say, Leader?"
His thoughts wandered. No wonder Magnun's men found no bodies. The planes they shot down were roboplanes, after all, and it was easy to plant in an empty seat a man's wrist.w.a.tch and his bulky leather pencil case. David and the others were safe now. They were free and had enough time to plan for the new free world.
"What did you say, Leader?" the girl repeated, bewildered.
"Nothing. It doesn't matter." He frowned painfully, and then shrugged.
"On second thought, I may be away longer than a week. If anyone asks for me, say I'm on an Aimless Tramp. I've always hoped that some day I might earn the right to a Free Choice."
"But you're the Leader," the girl said in astonishment. "You're ent.i.tled to all the Free Choices you want!"
He lifted his twitching head, smiling wanly. "It would seem that way, wouldn't it? Well, whether I am or not, I think I've really earned a Free Choice. I wonder," he said in a wistful voice, "whether the climate in the Andes is hospitable."
