"I don't think Sutton knows," said the man. "It's an android secret. Only a few of them know it. They certainly wouldn't take a chance on any human knowing it."

"Not even Sutton?"

"Not even Sutton," said the man.

"Cradle," said Trevor. "Nice sense of fitness that they have."

"You're going to do something about it, certainly," said the man impatiently.

Trevor put his elbows on the desk and matched careful fingertips.

"Of course I am," he said. "Now listen carefully. This is what we'll do…"

XLVI

Eva Armour rose from the table on the patio and held out both her hands in greeting. Sutton pulled her close to him, planted a kiss on her upturned face.

"That," he said, "is for the million times I have thought of you."