tz.theicarushunt-第98部分

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ld　be　a　waste　of　talent　and　ability。
　〃So　here　are　your　choices；　or　at　least　the　ones　I'm　going　to　remend　to　Sir　Arthur　You　can　stay　with　Cameron　and　the　research　group；　using　your　mando　training　and　experience　to　help　protect　the　project；　or　we　can　take　you　to　meet　Sir　Arthur　and　see　if　he　thinks　you've　got　it　in　you　to　be　a　down…and…out　smuggler　type。　We　may　have　gotten　Antoniewicz；　but　there　are　a　lot　of　other　fish　in　the　cesspool　that　we'd　like　to　see　flopping　around　the　bottom　of　our　boat。〃
　〃I　appreciate　the　offer；〃　he　said；　looking　at　Cameron　and　Tera。　〃But　this　one's　no　contest。　Here　with　the　Icarus　is　where　the　future　is　going　to　be　created。　If　we　can　figure　out　how　that　stargate　works；　the　Spiral　is　going　to　change；　almost　overnight。　The　Spiral；　hell…we'll　be　able　to　get　to　places　in　the　rest　of　the　galaxy　we　could　never　reach　before。〃
　He　looked　back　at　me。　〃And　the　one　thing　sure　as　hell　is　that　the　Patth　will　fight　like　demons　every　step　of　the　way　to　keep　us　from　pulling　their　little　gold…weave　rug　out　from　under　them。　No；　I　think　I'd　like　to　stay　here。〃
　〃Okay；〃　I　said；　catching　Ixil's　eye　and　getting　to　my　feet。　〃I'll　go　give　Sir　Arthur　a　call；　and　we'll　see　what　we　can　work　out。　I'll　let　you　know　what　he　says。〃　Nodding　to　Cameron　and　Tera；　I　headed　across　the　room；　leaving　Ixil　to　the　task　of　prying　his　ferrets　away　from　their　impromptu　snack。
　There　in　the　archway；　though；　I　paused　and　looked　back。　Nicabar　was　deep　in　quiet　conversation　with　the　Camerons；　but　as　he　leaned　across　the　table　it　seemed　to　me　that　his　eyes　were　lingering　more　on　Tera　than　they　were　on　her　father；　an　attention　that　seemed　to　be　reasonably　mutual。　And　it　occurred　to　me　that　after　all　the　time　the　two　of　them　had　spent　aboard　the　Icarus；　surrounded　by　loathsome　smugglers　and　potential　murderers；　having　only　each　other　to　trust；　they　might　have　bee　a　bit　more　than　just　shipmates。　It　would　be　interesting　to　drop　back　by　the　project　in；　say；　six　months　and　see　if　Cameron　was　now　working　under　the　protection　of　a　future　son…in…law。
　Ixil　was　ing　toward　me　now；　Pix　and　Pax　still　munching　away　as　they　rode　his　shoulders。　I　made　a　mental　note　to　offer　him　a　small　wager。
　　



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