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Show stopping to unhook, with great patience, the folds of her tucked-up gown from two of the points. Then she climbed down at a fair steady pace, side by side with the young Janni. When they reached the ground, their knees gave way and they slumped down against the portcullis. After a moment's rest, Dr'Anya rolled her head around against the heavy mesh and looked back into the atrium. The good Nell was standing back there, blinking her eyes. "Nell!" Dr'Anya whispered, horrified. She turned to Janni. "In faith, child, Nell can climb not at all!" Janni snapped her head around and stared at the android. It had never occurred to them, used to carpetsweeps and ramps and lifts and carefully engineered steps everywhere on BauerWorlde for the purpose of android boots and rollers, that Nell was incapable of following them somewhere. Janni looked back at the aircar. "But by Saint Ida! how came she in?" Dr'Anya was still looking at Nell thoughtfully- "Through the service door with the deliveries, aye, that needs be how came she in. And marry, that needs be the way she'll get out. Park herself she will in the holding room, even with the others, and wait for a fair chance at one of the doors " She turned to Janni. "Aye, but that be right clever!" Nell clucked at this compliment, then waved her signal at them for, Go to. She turned around smartly after that and glided back into the shadows of the atrium. "Possessed she be of a quite excellent CPU," whispered Janni. "Aye," said Dr'Anya, "as thou s a y e s t . . . ." 129 |
