"So," I said, "who did you get to replace me?"
"The ientcio" -- Gwedif indicated the final Yherajk -- "wishes to thank you
once again for your great help and understanding, and assures you that you w
ill undoubtedly become one of the great heroes of our race, something which
I can tell you is already taken care of."
"I can't see a damned thing," I said.
"It's latex," Van Doren said. "I'm getting a latex mask done for this stupid
movie I'm doing. The woman who's putting the mask on me is a real bitch. A
minute ago she tried to make Miranda leave. Miranda stood up to her, and she
's talking to her now about something else."
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