littlepink-bottomed angels, nor the people back sunward a crew of devils.There were rights and wrongs on both sides. We did what we could inthe war, and hated every minute of it, and when it was over we brokeout two cases of champagne and invited as many Earthsiders as we couldget to the party. They had a lot of love to carry home for us."
A stillness fell. She took a long swallow from her glass and satlooking out at the stars.
"Yes," Lindgren said finally, "I guess that was the worst, fightingagainst our own kin."
"Well, I was better off in that respect than some," Missy conceded."I'd made my commitment so long before the trouble that my ties werenearly all out here. Twenty years is time enough to grow new roots."
"Really?" Orloff was surprised. "I haven't met you often before, Mrs.Blades, so evidently I've had a false impression. I thought you were amore recent immigrant than that."
"Shucks, no," she laughed. "I only needed six months after the_Altair_ incident to think things out, resign my commission and catchthe next Belt-bound ship. You don't think I'd have let a man like Mikeget away, do you?"
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