Edward Everett Evans, Man of Many Minds — Chapter 10 (1953)
“ Suddenly the leader leaned across the desk, and his genteel manner slipped from him like a discarded mask. His eyes became glacial ice.“Don't get any grandiose ideas in your head, Hanlon. We are not fools. Nor are we offering you a chance to get in on our complete plans. I am just, possibly, hiring you to do a simple job.” ”
Edward Everett Evans, Man of Many Minds — Chapter 10 (1953)
“ Was the guy human—or did he have a mind-control of some sort? Was he used to mind-reading, so that he had developed a defense against it?Or—and Hanlon almost caught his breath in momentary fear—was this ape a mind reader? A real one, not a dub like himself?But the leader was answering, still in that gentle tone, as though nothing had happened. “So ... so ... that is good. I hate the thought of bloodshed, and I will not countenance roughness in actions or speech. It is regrettable, of course, that sometimes men are stupid enough to oppose us, but ...” ”
Edward Everett Evans, Man of Many Minds — Chapter 10 (1953)
“ New Athens was a beautiful city, as befitted the capitol of the richest planet in the Federation. For Simonides Four had become just that, even outstripping Terra in the wealth from her manufacturers and exports. Her shipments of ores, jewels, unusual furs, manufactured goods, precision tools and art products, as well as foodstuffs raw and processed, ran into trillions of credits every year. ”
