“ In the nursery, Harry Junior was contentedly playing with his blocks. The prism lay glinting in the corner.Major Nord picked it up carefully, scrutinized Harry Junior. His voice was very soft."You said he was—playing with it?"Some vestigial maternal instinct prompted Melinda to shake her head vigorously. The little man stared hard at Harry Junior, who began whimpering. Trembling, Melinda scooped up Harry Junior."Is that all you have to do—run around frightening women and children? Take your old distorter and get out. Leave decent people alone!" ”
James Causey
Summary
“Teething Ring”, is a work by James Causey. It explores elements such as Harry Junior, Melinda and Big Harry.
Quotes from Teething Ring (James Causey)
“ Harry Junior was peering into the shifting crystal depths with a somewhat strained expression."Speeds up the neural flow," explained the little man proudly. "Helps tap the unused eighty per cent. The pre-symptomatic memory is unaffected, due to automatic cerebral lapse in case of overload. I'm afraid it won't do much more than cube his present IQ, and an intelligent idiot is still an idiot, but—""How dare you?" Melinda's eyes flashed. "My son is not an idiot! You get out of here this minute and take your—things with you." As she reached for the prism, Harry Junior squalled. Melinda relented. ”
“ Melinda had heard it all before. She asked him to see if Harry Junior was covered, and Big Harry went unsteadily into the nursery, sat down by his son's crib."Poor little guy," he mused. "Your old man's a bum, a useless tinker. He thought he could send Man to the stars on a string of helium nuclei. ”
