“I do not understand your question, master.”
“Did you ever see him again?”
“No, master.”
“I understand,” Gack said pensively, “So what did you and he do for those four hours?”
“We talked. Andrei questioned me about Kornei.”
Gack stumbled.
“What did you tell him?”
“Everything I knew: height, weight. Then he interrupted me. He demanded that I tell him about Jan’s work on other planets.”
So. That’s the way things are! Gack thought. But that’s of no concern. But what a blockhead!’ No sense asking him about the house; it’s clear he doesn’t know anything. He’s ruined all my plans, the tag-along. But still, why did Kornei stick him on me? Or am I completely wrong? But damn it, how can I test him? I can’t take any action until I test him!
“I should remind you,” Dramba spoke out abruptly,
