GEORGES ALHAMID HEARD the whole conversation early the next morning. The governor himself brought the recording over to his office.
“Do you think he knew he was being overheard?”
The governor shrugged. “Who knows. He waltzed all around what he was trying to say, but that may have been just native caution. Or he may not want Danley to know what’s on his mind.”
“How could he bring Danley out here without telling him anything beforehand?” Alhamid asked thoughtfully. “Is Danley really that ignorant, or was the whole conversation for our ears?”
“I’m inclined to think that Danley really didn’t know. Remember, George, the best way to hold down the ones below you is to keep them from gaining any knowledge, to keep data out of their hands—except for the carefully doctored data you want them to
