At length, approaching Tellus fast, Mac and Kim had a final conference; the consultation of two Lensmen settling the last details of procedure in a long-planned and highly important campaign.
“I agree with you that Lyrane II is a key planet,” the nurse was saying, thoughtfully. “It must be, to have those expeditions from Lonabar and the as yet unknown planet ‘X’ centering there.”
“‘X’ certainly, and don’t forget the possibility of ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ and maybe others,” he reminded her. “The Lyrane-Lonabar linkage is the only one we are sure of. With you on one end of that and me on the other, it’ll be funny if we can’t trace out some more. While I’m building up an authentic identity to tackle Bleeko, you’ll be getting chummy with Helen of Lyrane. That’s about as far ahead as we can plan definite
