Chapter Sixteen
A Day At The Races
The next morning the four women set off in Mary’s hover-car. It was over an hour drive before they reached the race meeting. On the way there Amora noticed that they were the only hover-car on the road. They passed hover-trucks and coaches but not hover-cars.
“Are we the only hover-car on the road?” she asked Mary.
“No,” replied Mary, “there are others.”
“I haven’t seen any so far,” said Luna.
“That’s because only a small number of hover-cars are allowed on the road,” said Margaret, “Mary has one because she is an important government official.”
“Oh I see,” said Luna.
The race-meeting was held on a large field and Mary parked the hover-car near two other hover-cars. Then four women climbed out of the car and walked towards a grand-stand. Mary led
