“But I haven’t the slightest idea when I could pay back.”
“I didn’t say anything about paying me back.”
“I couldn’t accept charity, Jase.”
“O.K. Pay me back when you get a chance. There are plenty of hyper-space jobs waiting for us all over the galaxy, you know that.”
“Yeah, all we have to do is get off Irwadi and go after them. But the Irwadians are keeping us right here.”
“Sure, but it won’t last. Not when the folks back in Capella and Deneb and Sol System hear about it.”
“Six months,” said Englander bleakly. “It’ll take at least that long.”
“Six months I can wait. What d’you say?”
Englander coughed wrackingly, his eyes watering. He got off the bed and shook Ramsey’s hand solemnly. Ramsey gave him three hundred and seventy-five credits and said: “Just see you make that go a long way supporting Sally and the kids. I don’t want to see you dropping any of it at the gaming tables. I’ll knock your block off if I see you there.”
“I’ll knock my own block off if I see me there. Jase, I don’t know how to thank—”
“Don’t is right. Forget it.”
“Do you have enough—”
“Me? Plenty. Don’t worry about old Jase.” Ramsey went to the door. “Well, see you.”
Englander walked quickly to him and shook his hand again. On the way out, Ramsey played for a moment or two with the twins, who were rolling a couple of toy spaceships marked hyper-
Get ALL YOU CAN BOOKS absolutely FREE for 30 days. Download our FREE app and enjoy unlimited downloads of our entire library with no restrictions.
Have immediate access and unlimited downloads to over 200,000 books, courses, podcasts, and more with no restrictions.
Everything you download during your trial is yours to keep and enjoy for free, even if you cancel during the trial. Cancel Anytime. No risk. No obligations.
For just $19.99 per month, you can continue to have unlimited access to our entire library. To put that into perspective, most other services charge the same amount for just one book!
As avid readers, we understand the joy of immersing ourselves in a captivating story or getting lost in the pages of a good book. That's why we founded All You Can Books back in 2010, to create a platform where people can access an extensive library of quality content and discover new favorites.
Since our founding days, we’ve continuously added to our vast library and currently have over 200,000 titles, including ebooks, audiobooks, language learning courses, podcasts, bestseller summaries, travel books, and more! Our goal at All You Can Books is to ensure we have something for everyone.
Join our community of book lovers and explore the world of literature and beyond!
Old fashioned sci fi. Gerald Vance brings us a story of a vast and ancient civilization. Sort of a weird love story developes.