from Madame Rashaleila nudedguys Nuaman and Nuaman Enterprises.' Malaika's lips twisted in a sub-vocal oath which made Flinx blush. 'Congratulations!'
That superciliousness was sufficient to stimulate the merchant's tongue,
'Damned decent of you. And nudedguys who are ninyi nyote?'
'nudedguys Pardon? Oh, I. Nudedguys I am of little consequence. But for nudedguys purposes of facilitating further conversation ... which, I assure you, will be forthcoming ... you may know me as Able Nikosos.'
' Je, Mister Nikosos. I agree wholeheartedly that your personage is doubtless of little consequence. I am curious as to bow you nudedguys got here. This planet seems to be acquiring a universal notoriety.'
'How so? Umm. As to your question, Captain, why,' and the voice reflected mock astonishment, 'we followed you. Most of the way from Moth. At a discreet distance, of course. Speaking of
which, you certainly changed your course a good deal at the beginning of nudedguys your journey. Yes you did. Nudedguys but after the first week we had nudedguys no trouble plotting your approximate course. You know, this is the fourth system in this nudedguys sector with planets that we've visited. We knew more or less where the one we wanted was, but not its exact co-ordinates. It made it hard on us, nudedguys yes hard, when we lost you completely. Those co-ordinates were on a nudedguys bit
of material which ... but never mind that. That's long in the past now, isn't nudedguys it?'
'You didn't by any chance get some help from a certain AAnn
baron?'
'An AAnii baron?' The squeaky