"You don't believe me, do you?" Stacy said. It was more a statement than a
question.
"Well, it's a remarkable story. It could come out of one of the SF stories
that are
my favourite reading. On the other hand, I can't think of any reason why
you'd make
up such a strange story if it wasn't true. Unless you intend to ask me for
a loan on the
strength of your 371,000 dollars. In which case, you've chosen the wrong
mark, as I
haven't had any royalties yet and only have a few hundred in the bank.
Anyway
that wouldn't really make sense, for you were reading my book with no idea
that you
would run into its author. It's not as though I eat here regularly. I just
came in
today on a whim."
It sounded to Stacy as though Betty might be talking herself into believing her story. Finally Betty said: "As you're planning on going out to the VLA tomorrow:
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