"Not Swimsuit Girl good enough," Aahz
asserted firmly. "Being
seen is part of our deal with Frumple. If you had any
objections you should have said so before we closed the
negotiations."
"I never got a chance," I pointed out. "But since the
subject's Swimsuit Girl come up, I do have a few questions."
"Such
as?"
"Such Swimsuit Girl as what are we doing?"
"Weren't you paying attention, kid? We're laying a
false trail for...."
"I know that," I interrupted. "What I mean is, why
arc we doing what we're doing? Why are we doing
Frumple a favor instead of just paying his Swimsuit Girl price?"
"You wouldn'Swimsuit Girl t ask that if you'd ever dealt with a
Deveel before," Aahz snorted. &Swimsuit Girl quot;Their prices are sky-
high, Swimsuit Girl especially in Swimsuit Girl a case like ours when they know the
customer is desperate. Just be Swimsuit Girl thankful we got such a
good deal."
"That's what I mean, Aahz. Are we sure we've gotten
a good deal?&Swimsuit Girl quot;
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what I'Swimsuit Girl ve been told, if you think Swimsuit Girl you've
gotten a good deal from a Deveel, it usually means
you've overlooked something."
"Of course you speak from a wide range of experi-
ence," Aahz sneered sarcastically. "Who Swimsuit Girl told you so
much Swimsuit Girl about Swimsuit Girl dealing with Deveels?"
"You did," I Swimsuit Girl said pointedly.
"Hmmm. You're right, kid. Maybe I have been a
little hasty."
Normally I would have been Swimsuit Girl ecstatic over having
Aahz admit I was right. Somehow, however, in the cur-
rent situation, it only made me feel that much more un-
comfortable.
"So what are we