Revolt in 2100
“I did not see how there could be any real danger, as the Palace was as strong a fortress as ever was built, with its lower recesses immune even to fission bombs. Besides that, a person entering the Palace, even from the Temple grounds, would be challenged and identified a dozen times before he reached the Angel on guard outside the Prophet's own quarters. Nevertheless people in high places were getting jumpy; there must be something to it.
But I was delighted to find that I had been assigned as... Zebadiah's partner. Standing twice as many hours of guard was almost offset by having him to talk with-for me at least. As for poor Zeb, I banged his ear endlessly through the long night watches, talking about Judith and how unhappy I was with the way things were at New Jerusalem. Finally he turned on me.
"See here, Mr. Dumbjohn," he snapped, reverting to my plebe year designation, "are you in love with her?" I tried to hedge. I had not yet admitted to myself that my interest was more than in her welfare.MoreLess
But I was delighted to find that I had been assigned as... Zebadiah's partner. Standing twice as many hours of guard was almost offset by having him to talk with-for me at least. As for poor Zeb, I banged his ear endlessly through the long night watches, talking about Judith and how unhappy I was with the way things were at New Jerusalem. Finally he turned on me.
"See here, Mr. Dumbjohn," he snapped, reverting to my plebe year designation, "are you in love with her?" I tried to hedge. I had not yet admitted to myself that my interest was more than in her welfare.MoreLess
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