Double StarOne minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was -- as usual -- in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. |
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Page 139
... Willem was up out of his throne like a shot and steadied my arm . I heard a gasp go around the hall . He smiled at me and said sotto voce , “ Take it easy , old friend . We'll make this short . " He helped me to the stool before the ...
... Willem was up out of his throne like a shot and steadied my arm . I heard a gasp go around the hall . He smiled at me and said sotto voce , “ Take it easy , old friend . We'll make this short . " He helped me to the stool before the ...
Page 148
... Willem , ' as he does . Did you know that was how I spotted you ? " " No , Si - no , Willem . " " He's called me Willem for twenty years . I thought it de- cidedly odd that he would quit it in private simply because he was seeing me on ...
... Willem , ' as he does . Did you know that was how I spotted you ? " " No , Si - no , Willem . " " He's called me Willem for twenty years . I thought it de- cidedly odd that he would quit it in private simply because he was seeing me on ...
Page 161
... Willem said quietly to me , “ A good performance , Joseph . " I don't know whether he thought he was talking to me or to his old friend - and I did not care . I did not wipe away the tears ; I just let them drip as I turned back to the ...
... Willem said quietly to me , “ A good performance , Joseph . " I don't know whether he thought he was talking to me or to his old friend - and I did not care . I did not wipe away the tears ; I just let them drip as I turned back to the ...
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