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. "Based on a Hascomb F-two ship, the mortgage would run just over fifty percent"
"Rhoda, you know Sisu can't finance a ship unassisted."
"Don't be hasty, dear. Both Gas and Dupont would cosign . . . in their case, it's the same as cash."
"If their credit will stretch."
"And New Hansea would jump at it -- under the circumstances -- and --"
"Rhoda! You were young, two Gatherings ago, but you are aware that the debt lies equally on all . . . not just Hansea. That was unanimous."
"I was old enough to be your wife, Fjalar. Don't read the Laws to me. But New Hansea would jump at the chance . . . under a secrecy taboo binding till the end of time. Nevertheless the carrying charges would eat too much. Did you get to see a Galactic Lambda?"
"I don't need to; I've seen the specs. No legs."
"You men! I wouldn't call eighty gravities 'no legs.' "
"You would if you had to sit in the worry seat. Lambda class were designed for slow freight inside the Hegemonic sphere; that's all they're good for."
"You're too conservative, Fjalar."
"And I'll continue to be where safety of a ship is concerned."
"No doubt And I'll have to find solutions that fit your prejudices. However, Lambda class is just a possibility. There is also you-know-which. She'll go cheap."
He frowned. "An unlucky ship."
"It will take powerful cleansing to get those bad thoughts out
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