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. That accent!"
"I'm doing my best," Thorby answered sullenly.
"I know. But I want the message understood. See here, do you remember a time when I made you sleepy and talked to you?"
"Huh? I get sleepy every night. I'm sleepy now."
"So much the better." Baslim put him into a light trance -- with difficulty, as Thorby was not as receptive as he had been as a child. But Baslim managed it, recorded the message in the sleep instructor, set it running and let Thorby listen, with post-hypnotic suggestion that he would be able to say it perfectly when he awakened.
He was able to. The second and third versions were implanted in him the following night Baslim tested him repeatedly thereafter, using the name of a skipper and a ship to bring each version forth.
Baslim never sent Thorby out of the city; a slave required a travel permit and even a freedman was required to check in and out. But he did send him all over the metropolis. Three ninedays after Thorby had learned the messages Baslim gave him a note to deliver in the shipyard area, which was a reserve of the Sargon rather than part of the city. "Carry your freedman's tag and leave your bowl behind. If a policeman stops you, tell him you're looking for work in the yards."
"He'll think I'm crazy."
"But he'll let you through. They do use freedmen, as sweepers and such. Carry the message in your mouth
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