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'Ten crowns."
"Thief. Eighteen. Any lower and I'm losing money."
"No, you're not. As you pointed out, this time in the mom-ing you can't
expect to sell it at any price. Fifteen crowns."
"Let's see your money. But you have to be out by noon."
"Make that thirteen o'clock. We've been up all night and have had a rough
time." I counted out the cash.
"I know." She nodded at her terminal. "The Hong Kong Gong has had several
bulletins about you. Thirteen o'clock, okay-but if you stay longer, you either
pay full tariff or move to an ordinary room. Did you really encounter bandits?
On the trace to Lucky Dragon?"
"They tell me there are no bandits in that area. We ran into some rather
unfriendly strangers. Our losses were three dead, two wounded. We fetched 'em
back."
"Yes, I saw. Do you want a receipt for your expense account? For a crown
I'll make out a real sincere one, itemized for whatever amount you say. And I
have three messages for you."
I blinked stupidly. "How? Nobody knew we were coming to your hotel. We
didn't know it ourselves."
"No mystery, chum. A stranger comes in the north lock late at night, it's a
probable seven to two he'll wind up in my bed- one of my beds and no smart
remarks, please." She glanced at her terminal. "If you hadn't picked up your
messages in another ten minutes, backups would have gone to all inns in the
pressure
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