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... but killing in the presence of people who're eating is as
offensive as public quarreling by married couples. Then this oaf capped his
offense by doing this while his victim was
my guest... which made retaliation both my obligation and my privilege."
I went on, "The putative offense of murder is not my concern. But as for
proctors and the management taking care of that matter, do you know of any
regulation forbidding murder?"
"What? Richard, there must be one."
"I've never heard of one. I suppose the Manager might construe murder as a
violation of the Golden Rule-"
"Well, I would certainly think so!"
"You do? I'm never certain what the Manager will think. But, Gwen my
darling, killing is not necessarily murder. In fact it often is not. If this
killing ever comes to the Manager's attention, he may decide that it was
justifiable homicide. An offense against manners but not against morals.
"But-" I continued, turning back to the terminal, "-the Manager may already
have settled the matter, so let's see what the Herald has to say about it." I
punched up the newspaper again, this time keying for today's index, then
selecting today's vital statistics.
The first item to roll past was "Marriage-Ames-Novak" so I stopped it,
punched for amplification, keyed for printout, tore it off and handed it to my
bride. "Send that to your grandchildren to prove that Granny is no longer living
in sin
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