The Legion had done other things, too, that reduced government expenditures and made more availablefor graft, even as it made the graft more obvious. efforts and affections to others, but toderive the emotional support and sense of belonging they need. All the others were still on the job, most of them in uniformback on the Isla Real. The thudding hearts slowed immediately as men exhaled with relief.
Another child was on the way; Marqueli's belly being impressively swollen. I'll be standing by andwatching, he concluded. Rather, his interest was mademanifest when he asked, What's in it for me and mine? Oh, so that's how it's going to be, thought Simoua, with a mental shrug. At least he understood this much, that his shipwas more valuable to him than his own life and must be preserved, at all costs consistent with its ownhonor.
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