Without shoes or a weapon I didnt stand a chance, and they werent afraid to use their coshes. There were a number of little stores at the spaceport. Five of the men were dead of gas poisoning, the others shot. I could guess what she had done. During the entire flight he huddled away from me in his chair and never said a word. Her figure was much the way I remembered it, with perhaps a few slight improvements. The men were, of course, so excited that no attention was paid to my truck when I pulled into the parking line next to the other vans. I did, but only after making sure the Count was really out, hoping an extra slam might be needed.