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that bailed us out this time. Nexttime it may save eight million lives."

  There was quite a long silence. All of us, Anderton included, watchedBraun intently, but his impassive face failed to show any trace of howhis thoughts were running.

  When he did speak at last, what he said must have seemed insanelyirrelevant to Anderton, and maybe to Cheyney too. And perhaps it meantnothing more to Joan than the final clinical note in a case history.

  "It's funny," he said, "I was thinking of running for Congress next yearfrom my district. But maybe this is more important."

  It was, I believe, the sigh of a man at peace with himself.

  FIN

  Transcriber's Note

  This etext was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_ August 1955. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.