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"In other words, I would marry him in order to be a spy"

"There would be a pair of loving and beloved go-betweens ould make sure there was never any conflict between the admirals on this ship"

"By suppressing Ender andhim dance to Quincy's tune"

"Until he becoh himself," said Dorabella

"Which would happen exactly never, at least not in Quincy's eyes," said Alessandra "Mother, I'm not stupid and neither is anyone else involved in this You're betting that Ad hiovernor of the colony But because you can't be sure that Ender Wiggin won't prevail, you want me to marry hile, we'll be able to cash in Am I correct?"

Alessandra had spoken the phrase "cash in" in English Dorabella seized on that "Shakespeare Colony has no cash yet, darling," said Dorabella "It's all barter and allot the lessons on our colony-to-be"

"Mother," said Alessandra "That is your plan, isn't it?"

"Hardly," said Dorabella "I'm a woman in love So are you Don't deny it!"

"I think about hiht If that's being in love, they need a pill to cure it"

"You only feel that way because the boy you love is not aware enough of his own feelings to s clear to you or even to hi"

"No, Mother," said Alessandra "You've been trying to do everything but tell me What you want me to do, but refuse to say out loud, is seduce him"

"I do not"

"Mother!"

"I've already said this There's a lot of road between pining for hi him There's little touches"

"He doesn't like being touched"