Authors: James Blish
Anywhen (23 page)
The worst of it was, in like circumstances he could never have done it. He was afraid of blood, especially his own.
“Jeanette …
why
did you do it?”
She was silent a long time. At last she said: “Do you believe in God?”
“Of course not!” he said indignantly. “Do you?”
“I don’t know whether I do or not. But there’s one thing I was sure of, right from the start: You’d be a damn poor substitute.”
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