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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Orrin
vouchsafed
no
explanations
and
they
soon
reentered
the
large
building
of
which
the
balcony
was
a
part.
Here
they
were
conducted
to
a
sumptuously
furnished
dining
room
where
their
breakfast
awaited
them.
During
the
meal,
which
consisted
of
several
courses
of
fruits
and
cereals
entirely
strange
to
Frank
and
Tommy,
they
were
tended
by
Orrin
with
the
utmost
deference
and
most
painstaking
attention.
He
anticipated
their
every
want
and
their
thoughts
as
well.
For,
when
Frank
endeavored
to
ask
one
of
the
many
questions
with
which
his
mind
was
filled,
he
was
interrupted
by
a
wave
of
the
hand
and
a
smile
from
their
placid
host.
"It
is
quite
clear
to
me
that
you
have
many
questions
to
propound,"
said
Orrin,
"and
this
is
not
a
matter
of
wonder.
But
it
is
not
permitted
that
I
enlighten
you
on
the
points
you
have
in
mind.
You
must
first
finish
your
meal.
Then
it
is
to
be
my
privilege
to
conduct
you
to
the
presence
of
Phaestra,
Empress
of
Theros,
who
will
reveal
all.
May
I
ask
that
you
be
patient
until
then?"
So
friendly
was
his
smile
and
so
polished
his
manner
that
they
restrained
their
impatience
and
finished
the
excellent
breakfast
in
polite
silence.
And
Orrin
was
as
good
as
his
word,
for,
no
sooner
had
they
finished
when
he
led
them
from
the
room
and
showed
the
way
to
the
elevator
which
conveyed
them
to
the
upper
floor
of
the
building.
From
the
silver-grilled
cage
of
the
lift
they
stepped
into
a
room
of
such
beauty
and
magnificence
of
decoration
that
they
gazed
about
them
in
wondering
admiration.
The
paneling
and
mouldings
were
of
hammered
silver
that
gleamed
with
polished
splendor
in
the
soft
rose
glow
of
the
hidden
lights.
The
hangings
were
of
heavy
plush
of
deep
green
hue
and
bore
intricate
designs
of
silver
thread
woven
into
the
material.
At
the
opposite
side
of
the
room
there
was
a
pair
of
huge
double
doors
of
chased
silver
and
on
either
side
of
this
pretentious
portal
there
stood
an
attendant
attired
as
was
Orrin,
but
bearing
a
silver
scepter
to
denote
his
official
capacity.
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