Assignments and got the shipyard division. By the
time he shut off the signal Red Mountain's transfer was on its way.
73 When he returned home, that afternoon, he found his mother waiting
for him. "Finish your studies," she said, "then change your clothes.
Your father wants us to go to the dog races with him this evening.
We'll eat there."
74 As Morn entered his room and sat down at his desk, his mother stood
in the door. "I'm very proud of you," she remarked. "I found a note
stuck in my mirror. Your visitor thinks you are someone very special,
and is proud to have made your acquaintance. What did you do with her?"
75 Morn told his mother of the arrangements he had made. "What will you
tell your father," his mother asked. "If he inquires about your
'education'?"
76 "I will tell him," Morn answered, "she gave me all the education on
the subject I needed."
77 As Morn took the first of his books out of his reader board and put
it in his computer, his mother came over and put her hand on his
shoulder. "Are you disappointed," she asked. "Would you have liked the
education she offered?"
78 "No," answered Morn, "not like that. Not because they sent her, and
she had to. When the time comes, that a girl takes my hand and we go to
a bed, it will be because she wants to, not because she has to. The
other boys might laugh at that, but that is the way I am."
79 His mother bent down and kissed him, then turned and hurried out the
door. Morn quickly finished his studies. It was merely a matter of
filling in his answer sheets. Then, he changed, joined his mother, and
they went up to meet his father.
80 Racing Hashon dogs had become one of Morn's sources of income. He
very rarely picked a loser. Many a General or Advisor found his bank
account lighter, pitting his skills against Morn.
81 As they sat in his box between races, The Lord God motioned the
others away so he and his son stood alone at the