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Kinnison did not walk far, nor reflect much, before he changed his mind and retraced his steps; finding the messenger still in the restaurant.
"So you got wise to yourself and decided to crawl while the crawling's good, eh? " he sneered, before the Lensman could say a word. "I don't know whether the offer is still good or not."