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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: A Matter of Ethics - -Author: Russ Winterbotham - -Release Date: October 19, 2021 [eBook #66574] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A MATTER OF ETHICS *** - - - - - - Homer was a shy Faderfield bachelor; his - visitor was a beautiful Pleiades girl. At any - rate she was a girl, and Homer had a problem-- - - A MATTER OF ETHICS - - By Russ Winterbotham - - [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from - Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy - April 1955 - Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that - the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] - - -The fly rod, the letter and the small jar of paint were, in a sense, -half of the problem Homer Hopkins had to solve. The other half rested -in his complex mind. - -Fader's Fadeless Formulae had offered him a position, not a job, to -take charge of its research department, at ten thousand a year, twice -what he was paid at Faderfield Junior College to teach chemistry. All -this was in the letter. - -"But I like being a teacher," said Homer. And he looked at the fly -rod. "And I also like to fish." Teaching chemistry had left him little -time for fishing. The science had advanced with such gigantic strides -that Homer was continually catching up on the subject. He spent his -vacations going to colleges, and his off days reading literature, -orienting himself. - -The little jar of paint had brought it about. Homer had sent a jar like -it to C. J. Fader suggesting that it be placed on the market. All Homer -had wanted was a fat check, and a royalty which he could invest so he -could retire someday. Instead, C. J. Fader had offered him a job. The -Old Man, who ran the principal industry of Faderfield, would expect a -new formula a month and Homer was afraid he might not be able to turn -one out every month. Homer knew enough about C. J. to realize that if -he offered ten thousand, he would expect a ninety-thousand profit. -Homer could qualify for the first figure, but he wasn't so sure about -the second. - -And then the door bell rang. - -Homer glanced out the window at the row of lighted houses across -the street. He lived by himself in a little four-room cottage near -the junior college. Twice a week the cleaning woman got rid of the -male litter and on Saturdays a student did the outside work to keep -the little rented home in trim with the rest of the neat little -neighborhood. Homer managed by himself the rest of the time. - -Whoever was at the door was not in line with the window. Callers were -not infrequent. There were three other bachelor males in the chemistry -department who dropped in occasionally. And some of the neighbors came -over from time to time, usually to borrow a book. Students sometimes -came to see him, especially when their grades were low. - -Homer opened the door. It was not a bachelor friend. It was not a -neighbor. It was not a student. It was a very pretty young woman. She -was dressed like she was going to a masquerade, with spangled tights, -or something of that nature, a glittering tiara and shoes covered with -rhinestones. - -Her hair was black and her eyes were brown. There was a faint flush on -her cheeks that looked well with the ivory shade of her smooth skin. - -Without being invited, she stepped past Homer and into the house. She -looked around, from floor to the ceiling. She strode across the room -and sank down on Homer's overstuffed divan. - -"I like this place," she said. "Do you want to move, or will you share -it with me?" - -"Uh?" Homer laughed nervously. "I beg pardon?" - -"What for? You didn't do anything." - -"I meant I misunderstood you," Homer said. "I thought you suggested -taking my house away from me." - -"I didn't," said the young woman. "If you want to stay, it's all right -with me. I'll only be here a few days. The place is much too large for -one person." - -Homer's jaw dropped. He closed his mouth and bobbed his adam's apple a -couple of times. But he was beyond words. - - * * * * * - -She rose, strode across the room and opened the front door. She stepped -out on the porch and Homer felt a momentary relief. It was an illusion. -C. J.'s offer had been more of a shock than he thought. Then she -appeared again, carrying a black bag. - -"Where will I put my things?" she asked. - -"Ma'am," said Homer. "I am a gentleman." That, he decided, was the best -way to state his position in mixed company. - -"What has that got to do with it? I'm a lady." - -"Certainly, ma'am, but you must realize that what you're suggesting -is--er--most unorthodox. I don't propose to turn my house over to you -with or without company. Even if--" Homer clamped his jaw shut for he -almost said that the offer was attractive. How could he have said such -a thing? He'd hardly known this woman for a full minute. - -"Your house? I'll admit your arms and legs are yours, and so no doubt -is your hair, your teeth, your eyes and your ears. But how can you say -this house is yours?" - -Homer looked at the girl. She spoke perfect English although now that -he noticed there _was_ just a slight accent. She had something of an -Italian grace, French fire, and the wholesome heartiness of Scandinavia -in her, and yet she was different. - -"It is my private property," said Homer. "I'll admit I do not own it, -but I rent it. I have a year's lease." - -"When I studied your customs and manners I must have overlooked a few -things," she said. "But I can't see how you can own a dwelling." - -Homer was horrified. Undoubtedly she was from behind the Iron Curtain. -"This is America, ma'am," he said stiffly. - -"I thought this was the earth," she said. - -Again Homer's jaw dropped as if he had not heard correctly. "Do you -mean that you are from Some Other Place?" His voice supplied capitals. - -"I am assuredly not of _this_ planet," she said. "I'm Qalith of Planet -12, star 10, Pleiades." Her smile was pleasant too, Homer observed. "I -learned your language by telepathy but unfortunately I didn't go deeply -into your economics and social customs." - -Homer decided she must have tuned in on Russia, then he realized that -English is not usually spoken there, so he assumed she had listened to -some subversives somewhere. If she _was_ from the Pleiades. More than -likely she was a spy. "Do you think the Revolution will come during our -life-time?" he asked. - -"There is a revolution every twenty-four hours on this planet," she -smiled. "On my planet the revolution is 26 hours, your hours." - -This was a joke, Homer decided. A student trick, extremely in bad -taste. Especially since it entailed a girl to expose herself in such a -costume. - -"I hope you didn't park your spaceship by a fire plug," he said -sarcastically. - -"Fire plug? I missed that when I learned your language. Something -electrical, no doubt. But if you mean my space shuttle, it is in -a desolate area south of here." She pointed in the direction of -the Cambridge Manor Country Club. "We know that spaceships have a -disturbing effect on primitive races such as yours." - -In spite of Homer's determination not to believe this girl, he felt -an admiration in the way she played her role. He wondered if there -was really a spaceship on the golf course. It would certainly have a -disturbing effect on early morning golfers. Good heavens! C. J. Fader -belonged to Cambridge Manor! - -"Miss--er--Qalith," Homer said, "your being here presents problems, -whether or not you are from the Pleiades! You must understand that this -isn't the proper thing to do." Homer glanced toward the window and -quickly moved over to the venetian blinds which he turned downward, -just in case one of the neighbors looked in. "I must sit down and think -a moment. Then we'll decide what must be done." - -"I know what I'm going to do," said Qalith. "So you decide what you're -going to do." - - * * * * * - -Homer had a bottle of bourbon in his kitchen cabinet. The board of -trustees of Faderfield Junior College frowned on faculty drinking of -any sort, and of course alcoholic beverages were forbidden on the -campus under strictest penalties--expulsion for a student, dismissal -for an instructor. But Homer was extremely moderate and there were -times when he felt that whisky had a respectable place in the scheme of -things. He poured himself a drink, after offering one to Miss Qalith. -She declined. - -"I must be careful what I eat and drink on strange planets," she said. - -"A wise forethought," Homer said, with a nod. He mixed the whisky with -tap water, dropped in an ice cube and began sipping it as he sat in a -straight-backed chair opposite her. - -"Now," he began, "I won't question anything you've said. It doesn't -matter really whether you were born in Faderfield, the next county or a -planet 200 light years distant. There's one fact we can't deny. You are -a woman. Right?" - -"You are perceptive, sir--" - -"My name's Homer," he said. He smiled and she smiled back. Homer -finished his drink and put aside the glass. "I'm a man." - -"That I had already perceived." - -"Do men and women--ah--occupy the same lodgings on Planet 12?" - -"Certainly. And so do they here. I looked in all the houses on this -street before I came to yours. I picked your house because you were -alone." - -"But those people are married!" said Homer. "I'm an unmarried man. A -bachelor." - -"Are you a social outcast? An exile?" Qalith asked. - -"No. I have not chosen a mate--as yet," he didn't want her to think he -was opposed to the idea. "On earth it's not customary for an unmarried -couple--" - -"Oh," said Qalith. "That old thing." - -Homer felt a little indignant. "It isn't to be ignored." - -"Far be it from me to upset the earth," she said. "I just dropped in -for a brief time to complete our museum catalog of your system. We're -not complete on the earth, you see, and your little village seemed to -have a pretty fair representation of human society, except a lack of -primitive tribes. Now I'm not so sure it is anything but primitive." - -"We are civilized," said Homer. "Highly civilized. We have a certain -moral code and your being with me jeopardizes my position in respect -to that code." He paused. "If anyone saw you here, I'd be disgraced. I -couldn't face my fellow citizens." He added mentally that he wouldn't -get that job with Fader's Fadeless Formulae if he wanted it. - -"Is that why you closed the blinds?" - -Homer nodded. - -"It would seem to me to be worse if people knew I was here and didn't -see us," she said. "But I'm new to your planet and I still have a -problem. Where will I stay?" - -Homer thought quickly. "There's a rooming house where some of the lady -teachers stay." He paused, looked at her spangled costume and shook his -head. "But your clothes wouldn't be understood. They'd think you were a -burlesque queen." - -"A burlesque queen?" - -"Another thing you'd never understand," said Homer. "If I could find -the proper clothes, I could say you were a cousin from Des Moines--" - -"What is a cousin from Des Moines?" - -Homer shook his head. "You'd give away the show." - -"Why don't you say I'm from another planet?" - -"No one would believe it. In fact, I'm not sure I believe it myself." - -"If Earthlings won't believe the truth, why not let me stay here? No -one would believe I did." - -"You don't understand," Homer groaned. "There's such a thing as -custom. Moral law. Ethics. Social behavior. There are ways a person can -act because to act otherwise is not the thing to do. Certain things -cannot be done and people are quick to suspect that they are being done -sometimes when they're not being done. Am I clear?" - -"No," said Qalith. "But the earth file in our museum is going to be a -large one." - -Suddenly the phone rang. Homer jumped and knocked his empty glass to -the floor. Quickly he rose and lifted the phone. - -"This is Fader, Hopkins," came a voice over the wire. "About my -letter--" - -"Oh yes, C. J. It came today." - -"This is a big thing, my boy." - -"I know it is, C. J." - -"I want to get started on it immediately." - -"To be frank, C. J., I wanted a little time to think it over." - -"I'll make it twelve thousand if you make up your mind now--tonight," -Fader said. "I'm going to expand. I'll make Fader's Fadeless the -biggest line of paints in the world, but I've got to have research. -You've convinced me you can do the job--" - -"Can't I call you back C. J.? I just want to study this thing--" And -get rid of Qalith, Homer told himself. - -"No! I'm coming over to talk to you." There was a click in the receiver -and Homer held a silent phone. - -"A funny instrument," said Qalith, "It'll never take the place of -telepathy." - - * * * * * - -Homer put the phone back in its cradle, and picked up the empty liquor -glass. He took it to the kitchen. It wasn't the first thing he had to -do, but C. J. might not approve so Homer had to get it out of sight. He -closed the kitchen cabinet door so the whisky was out of sight. Then he -went to the living room and saw that Qalith was unpacking her bag. - -Homer could see the spangles of garments like the one she wore. She was -setting out small boxes, which looked a great deal like boxes of things -that women always carry--perfume, cosmetics, and so on. - -"No, no, no!" Homer shouted. "You mustn't unpack your bag! C. J. will -be here any minute." - -"I was here first," said Qalith. - -"Listen, Qalith," said Homer, "On your planet there must be certain -rules of conduct that may seem outlandish when considered alone, but -have very good reason for being when you consider them in the light of -other facts." - -"Oh yes," said Qalith. "One should always wear a telepathy helmet when -he's keeping a secret." - -Homer took Qalith by the arm, led her to the divan and sat down beside -her. Quickly and pointedly he told her about Fader's Fadeless Formulae -and the opportunity that faced him. And he gave her the Facts of life. - -"The only drawback is that old skinflint Fader himself," Homer -explained. "As I'm fixed now, I have a pleasant job. The dean's nice -and easy going. I get along fine and I like my work. Fader will pay me -twice as much, but he'll be breathing down my neck every minute, making -sure he's making a 90 per cent profit on everything I do." - -"You don't know whether to take a job in which you'll be unhappy, but -which can give you what you want or to stay on a job where you'll be -happy, but poor. Is that it?" Qalith looked at him with a curious -expression in her eyes. - -"That's it," said Homer. - -The front doorbell rang and Homer realized he'd spent more time -explaining to Qalith than he should have spent. He jumped to his feet. -His arms swept up the boxes and piled them into the bag. He lifted the -bag and ran to the kitchen. "Hide, Qalith! Hide quickly! In the bedroom -and close the door!" he said. - -He thrust the bag in the broom closet off the kitchen. - -When he returned he saw Qalith admitting C. J. Fader at the front door. - -"Harrumph!" said Mr. Fader. His eyes traveled over Qalith from spangled -boots to gleaming tiara. - -"Oh, Mr. Fader," said Homer thickly. - -"I must have arrived more quickly than you anticipated," said Fader. He -stepped forward and nudged Homer. "You sly young dog." - -"It's not what you think, C. J.," said Homer. - -"I haven't said a word about what I thought," said Fader. "What I want -to know is where you found her." - -"I didn't--" - -"I'm from another planet," said Qalith. - -"I'll say you are, baby," said Fader, chucking her under the chin. "You -know, Homer here had me fooled. But I can see he's not as namby pamby -as I thought. Yes, sir! He's quite a boy." - -"He's been explaining all of the manners and customs of the earth to -me," said Qalith. - -"And I'll bet he knows how!" said Fader. - -"It's really the truth," said Homer. "Qalith is from the Pleiades." - -"Oh yes! Near Cincinnati! Well I always heard those Cincy girls were -pretty cute. Playing at the Roxy?" - -Homer shuddered. "She's left her spaceship on the Cambridge Manor golf -links," he said. - -Mr. Fader roared. "Homer, you're a man after my own heart! I'll tell -you what, boy. You come into my organization and I'll make you a vice -president with a big chunk of stock. You can have charge of research -and if you can line up the babes for our conventions we'll put the -whole dammed paint trade in our pocket inside of two years! After all, -boy, it's girls and salesmen, not the quality of your product that win -on today's market!" - -Slowly the idea sank into Homer's brain. Mr. Fader hadn't wanted to -hire him because he was anything special as a chemist. - -"How much will I get?" Homer asked bluntly. - -"The stock ought to be worth twelve thousand a year," said Fader. "On -top of that you'll get twenty-five thousand as vice president in charge -of research and conventions." - -And the ten thousand that Homer hoped to get had been cheap. Ten -thousand for a chemist, twenty-five for a salesman, plus a bundle of -stock. A high priced pimp. - -"Are you sure I'll be worth it?" - -"Don't talk like a nincompoop, boy! We're in." He turned to Qalith. -"Got any friends, honey?" - - * * * * * - -Qalith's eyes seemed to gleam. Fader's hand straightened with a jerk. -He stood stiffly. - -"He's hypnotized," said Qalith. "We can talk and he won't hear or -remember what we say." - -"There's not much to be said," said Homer. - -"You don't want the job?" - -"With this lecherous old tom-cat?" - -Qalith smiled. "You are Puritanical," she said. "You're stuffy and -naive and innocent. But I like you." - -"I'm probably crazy too," said Homer. - -Qalith shook her head. "No. You're unhappy. You don't like being a -teacher either, do you?" - -"Of course I do!" Homer spoke with too much emphasis. "It's a pleasant -life." - -"But you've seen broken old men teaching. Men who had brains and who -didn't have a cent in their savings account. You know you'll starve all -your life and get very little thanks for discovering genius. You know -and you want to get away from it. That's why you even considered going -with Fader in the first place. If you'd really been contented you'd -have turned him down right off." - -Homer realized she spoke the truth. "But any job has its drawbacks. -I've either got to teach chemistry or become a research chemist. -From what I've seen, Fader and Faderfield Junior College are my only -choices. And Chemistry is all I know." - -"You know about ethics and customs of your planet. You know what people -are supposed to do and rarely do." - -"It doesn't make a living for me." - -"Not on earth. But on Planet 12, you'd be an authority on the planet -Earth. The only authority because you know all about the earth's unkept -laws of social conduct and you're one of the few that ever kept those -laws." - -One thing held Homer back. "Is your planet really communistic? Don't -you have private property?" - -"Do you own this house?" - -"Well I rent it, but some people do own their houses." - -"Are you sure?" - -"Well, they have mortgages and taxes and so on." - -"Actually very few people own what they think they have, excepting -their bodies." - -"But men move in with women and women move in with men--" - -"This thing you call marriage corresponds with a custom we have," said -Qalith. "I was going to marry you." - -"I don't know you and you don't know me!" - -"How do you think I found you without telepathy? And you've seen me -now--is there anything wrong about me that--well, that--" - -"Nothing!" Homer said fervently. He thought of people who had courted -many years and still didn't know each other. Then he glanced down at -Fader, still staring hypnotically. "What a tale he's going to spread -about town tomorrow!" Homer said. - -"He won't believe it," said Qalith. - -"I'll be gone," said Homer. - -"Then we'd better get going. You can work on the earth file on the trip -to the Pleiades." - -"Says you," said Homer. He got her bag from the broom closet and as -an afterthought, he picked up his rod and tackle. 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At any<br /> -rate she was a girl, and Homer had a problem—</p> - -<h1>A MATTER OF ETHICS</h1> - -<h2>By Russ Winterbotham</h2> - -<p>[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from<br /> -Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy<br /> -April 1955<br /> -Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that<br /> -the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]</p> - -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>The fly rod, the letter and the small jar of paint were, in a sense, -half of the problem Homer Hopkins had to solve. The other half rested -in his complex mind.</p> - -<p>Fader's Fadeless Formulae had offered him a position, not a job, to -take charge of its research department, at ten thousand a year, twice -what he was paid at Faderfield Junior College to teach chemistry. All -this was in the letter.</p> - -<p>"But I like being a teacher," said Homer. And he looked at the fly -rod. "And I also like to fish." Teaching chemistry had left him little -time for fishing. The science had advanced with such gigantic strides -that Homer was continually catching up on the subject. He spent his -vacations going to colleges, and his off days reading literature, -orienting himself.</p> - -<p>The little jar of paint had brought it about. Homer had sent a jar like -it to C. J. Fader suggesting that it be placed on the market. All Homer -had wanted was a fat check, and a royalty which he could invest so he -could retire someday. Instead, C. J. Fader had offered him a job. The -Old Man, who ran the principal industry of Faderfield, would expect a -new formula a month and Homer was afraid he might not be able to turn -one out every month. Homer knew enough about C. J. to realize that if -he offered ten thousand, he would expect a ninety-thousand profit. -Homer could qualify for the first figure, but he wasn't so sure about -the second.</p> - -<p>And then the door bell rang.</p> - -<p>Homer glanced out the window at the row of lighted houses across -the street. He lived by himself in a little four-room cottage near -the junior college. Twice a week the cleaning woman got rid of the -male litter and on Saturdays a student did the outside work to keep -the little rented home in trim with the rest of the neat little -neighborhood. Homer managed by himself the rest of the time.</p> - -<p>Whoever was at the door was not in line with the window. Callers were -not infrequent. There were three other bachelor males in the chemistry -department who dropped in occasionally. And some of the neighbors came -over from time to time, usually to borrow a book. Students sometimes -came to see him, especially when their grades were low.</p> - -<p>Homer opened the door. It was not a bachelor friend. It was not a -neighbor. It was not a student. It was a very pretty young woman. She -was dressed like she was going to a masquerade, with spangled tights, -or something of that nature, a glittering tiara and shoes covered with -rhinestones.</p> - -<p>Her hair was black and her eyes were brown. There was a faint flush on -her cheeks that looked well with the ivory shade of her smooth skin.</p> - -<p>Without being invited, she stepped past Homer and into the house. She -looked around, from floor to the ceiling. She strode across the room -and sank down on Homer's overstuffed divan.</p> - -<p>"I like this place," she said. "Do you want to move, or will you share -it with me?"</p> - -<p>"Uh?" Homer laughed nervously. "I beg pardon?"</p> - -<p>"What for? You didn't do anything."</p> - -<p>"I meant I misunderstood you," Homer said. "I thought you suggested -taking my house away from me."</p> - -<p>"I didn't," said the young woman. "If you want to stay, it's all right -with me. I'll only be here a few days. The place is much too large for -one person."</p> - -<p>Homer's jaw dropped. He closed his mouth and bobbed his adam's apple a -couple of times. But he was beyond words.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>She rose, strode across the room and opened the front door. She stepped -out on the porch and Homer felt a momentary relief. It was an illusion. -C. J.'s offer had been more of a shock than he thought. Then she -appeared again, carrying a black bag.</p> - -<p>"Where will I put my things?" she asked.</p> - -<p>"Ma'am," said Homer. "I am a gentleman." That, he decided, was the best -way to state his position in mixed company.</p> - -<p>"What has that got to do with it? I'm a lady."</p> - -<p>"Certainly, ma'am, but you must realize that what you're suggesting -is—er—most unorthodox. I don't propose to turn my house over to you -with or without company. Even if—" Homer clamped his jaw shut for he -almost said that the offer was attractive. How could he have said such -a thing? He'd hardly known this woman for a full minute.</p> - -<p>"Your house? I'll admit your arms and legs are yours, and so no doubt -is your hair, your teeth, your eyes and your ears. But how can you say -this house is yours?"</p> - -<p>Homer looked at the girl. She spoke perfect English although now that -he noticed there <i>was</i> just a slight accent. She had something of an -Italian grace, French fire, and the wholesome heartiness of Scandinavia -in her, and yet she was different.</p> - -<p>"It is my private property," said Homer. "I'll admit I do not own it, -but I rent it. I have a year's lease."</p> - -<p>"When I studied your customs and manners I must have overlooked a few -things," she said. "But I can't see how you can own a dwelling."</p> - -<p>Homer was horrified. Undoubtedly she was from behind the Iron Curtain. -"This is America, ma'am," he said stiffly.</p> - -<p>"I thought this was the earth," she said.</p> - -<p>Again Homer's jaw dropped as if he had not heard correctly. "Do you -mean that you are from Some Other Place?" His voice supplied capitals.</p> - -<p>"I am assuredly not of <i>this</i> planet," she said. "I'm Qalith of Planet -12, star 10, Pleiades." Her smile was pleasant too, Homer observed. "I -learned your language by telepathy but unfortunately I didn't go deeply -into your economics and social customs."</p> - -<p>Homer decided she must have tuned in on Russia, then he realized that -English is not usually spoken there, so he assumed she had listened to -some subversives somewhere. If she <i>was</i> from the Pleiades. More than -likely she was a spy. "Do you think the Revolution will come during our -life-time?" he asked.</p> - -<p>"There is a revolution every twenty-four hours on this planet," she -smiled. "On my planet the revolution is 26 hours, your hours."</p> - -<p>This was a joke, Homer decided. A student trick, extremely in bad -taste. Especially since it entailed a girl to expose herself in such a -costume.</p> - -<p>"I hope you didn't park your spaceship by a fire plug," he said -sarcastically.</p> - -<p>"Fire plug? I missed that when I learned your language. Something -electrical, no doubt. But if you mean my space shuttle, it is in -a desolate area south of here." She pointed in the direction of -the Cambridge Manor Country Club. "We know that spaceships have a -disturbing effect on primitive races such as yours."</p> - -<p>In spite of Homer's determination not to believe this girl, he felt -an admiration in the way she played her role. He wondered if there -was really a spaceship on the golf course. It would certainly have a -disturbing effect on early morning golfers. Good heavens! C. J. Fader -belonged to Cambridge Manor!</p> - -<p>"Miss—er—Qalith," Homer said, "your being here presents problems, -whether or not you are from the Pleiades! You must understand that this -isn't the proper thing to do." Homer glanced toward the window and -quickly moved over to the venetian blinds which he turned downward, -just in case one of the neighbors looked in. "I must sit down and think -a moment. Then we'll decide what must be done."</p> - -<p>"I know what I'm going to do," said Qalith. "So you decide what you're -going to do."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Homer had a bottle of bourbon in his kitchen cabinet. The board of -trustees of Faderfield Junior College frowned on faculty drinking of -any sort, and of course alcoholic beverages were forbidden on the -campus under strictest penalties—expulsion for a student, dismissal -for an instructor. But Homer was extremely moderate and there were -times when he felt that whisky had a respectable place in the scheme of -things. He poured himself a drink, after offering one to Miss Qalith. -She declined.</p> - -<p>"I must be careful what I eat and drink on strange planets," she said.</p> - -<p>"A wise forethought," Homer said, with a nod. He mixed the whisky with -tap water, dropped in an ice cube and began sipping it as he sat in a -straight-backed chair opposite her.</p> - -<p>"Now," he began, "I won't question anything you've said. It doesn't -matter really whether you were born in Faderfield, the next county or a -planet 200 light years distant. There's one fact we can't deny. You are -a woman. Right?"</p> - -<p>"You are perceptive, sir—"</p> - -<p>"My name's Homer," he said. He smiled and she smiled back. Homer -finished his drink and put aside the glass. "I'm a man."</p> - -<p>"That I had already perceived."</p> - -<p>"Do men and women—ah—occupy the same lodgings on Planet 12?"</p> - -<p>"Certainly. And so do they here. I looked in all the houses on this -street before I came to yours. I picked your house because you were -alone."</p> - -<p>"But those people are married!" said Homer. "I'm an unmarried man. A -bachelor."</p> - -<p>"Are you a social outcast? An exile?" Qalith asked.</p> - -<p>"No. I have not chosen a mate—as yet," he didn't want her to think he -was opposed to the idea. "On earth it's not customary for an unmarried -couple—"</p> - -<p>"Oh," said Qalith. "That old thing."</p> - -<p>Homer felt a little indignant. "It isn't to be ignored."</p> - -<p>"Far be it from me to upset the earth," she said. "I just dropped in -for a brief time to complete our museum catalog of your system. We're -not complete on the earth, you see, and your little village seemed to -have a pretty fair representation of human society, except a lack of -primitive tribes. Now I'm not so sure it is anything but primitive."</p> - -<p>"We are civilized," said Homer. "Highly civilized. We have a certain -moral code and your being with me jeopardizes my position in respect -to that code." He paused. "If anyone saw you here, I'd be disgraced. I -couldn't face my fellow citizens." He added mentally that he wouldn't -get that job with Fader's Fadeless Formulae if he wanted it.</p> - -<p>"Is that why you closed the blinds?"</p> - -<p>Homer nodded.</p> - -<p>"It would seem to me to be worse if people knew I was here and didn't -see us," she said. "But I'm new to your planet and I still have a -problem. Where will I stay?"</p> - -<p>Homer thought quickly. "There's a rooming house where some of the lady -teachers stay." He paused, looked at her spangled costume and shook his -head. "But your clothes wouldn't be understood. They'd think you were a -burlesque queen."</p> - -<p>"A burlesque queen?"</p> - -<p>"Another thing you'd never understand," said Homer. "If I could find -the proper clothes, I could say you were a cousin from Des Moines—"</p> - -<p>"What is a cousin from Des Moines?"</p> - -<p>Homer shook his head. "You'd give away the show."</p> - -<p>"Why don't you say I'm from another planet?"</p> - -<p>"No one would believe it. In fact, I'm not sure I believe it myself."</p> - -<p>"If Earthlings won't believe the truth, why not let me stay here? No -one would believe I did."</p> - -<p>"You don't understand," Homer groaned. "There's such a thing as -custom. Moral law. Ethics. Social behavior. There are ways a person can -act because to act otherwise is not the thing to do. Certain things -cannot be done and people are quick to suspect that they are being done -sometimes when they're not being done. Am I clear?"</p> - -<p>"No," said Qalith. "But the earth file in our museum is going to be a -large one."</p> - -<p>Suddenly the phone rang. Homer jumped and knocked his empty glass to -the floor. Quickly he rose and lifted the phone.</p> - -<p>"This is Fader, Hopkins," came a voice over the wire. "About my -letter—"</p> - -<p>"Oh yes, C. J. It came today."</p> - -<p>"This is a big thing, my boy."</p> - -<p>"I know it is, C. J."</p> - -<p>"I want to get started on it immediately."</p> - -<p>"To be frank, C. J., I wanted a little time to think it over."</p> - -<p>"I'll make it twelve thousand if you make up your mind now—tonight," -Fader said. "I'm going to expand. I'll make Fader's Fadeless the -biggest line of paints in the world, but I've got to have research. -You've convinced me you can do the job—"</p> - -<p>"Can't I call you back C. J.? I just want to study this thing—" And -get rid of Qalith, Homer told himself.</p> - -<p>"No! I'm coming over to talk to you." There was a click in the receiver -and Homer held a silent phone.</p> - -<p>"A funny instrument," said Qalith, "It'll never take the place of -telepathy."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Homer put the phone back in its cradle, and picked up the empty liquor -glass. He took it to the kitchen. It wasn't the first thing he had to -do, but C. J. might not approve so Homer had to get it out of sight. He -closed the kitchen cabinet door so the whisky was out of sight. Then he -went to the living room and saw that Qalith was unpacking her bag.</p> - -<p>Homer could see the spangles of garments like the one she wore. She was -setting out small boxes, which looked a great deal like boxes of things -that women always carry—perfume, cosmetics, and so on.</p> - -<p>"No, no, no!" Homer shouted. "You mustn't unpack your bag! C. J. will -be here any minute."</p> - -<p>"I was here first," said Qalith.</p> - -<p>"Listen, Qalith," said Homer, "On your planet there must be certain -rules of conduct that may seem outlandish when considered alone, but -have very good reason for being when you consider them in the light of -other facts."</p> - -<p>"Oh yes," said Qalith. "One should always wear a telepathy helmet when -he's keeping a secret."</p> - -<p>Homer took Qalith by the arm, led her to the divan and sat down beside -her. Quickly and pointedly he told her about Fader's Fadeless Formulae -and the opportunity that faced him. And he gave her the Facts of life.</p> - -<p>"The only drawback is that old skinflint Fader himself," Homer -explained. "As I'm fixed now, I have a pleasant job. The dean's nice -and easy going. I get along fine and I like my work. Fader will pay me -twice as much, but he'll be breathing down my neck every minute, making -sure he's making a 90 per cent profit on everything I do."</p> - -<p>"You don't know whether to take a job in which you'll be unhappy, but -which can give you what you want or to stay on a job where you'll be -happy, but poor. Is that it?" Qalith looked at him with a curious -expression in her eyes.</p> - -<p>"That's it," said Homer.</p> - -<p>The front doorbell rang and Homer realized he'd spent more time -explaining to Qalith than he should have spent. He jumped to his feet. -His arms swept up the boxes and piled them into the bag. He lifted the -bag and ran to the kitchen. "Hide, Qalith! Hide quickly! In the bedroom -and close the door!" he said.</p> - -<p>He thrust the bag in the broom closet off the kitchen.</p> - -<p>When he returned he saw Qalith admitting C. J. Fader at the front door.</p> - -<p>"Harrumph!" said Mr. Fader. His eyes traveled over Qalith from spangled -boots to gleaming tiara.</p> - -<p>"Oh, Mr. Fader," said Homer thickly.</p> - -<p>"I must have arrived more quickly than you anticipated," said Fader. He -stepped forward and nudged Homer. "You sly young dog."</p> - -<p>"It's not what you think, C. J.," said Homer.</p> - -<p>"I haven't said a word about what I thought," said Fader. "What I want -to know is where you found her."</p> - -<p>"I didn't—"</p> - -<p>"I'm from another planet," said Qalith.</p> - -<p>"I'll say you are, baby," said Fader, chucking her under the chin. "You -know, Homer here had me fooled. But I can see he's not as namby pamby -as I thought. Yes, sir! He's quite a boy."</p> - -<p>"He's been explaining all of the manners and customs of the earth to -me," said Qalith.</p> - -<p>"And I'll bet he knows how!" said Fader.</p> - -<p>"It's really the truth," said Homer. "Qalith is from the Pleiades."</p> - -<p>"Oh yes! Near Cincinnati! Well I always heard those Cincy girls were -pretty cute. Playing at the Roxy?"</p> - -<p>Homer shuddered. "She's left her spaceship on the Cambridge Manor golf -links," he said.</p> - -<p>Mr. Fader roared. "Homer, you're a man after my own heart! I'll tell -you what, boy. You come into my organization and I'll make you a vice -president with a big chunk of stock. You can have charge of research -and if you can line up the babes for our conventions we'll put the -whole dammed paint trade in our pocket inside of two years! After all, -boy, it's girls and salesmen, not the quality of your product that win -on today's market!"</p> - -<p>Slowly the idea sank into Homer's brain. Mr. Fader hadn't wanted to -hire him because he was anything special as a chemist.</p> - -<p>"How much will I get?" Homer asked bluntly.</p> - -<p>"The stock ought to be worth twelve thousand a year," said Fader. "On -top of that you'll get twenty-five thousand as vice president in charge -of research and conventions."</p> - -<p>And the ten thousand that Homer hoped to get had been cheap. Ten -thousand for a chemist, twenty-five for a salesman, plus a bundle of -stock. A high priced pimp.</p> - -<p>"Are you sure I'll be worth it?"</p> - -<p>"Don't talk like a nincompoop, boy! We're in." He turned to Qalith. -"Got any friends, honey?"</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Qalith's eyes seemed to gleam. Fader's hand straightened with a jerk. -He stood stiffly.</p> - -<p>"He's hypnotized," said Qalith. "We can talk and he won't hear or -remember what we say."</p> - -<p>"There's not much to be said," said Homer.</p> - -<p>"You don't want the job?"</p> - -<p>"With this lecherous old tom-cat?"</p> - -<p>Qalith smiled. "You are Puritanical," she said. "You're stuffy and -naive and innocent. But I like you."</p> - -<p>"I'm probably crazy too," said Homer.</p> - -<p>Qalith shook her head. "No. You're unhappy. You don't like being a -teacher either, do you?"</p> - -<p>"Of course I do!" Homer spoke with too much emphasis. "It's a pleasant -life."</p> - -<p>"But you've seen broken old men teaching. Men who had brains and who -didn't have a cent in their savings account. You know you'll starve all -your life and get very little thanks for discovering genius. You know -and you want to get away from it. That's why you even considered going -with Fader in the first place. If you'd really been contented you'd -have turned him down right off."</p> - -<p>Homer realized she spoke the truth. "But any job has its drawbacks. -I've either got to teach chemistry or become a research chemist. -From what I've seen, Fader and Faderfield Junior College are my only -choices. And Chemistry is all I know."</p> - -<p>"You know about ethics and customs of your planet. You know what people -are supposed to do and rarely do."</p> - -<p>"It doesn't make a living for me."</p> - -<p>"Not on earth. But on Planet 12, you'd be an authority on the planet -Earth. The only authority because you know all about the earth's unkept -laws of social conduct and you're one of the few that ever kept those -laws."</p> - -<p>One thing held Homer back. "Is your planet really communistic? Don't -you have private property?"</p> - -<p>"Do you own this house?"</p> - -<p>"Well I rent it, but some people do own their houses."</p> - -<p>"Are you sure?"</p> - -<p>"Well, they have mortgages and taxes and so on."</p> - -<p>"Actually very few people own what they think they have, excepting -their bodies."</p> - -<p>"But men move in with women and women move in with men—"</p> - -<p>"This thing you call marriage corresponds with a custom we have," said -Qalith. "I was going to marry you."</p> - -<p>"I don't know you and you don't know me!"</p> - -<p>"How do you think I found you without telepathy? And you've seen me -now—is there anything wrong about me that—well, that—"</p> - -<p>"Nothing!" Homer said fervently. He thought of people who had courted -many years and still didn't know each other. Then he glanced down at -Fader, still staring hypnotically. "What a tale he's going to spread -about town tomorrow!" Homer said.</p> - -<p>"He won't believe it," said Qalith.</p> - -<p>"I'll be gone," said Homer.</p> - -<p>"Then we'd better get going. You can work on the earth file on the trip -to the Pleiades."</p> - -<p>"Says you," said Homer. He got her bag from the broom closet and as -an afterthought, he picked up his rod and tackle. 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