e was a good…looking woman。
Across the room； Harry snored in a regular rhythm。 Norman checked Harry's icepack； and thought about Beth。 He heard her moving around in the lab upstairs。
〃Hey； Norm？〃
〃Yes 。。。〃 He moved to the bottom of the stairs； looked up。
〃Is there another one of these down there？ A clean one？〃 Something blue dropped into his hands。 It was her jumpsuit。 〃Yes。 I think they're in storage in B。〃
〃Bring me one； would you； Norm？〃
〃Okay；〃 he said。
Going to B Cyl； he found himself inexplicably nervous。 What was going on？ Of course； he thought； he knew exactly what was going on； but why now？ Beth was exerting a powerful attraction； and he mistrusted it。 In her dealings with men； Beth was confrontational； energetic； direct； and angry。 Seduction wasn't her method at all。
It is now； he thought； fishing a new jumpsuit out of the storage locker。 He took it back to D Cyl and climbed the ladder。 From above； he saw a strange bluish light。
〃Beth？〃
〃I'm here； Norm。〃
He came up and saw her lying naked on her back； beneath a bank of ultraviolet sunlamps hinged out from the wall。 She wore opaque cups over her eyes。 She twisted her body seductively。
〃Did you bring the suit？〃
〃Yes；〃 he said。
＇＇297＇＇ 〃Thanks a lot。 Just put it anywhere； by the lab bench。〃
〃Okay。〃 He draped it over her chair。
She rolled back to face the glowing lamps； sighed。 〃I thought I'd better get a little vitamin D； Norm。〃
〃Yes 。。。〃
〃You probably should； too。〃
〃Yeah； probably。〃 But Norman was thinking that he didn't remember a bank of sunlamps in the lab。 In fact； he was sure that there wasn't one。 He had spent a lot of time in that room； he would have remembered。 He went