The Secretary was startled; Cramer's face paled; Carroad was frozen.
But he recovered quickly, and he spoke sharply. "Cramer, you must have
shifted the prongs so they picked up Jane's thoughts."
"I--I never touched them."
"Those were not my thoughts," said Jane.
"Something's wrong," said Carroad, needlessly. "Here. I'll do the
adjusting."
He bent the prongs a fraction, checked the controls, and then turned
the power on again.
The mechanical voice of Cervus spoke again.
"_What do you mean? What're you saying? My father is not crazy! He's a
great scientist, a hero of the State. What do you mean? Not any more?_"
The Secretary leaped up from the chair and shouted above Cervus' voice,
"What is this?"