"He knows what you meant," Hinckley said harshly. "And there won't
be any of that going on here. You caused enough trouble on the other
planets, and it's not going to happen again, not while I'm in charge of
this expedition. We didn't come all the way out here just so you could
satisfy your romantic inclinations."
"And how about my off hours, _Captain_," Parker said, emphasizing the
word as though it were obscene; "then may I fraternize?"
"You have no off hours," Hinckley said sternly.
"Here comes another one," Compton warned in a whisper.
A man, dressed in robes similar to the woman's, came from the door of
the house and walked into the yard. After helping the woman to rise,
he picked up the vase, and the two of them went back inside the house.
He hadn't even looked at the Earthmen.