I stood, gazing after her, unconscious of Dr. Frank, who was watching
me with his quizzical smile. And presently, no more than a quarter
beyond the zero hour, the _Planetara_ got away. With the dome windows
battened tightly, we lifted from the landing stage and soared over the
glowing city. The phosphorescence of the electronic tubes was like a
comet's tail behind us as we slid upward.