He did not believe Scone was. But, in his astonishment, he could only
think of that as a reason for Scone's behavior. Despite his accusation
about Scone's intentions, he had not really believed the man meant to
do more than insure that the controls did not fall into Axis hands.
Scone said, "Those swine! No! I'm just making sure that the Axes
will not be able to use the bonephones if they do seize this office.
Besides, I have never liked the idea of being under Russian control.
These hellish devices...."