The others came quickly awake. Lorine stared, then with a sob threw
herself into her father's arms. Landreth comforted her, his face
twisting strangely. He had aged greatly, Curt knew, he was still a
dominant figure of a man.
"Why did you do it, child, why?" Landreth spoke with a great effort.
"You should never have come here!"
Startled, Jeffers was staring at the electronic barrier. "Man, you came
through that curtain! How is it done?"