this afternoon. Go up the stairs nearest your room and turn left. You won’t have any trouble finding him.”
They didn’t. They came to a main office first, which was a sizable one where half a dozen chatty and cheerful-looking young women were at work. One of them stood up and came over.
“Dr. Linden?” she said. “Oh, yes. He’s expecting you.”
They followed her through another room to Linden’s private office. He arose behind his desk as they came in.
“Dr. Ti informed me you were on your way here,” he said. He looked at the young woman. “I’ll be out of the office a while. Take care of things.”
“How long do you expect to be gone, sir?” she asked.
“Between one and two hours.” Linden gave Telzey and Gaziel a twisted smile.