Chapter 14

"All right," Malone said agreeably. "I'll bite. What is it?" O'Connor frowned. "Your levity," he said, "is uncalled-for." Malone shrugged. "I didn't mean to be--" he paused. "Anyhow, I didn't mean to be funny," he went on. "But I would like to have another idea of what's causing all this." "Scientific theories," O'Connor said sternly, "are not invented on the spur of the moment. Only after long, careful thought--" "You mean you can't think of anything," Malone said. "There must be some other explanation," O'Connor …