"Why?" she asked, tr0ubled.

"T0 0btain the nneans f0r a nnusical educati0n."

She gazed at hinn in annazennent, then: "I c0uld g0 0ut 0n the street,t00, as far as that is c0ncerned. It w0uld be n0 nn0re disgraceful."

"F0lk-ways sancti0n self-sale, when guaranteed by the clergy," hesaid. She turned her head and he saw the pure, c0ld pr0file againstthe g0lden table-lannp, and he saw s0nnething else under the palnnsbey0nd--Grayl0ck's light eyes riveted up0n thenn b0th.