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intend to live in a tent behind your warehouse?
Ramus Ymph laughed. Something better than that. I would hope to provide
decent shelter for those who need it.
Transients? Casual passers-by? Visitors to Wellas?
Certainly.
Accommodation free of charge? That is a hospitable attitude.
Ramus Ymph laughed again and shook his head. I am hospitable to a point, but
not to the extent you
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suggest. I intend to collect a reasonable fee for any services I provide.
In essence then, at each of your trade depots you would be operating an inn.
The word applies, in its broadest sense. I think we have exhausted the
subject. Are there questions from anyone else? If not, I would wish to
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But I am not finished, said Jubal. I am curious in regard to these inns .
There is not much more I can tell you, said Ramus Ymph. The Association s
plans are not yet detailed.
I am trying to understand the scope of your operation. How many persons will
you employ at each trading depot?
I can t make even an estimate.
Your Wael employees would live in their own domiciles?
So I would presume.
Each inn , then, would house administrative personnel: perhaps six or eight
persons. Are these figures reasonable?
Ramus Ymph shrugged. I haven t calculated quite so closely.
The inns would accommodate, at most, a dozen persons?
More or less.
Certainly not as many as eighteen?
I have fixed upon no formal designs. Certainly it is better to plan large
than small.
You would agree that eighteen is an upper limit?
Not necessarily, said Ramus Ymph testily. I would prefer to retain
flexibility.
You might conceivably wish to accommodate more than eighteen?
Conceivably.
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As many as fifty.
Ramus Ymph smiled. Now you are simply plucking figures out of the air.
I am interested in the extent of your plans. The terms of your proposal allow
a great deal of latitude.
Ramus Ymph considered a moment. I can tell you this. I am an indefatigable
optimist and I think in generous terms.
Still, you do not intend to construct needlessly.
Of course not. But sometimes an expansive vision is wisest in the end.
In any event, your inns will house a maximum of how many?
I can t specify an exact figure.
As many as fifty?
Perhaps.
A hundred? Two hundred?
These are large numbers, said Ramus Ymph cautiously. My prime concern is to
create the basic fact of the depots.
But you do not rule out inns housing as many as two hundred visitors?
I repeat: I am an optimist and a visionary. I rule out nothing.
But consider: not three travelers a month visit Wellas. How can even an
optimist plan to erect a chain of six or eight large hotels where no need
exists?
Travelers are unpredictable; they go anywhere if suitable accommodations and
scenic attractions beckon them. And never forget: travelers exude a golden
effluent!
Where would they originate? Certainly not Dohobay, nor Djanad, nor even
Thaery.
Ramus Ymph s patience was wearing thin. Are we not straying far from our
topic?
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It must be a matter to which you have given careful consideration. If you
prefer to withhold this information
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This is not the case. I prefer not to waste time with irrelevances.
We have ample time; no one here is impatient, and all of us are interested in
the details of your scheme.
For instance, how will so many travelers arrive and depart? By National
feluccas?
Ramus Ymph smiled wearily. Since we are speculating obviously not.
Since we are speculating who then would perform this service?
Why not a fleet of luxurious modern vessels specifically designed for such a
service?
Why not? replied Jubal. But what of the Nationals? Surely they would forbid
the use of their ocean?
Ramus Ymph smiled scornfully. It is quite preposterous that a handful of
backward mariners should control the world s ocean. The Association would not
allow it.
You have organized the Association?
True. I have powerful friends.
They are interested in your planned developments?
Very much so. They will provide all necessarycapital .
Who are the other members of this syndicate?
Their names would mean nothing to you. Ramus Ymph, either uneasy or
self-conscious, tugged at his mustache. We comprise an earnest and energetic
group. I give you my assurance of this!
I would like to learn more about your syndicate. It is based at Wysrod?
This is really confidential information!
Jubal smilingly shook his head. Under the circumstances no pertinent
information can be considered confidential.
From the Minie s still face came an utterance: You must disclose all
information.
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Ramus Ymph recovered his poise. I have nothing to hide. My associates are
based at Kyash, on the planet Eiselbar; they are competent and highly
experienced; you need have no fears on this score. Every year millions of
tourists visit Eiselbar, where they are efficiently housed, transported and
entertained.
This information provides a new perspective upon your proposal, said Jubal.
Not really, said Ramus Ymph. We are interested in profit. The Eisel
techniques are demonstrably profitable.
Evidently you will not confine your operations to Wellas?
Quite correct. Dohobay is an interesting region, and the Happy Isles are well
adapted to our program.
Despite the opposition of the Nationals, and doubtless the Thariots?
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