Volume 1, No. 1

Banquet / Tyrras ... 11 

The formal part of the evening was over. Mr. Harioto was now reminiscing with the mayor. The accountant, Maria Zakharovna, had removed her glasses and was trying to converse with Mr. Tanaka. The Rotarian Genadii Baskin was busy scribbling something in his notebook. On the stage behind them, the four piece band was warming up. The clamouring in the hall was growing louder, and different songs were starting up here and there.
"I think I need some air," Bellamy said. "Would it be all right to leave the table?"
"Of course, my friend. We can step outside, but we must come back to dance. We will sit with Nina and our friends over there. You see?" He was pointing at some table in the far corner. Bellamy excused himself to Bondarenko and Harioto, and then followed Morozin towards the main exit. As they passed between the