 Why was Billy-boy stopped as he was walking into the main lounge?
"Beg pardon, thir," he said with his racial lisp, "thereth thome one to thee you in the main lounge." The Spacemen's was a sanctuary, a rest club where in-coming pilots and crewmen could relax before leaving for another voyage. The rule that no females could pass its portals was strictly enforced. There she stood before a frantically gesticulating desk clerk, leaning on her faded green umbrella. Before I realized it, I was following her through the lounge and out to the jetty front. It read: ONE NIGHT ONLY DOCTOR UNIVERSE AND HIS NINE GENIUSES THE QUESTION PROGRAM OF THE SYSTEM As we strode down the aisle a mangy-looking Venusian began to pound a tinpan piano in the pit.
 He was informed that he had a visitor
 He was not welcome in the club, per recent events.  He was no longer a pilot and had to return to the gate.  The pilots and crew-men were requested to all meet before entering  He was informed that he had a visitor