 What is the most salient part of the final scene the reflects on the initial conversation?
Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction December 1955. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room. His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look. And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife. "All set, honey. His wife was sitting stiffly on the flowered couch that was still not theirs completely. He came to her and touched his hands to her soft blond hair, raising her face until she was looking into his eyes. "Yes, I think so. Yes, I'm sure you did," she said, finishing the ritual; but her voice broke, and she turned her head away. Phil sat beside her and put his arm around her small shoulders. "It isn't going to be bad. We know exactly how it will be. If anything could go wrong, they wouldn't be sending me; you know that. I told you that we've sent five un-manned ships up and everyone came back without a hitch." "Mary, you know I can't back out now. You know how much I've wanted to be the first man to go. Nothing would ever be right with me again if I didn't go. "I've got to get started, Mary.
 Phil knowing he wouldn't be the same if he did not go on the mission
 Mary promising she would only stay with him if he did not go  Phil knowing he wouldn't be the same if he did not go on the mission  The fact that their love was stronger than Phil's independent goals  Phil decided not to go on the mission in the end