 What finally helped Ben make his final decision?
And perhaps most important of all, they'll make other men think of the stars and look up at them and feel humility—for mankind needs humility." Just one, which I'd sent to Charlie Taggart. I remembered how, as a kid, I'd pestered him in the Long Island Spaceport, tagging after him like a puppy, and how he'd grown to like me until he became father, mother, and buddy all in one to me. The Universe was mighty big, but with two of us to face it together, it would be only half as big. "Ben," he called, "don't forget that offer.
 looking at the box Charlie left him
 finding out Charlie was dead  spending the evening with Laura  looking at the box Charlie left him  talking to Dean Dawson on the visiphone