Chapter 90 third quarter

"How happy I am to be back on Gaia," said Pelorat, rubbing his hands together, careful not to show too much excitement. "Hmm—" Trevize replied absent-mindedly. "You know what Bliss told me? The mayor signed a trade treaty with Sachel, and is on his way back to Terminus. That Second Foundation speaker, who thought it was all his arrangement, is now Getting ready to go back to Trantor. And the woman, Novi, will go back with him to make sure that the changes leading to Gaia's system can start immediately. Both bases have completely forgotten about Gaia's existence, which is too shameful Incredible."

"I know," Trevize said. "I've heard all of this, too. But we remember, and we can tell about it." "Bao Qisi doesn't think so. She said that no one will believe us. We should be aware of this. Besides, at least I don't want to leave Gaia again." Only then did Trevize recover from his contemplation, he raised his head and asked, "What?" "I'm going to stay here. You know, I can't believe it, but a few weeks ago I was living a lonely life on Terminus. For decades, I buried myself in data, In records and scholarly thought, I never dreamed that there would be any change, thinking that until the day I died—whatever it was—I would still be buried in materials, records and scholarly thought, still living a lonely life alone. I've always been perfectly content with those dazed days, but suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, I'm a galactic visitor, caught in a galactic crisis, and—don't laugh at me, Grant— I also met Baoqisi."

"I'm not laughing, Janov," Trevize said, "but do you really know what you're doing?" "Oh, of course. The thing about the earth is no longer important. We have found a sufficient explanation for its uniqueness-the fact that it has a diverse ecology and intelligent life. You know, those 'immortals' .” "Yes, I know, so you plan to stay in Gaia?" "Exactly. Earth is the past tense, I'm tired of the past tense, Gaia is the future tense." "You are not part of Gaia, Janov. Or do you think you can become part of it?"

"Bliss says I can somehow do it, spiritually if not biologically. Of course she'll help me." "However she is part of Gaia, how can the two of you find a common way of life, a common point of view, a common interest..." They were standing outside now, and Trevize looked at the peaceful and fertile island with a serious expression on his face.There was a vast ocean in the distance, and there was another island on the distant horizon, which was purple because of the distance.Everything I saw was so peaceful, so civilized, so alive, and so integrated. He added: "Janov, she is like a world, but you are just a tiny individual. What if she gets tired of you one day? She is still so young..."

"Glenn, I've thought about that too, but it only takes a few days for me to be content. I know she'll get tired of me, and I'm not a romantic idiot. But before she goes, what she can bring me That's enough. In fact, I've got more from her now than I could ever dream of. Even if I never see her again from this moment on, I'm still a winner." "I can't believe it," Trevize said softly. "I think you're a romantic idiot. But please note, I'm not trying to change you. Janov, we haven't known each other for long, but the past few We've been together every minute of the week - forgive me if I sound silly when I say this - and I really like you."

"I do the same to you, Grenn," said Pelorat. "So I don't want you to be hurt, I have to talk to Bao Qisi." "No, no, please don't do that, you must lecture her." "I'm not going to lecture her, I want to, and it's not all for you—and I'm going to talk to her in private. Please, Janov, I don't want to do this behind your back, so please let me know I talked to her to clarify a few things. If I can get a satisfactory answer, I will bless you all with all my heart, and no matter what happens in the future, I will always remain silent."

Pelorat shook her head violently. "You're going to screw everything up." "I promise not, I beg you—" "Cheat...but be careful, my dear partner, okay?" "I assure you solemnly."