Chapter 34

Malone shook his head. "Ground floor," he said. "But not too far from the Tower. I get airsick easily." The clerk gave Malone a large laugh, which made him uncomfortable and a little angry. The joke hadn't been all that good, he thought. If he'd ordered a top-price room he could understand the hospitality, but the most expensive rooms were in the Tower, with the outside cabins running a close second. The other rooms dropped in price as they approached the periphery of the main building. "A humorist, sir?" the clerk…