But we made it, so let's not fret. I don't see how you can avoid it with chem-powered rockets. But I had never made a delayed jump before; in fact I had jumped only twice, the two easy practice jumps under a jumpmaster which are required of every cadet in order to graduate. But the Old Man will want to know why and you can bet your pretty parade kit, I'll tell him.
We were going downhill slightly even after we left the canyon; the miles flowed past. We can't use that suit, sir. It's functional, you know. Oh, I didn't mean that at all, Hardy protested, blushing at the blunt Anglo-Saxon monosyllable.