robert a heinlein the number of the beast

Thus begins the series of adventures that the four embark upon as they travel in the Gay Deceiver, which is equipped with the professor's 'continua' device and armed by the Australian Defence Force. The couples then go to Jacob's hidden cabin in the woods, where they have their honeymoons. The incidents have so traumatized Jacob that he has agreed to marry Hilda and so they have a double ceremony. Zeb flies to Elko, Nevada, the state being the only one to allow people to get married 24 hours a day with no waiting period or blood test. Zeb gets everyone into his modified air car Gay Deceiver and by activating the Deceiver's flying capability, escapes undetected by the authorities or the criminals who put a bomb in the other vehicle.

Zeb, having a premonition, grabs the three of them and ducks behind another vehicle before Jacob and Deety's vehicle explodes. As they are approaching their vehicles, Hilda comes out, deciding to tag along. As they are leaving, Deety and Zeb rescue Jacob from a heated argument he is having with another faculty member before a fight breaks out. Zeb figures out and explains to Deety that he is not the one who wrote the article but a relative with a similar name.Īfter dancing a very intimate tango, Zeb jokingly suggests the dance was so strong they should get married, and Deety agrees. Deety is trying to get Zeb to meet her father to discuss what she thinks is an article Zeb wrote about n-dimensional space, even going so far as to offer herself. In the opening, Deety is dancing with Zeb at a party at Hilda's mansion.

Robert a heinlein the number of the beast