"It looks like a tomb," Dairine said. "Shove that. I'm going to Natural History and look at the stuffed elephants." "Climb on the stuffed elephants, you mean," Nita said. "Forget it. You're staying with us.""Oh? What makes you think you can keep track of me if I decide to— "This," Kit said grimly, hefting his wizard's manual. "If we have to, we can put a tracer on you. Or a leash . . .""Oh, yeah? Well, listen, smart guy, /—" "Kit," Nita said under her breath, "easy. Dari, are you out of your mind? This place is full of space stuff. The new Shuttle mock-up. A meteorite ten feet long." She smiled slightly. "A store with Star Wars books . . ."Dairine stared at Nita. "Well, why didn't you say so? Come on." Sfle headed down the cobblestone driveway toward the planetarium doors.HIGH WIZARDRY 349"You never catch that fly with vinegar," Nita said quietly to Kit as the two of them followed at a safe distance. "She's not like my sisters," Kit said. "Yeah. Well, your sisters are human beings. . . ." They snickered together and went in after Dairine. To Nita's mild relief— because paying for her little sister's ticket would have killed her hot-dog money—Dairine already had admission money with her. "Dad give you that?" Nita said as she paid."No, this is mine," said Dairine, wrapping the change up with the rest of a wad, and sticking it back in her shorts. "Where'd you get all that?""I taught a couple guys in my class to play poker last month," said Dairine. And off she went, heading for the souvenir store."Neets?" Kit said, tossing his manual in one hand. Nita thought about it. "Naah," she said. "Let her go. Dairine!" "What?""Just don't leave the building!" "Okay.""Is that safe?" Kit said."What, leaving her alone? She'll get into the Shuttle mock-up and not come out till closing time. Good thing there's hardly anyone here. Besides, she did say she wouldn't leave. If she were going to weasel out of it, she would've just grunted or something."
