then comparatively recently some of them had been found to have antibiotic properties of which USNic acid is the most common agent, but there was, and still is, a great deal of work to be done on them.' ' for a long time there didn't seem to be any use for them except that one kind is the reindeer's food, and others produce dyes. They are actually two life forms living in symbiosis - fungi and algae, interdependent. 'there are so many families already.' 'įrancis saxover, owner of Darr House Developments, and Diana's previous employer, explains to his children about his discovery, and its origins: 'I'm not at all sure that I do want to raise a family,' Diana told her. You see that plainly when you begin to look at it from the other end. if you don't think seriously about raising a family now - well, time doesn't stand still. But, after all, a woman ought to be married she's happier that way. 'I certainly wouldn't put it like that, dear. A sensible girl would go out and buy herself a husband.' her mother starts hinting around about getting married. When Diana is 25, she inherits quite the fortune from her maternal grandfather. I mean you can't get any promotion in it, can you? - well, not unless you take it up as a courtesan, or something. ' 'well, being just a woman and nothing else does strike me as one of the dead-end jobs, Miss Taplow. We find out how smart she is right away when she remarks on one of her classmate's engagement: she is graduated with honors and a scholarship to Cambridge University. We first meet Diana when she's graduating from St.

Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham