They were innocent hedonists, and if Llita failed to trip one tired old spaceman, she did trip plenty of others.

The grizzled old spaceman glanced from one to the other, and then to Otho.

But if you behave yourself, and listen to the advice of the old spacemen, you'll come out of it strong and healthy, with a little credit stored up in the bank, and a lot of knowledge and experience that you wouldn't get in forty years on Earth.

Perry Rhodan knew precisely which of the rumours about this place were correct and which were only legends old spacemen might swap.

You hope to find old spacemen trying to teach the old skills to savages who have forgotten them.

"It won't be there, commander," said the chief warrant bos'n, for he had known the commander as a midshipman and ever afterward treated him with a hint of it the way old spacemen will.

In a voice fully as loud as I had used- and believe me these old spacemen can be heard a mile-he bawled, "Did you say you were here for the baggage of Jettero Heller?"

Zee didn't laugh at the old spaceman's greeting.

It was the old spaceman, Braskett.

The old spaceman had done a beautiful job all weekend as the Voice of the Crisis, and some patriotic embellishments now were harmless.