"I'll speak to you later," said the blue man to his partner, and started off toward the airlock.

"I'm reading a life sign in here," he said to his partner.

"Nothing," she said to her partner and friend, looking deeply into his eyes.

East may have thought of saying to his partner: "If you were not going to lead a trump.

"I doubt you told her anything," he said to his partner.

"It looks to be coming on toward evening," I said to my partner.

"I guess this calls for some cheering," he said to his partner.

They glanced at the brown sedan, and the older officer said something to his partner.

"A simple enough day's work," he said to his partner.