They fought against the same odds we fought against: a thousand to one, maybe, or a little more.” Paul and Ed Finnerty looked at him incredulously. “You thought we were sure to lose?” said Paul huskily. “Certainly,” said Lasher, looking at him as though Paul had said something idiotic. “But you’ve been talking all along as though it were almost a sure thing,” said Paul. “Of course, Doctor,” said Lasher patronizingly. “If we hadn’t all talked that way, we wouldn’t have had that one chance in a thousand. But I didn’t let myself lose touch with reality.”
