You've a much better understanding of the Cetagandans than I do.

[ He doesn't mean that accusingly, it just seems -- true. There's only so much he can tell you, Byerly, filtered through the lens of someone who'd tried to understand but didn't get particularly far. ]

She was -- particular. She was there when they first brought me in. [ He'd immediately decided that he didn't like her. ] And later, in some talks with their scientists. She had an interest in all of us in general -- exotics, was the word they use.