"Because I didn't accept his money! Marconi had been pestering me for months to have access to Emilio! His latest thing was to try and bribe me to let Emilio leave the dome for good. So I asked the kid if that was what he wanted and he said no! He said he felt privileged to be working with a revered chemist like myself, and that he felt at home here! I wouldn't expect you to understand, but we'd built a community, . Emilio, Rozetta and I even had a book club! We were reading Game of Flames!"