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Yes, he stealthily draws attention to himself. He acts like a spy is expected to act until he provokes the reaction he wants. OK?
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(Yes, he stealthily draws attention to himself. He acts like a spy is expected to act until he provokes the reaction he wants. OK?)
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Sean, a lonely Nomad whose wife has left him falls in love with a mysterious native named Ilaloa. It is agreed to allow him to take her along.
 
When The Peregrine docks at a space port, Trevelan "snoops" around ostentatiously in the hopes of deliberately causing suspicion<!-- He stealthily draws attention to himself? One of those words - "snoops" or "ostentatiously" - does not mean what you think it means. --> until Joachim orders him abducted [[He Knows Too Much|as a precaution]]. He uses this as an opportunity to ally with The Nomads. They follow up leads until they get to the planet of the Alori a native race devoted to their love of nature and fearful of technological society to the point of xenophobia. They are held captive with the hope that they will assimilate. Instead the Nomads revolt, recapture their ship and head home. In the meantime Trevelan has fallen in love with and married a Nomad woman and decides to resign from his job and stay with the Nomads.
 
First published as ''Star Ways'' in 1956 later republished as ''The Peregrine.'' An online edition is available from Amazon as ''Star Ways''. Unfortunately the transmitting into E-format was badly done but it is worth the read even so. The book version is also available from Amazon as ''The Peregrine''