One Moment in Time

One Moment in Time
Naiade oil painting
Nighthawks Hopper
Nude on the Beach
Whether or not Artoo did trust the human being at the X-wing's controls, he onlyvented a meek little sigh. For a moment he was completely silent, as if thinking.Then he beeped again. "Yes, Artoo?" This communication from the robot was even more carefully put forth thanbefore—one might even call the whistle-sentences tactful. It seemed Artoo had nointention of offending the human to whom he had entrusted himself. But wasn't itpossible, the robot calculated, that the human's brain was slightly malfunctioning?After all, he had lain a long time in the snowdrifts of Hoth. Or, another possibilitycomputed by Artoo, perhaps the Wampa Ice Creature had struck him more seriouslythan Too-Onebee had diagnosed?… "No," Luke answered, "no headache. I feel fine. Why?" Artoo's chirp was coyly innocent. "No dizziness, no drowsiness. Even the scars are gone." The next whistle rose questioningly in pitch.