In Sherrinford's Appartment

Poul Anderson, New America, "The Queen of Air and Darkness."

We appreciate good views. For the view from Nicholas van Rijn's office, see here.

The view from Eric Sherrinford's office on a hill above Christmas Landing on Roland:

the city dropping away;
Venture Bay;
ships going to or from the Sunward Islands or further;
the sunset-glimmering Boreal Ocean;
both moons;
Sirius which is near Sol although the latter is invisible without a telescope.

That last datum tells us that Roland is further away from Sol than Rustum.

Surprised by Sherrinford's deductions, his prospective client Barbro Cullen asks:

"'How in cosmos do you know that?'" (p. 167)

We have learned that invocations of "Cosmos," usually capitalized, transcend timelines.