He kissed her and went to the stand by the front door. Mrs. Hull was 
awaiting him, holding his hat in one hand and his briefcase in the other. She 
had already removed the pedomotive from the M.C. and set it by the door for 
him; it was smart enough to know that it was indoors, and so its long legs were 
fully collapsed, giving him almost no mechanical
advantage. Hackworth stepped onto the tread plates and felt the straps reach 
out and hug his legs.