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Updated: June 13, 2025
He remained awake for hours, in fact, thinking over the strange thing he had seen "in a dream." Meanwhile Smith was having a similar experience with Dulnop. The young fellow was, like Corrus, alone at the time; and he, too, was made very excited and restless by what he saw. Billie was unable to work upon her bee.
Billie could make out the powerful physique of Corrus, the slighter figure of Dulnop, the small but vigorous form of Cunora, and Rolla's slender, graceful, capable body. But at that moment the other flier began to say to Supreme: "The big man is a tender of cattle, Supreme; and he owes his peculiar aptitude to the fact that his parents, for twenty generations back, were engaged in similar work.
Within a few minutes however, Corrus and Dulnop set out together in the opposite direction, as agreed upon; and shortly the guards were withdrawn. This meant that the holiday was officially sanctioned, so long as the two couples kept apart; but if they were to join forces afterward, and be caught in the act, they would be severely punished. Such was bee efficiency and sentiment.
The investigators were obliged to work with Rolla, Dulnop, and Corrus only; upon these three depended the success of their unprecedented scheme. Rolla continued to keep watch upon Supreme; and toward morning that is, morning in that particular part of Sanus the architect was rewarded by catching the bee in a still drowsy condition.
But Corrus and Dulnop were as ignorant of this as their teeth were devoid of fillings. Not until then did it occur to the four watchers on the earth that there was anything premature about the affair. It was Smith who first observed: "Say, Van, I never thought to impress Dulnop with any plan for using the fire. How about you and Corrus?" "By George!" seriously, from the geologist.
Corrus winced, but was too well pleased with the result to take revenge, although the nature of these men was such as to call for it. "It be no dream!" he declared, still awestruck. "Nay," agreed Dulnop. "And now to make the flower grow!" It was Corrus's lungs which really did the work.
"The flower has come!" the shout was passed along. "Corrus and Dulnop have found the flowering blossom!" Within a single minute the two men were surrounded by the whole human population of the place. For the most part the natives were too awestruck to come very near; they were content to stand off and stare at the marvel, or fall upon their knees and worship it.
Once while Van Emmon was watching, a cow tried to break away from the group; but Corrus, with an agility amazing in so short and heavy a man, dashed after the creature and tapped her lightly on the top of her head. Dazed and contrite, she followed him meekly back into the herd. The place was on the edge of a meadow, at the beginning of what looked like a grain field.
The commandant answered instantly: "Put an immediate end to their desires!" "It shall be done!" At that moment there was a stir on the ground. In fact, this was the instant when Corrus began his vehement outcry against the tyranny of "They." "You will descend," commented Supreme evenly, "and warn the big man not to repeat such outbreaks."
It be not right that They should drive us so!" "Aye," agreed the younger man, with much less enthusiasm. "However, what can ye do about it, Corrus?" The big man's face flushed, and he all but snarled. "I tell ye what I can do I, and ye as well, if ye but will! I can " He stopped, one hand upraised in mighty emphasis, and a sudden and startling change came over him.
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