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We are becoming the breadbasket of the universe, you might say." James smiled at Connel, who did not return the smile. "Great distances separate these plantations," continued James. "Life is hard and lonely for the Venusian plantation owner. The Venusian Nationalists are, to my knowledge, no more than a group of landowners who have gotten together and formed a club, a fraternity.
He pulled a bar of Venusian chru from his pocket. "Have some. It will make breathing easier." The terrific acceleration made breathing a little uncomfortable, but it was not too bad. The chief effect was to make Rip feel as though a ton of invisible feathers were crushing him against the vertical brace. He accepted a bite of the bittersweet vegetable candy and munched thoughtfully.
The men moved away and Firehouse Tim led the guards back to their quarters. Professor Hemmingwell, Barret, and Astro remained where they were. Connel turned to Astro. "Good work, you dumb Venusian," he snorted. "But so help me, if you had burned this man, I, personally, would've buried you on a prison rock." The major then turned to Barret. "As for you " he snarled. "Yes?" asked Barret coolly.
"We may be sure that he went for allies: Dr. Ku has several on Satellite III. Of them all, I think he would go for Lar Tantril." "Tantril?" "Yes, I think so. Lar Tantril, the Venusian. A fellow of much self-confidence and one of Ku Sui's chief agents, and who at present" he smiled faintly "nurses a special bitterness against me. I told you how I tricked him on his ranch.
And the geologist's heart sank for an instant. He turned resolutely to the bookcase, and shortly found something which he showed to the doctor. It was a book printed all in "Venusian." They carefully translated the title-page, using one of the interlinear English books as a guide; and saw that it was a complete text-book on astral development.
"You'll get that tomorrow when we go off duty," said Tom. "And please, Roger, no blunders tonight, eh? Let's not take any chances of losing the summer cruise in the Polaris." "Listen! You want to talk to the Venusian hick about that, not me," declared Roger. "He's the one that spotted Barret." "But you hit him on the head," growled Astro. "You and your catlike reflexes."
There was something about the effeminate Venusian which irritated the big geologist; it always does make a strong man suspicious to see a weaker one show such self-confidence. Van Emmon drew the doctor and Billie aside, while Smith and Estra went on with the test. Said Van Emmon: "It just occurred to me that the cube might look pretty good to these people.
"Yes, sir," replied Tom, coming up to the door. "Since Astro and I speak Venusian " said Connel, and then added when Tom gasped, "Yes, I speak it fluently, but I kept it a secret. That means you're the one to go. Astro and I will have more of a chance here. You escape and return to the Polaris. Contact Commander Walters. Tell him everything that's happened.
Taking a deep breath McKenny launched into a blistering tirade. His choice of words were to be long remembered by the group and repeated to succeeding classes. Storming against the huge Venusian like a pygmy attacking an elephant, McKenny roared, berated and blasted.
Roger would sweep up a little pile of dirt and Astro would shovel it into a handcart nearby. "All right, you Venusian pug!" bawled Roger. "Police the joint!" Astro scooped up the little pile of dirt neatly and deposited it in the truck. "Manning, what made the spaceship cross to Pluto?" he asked. "To get to the other side of the universe," said Roger. "All right," interrupted Strong.
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