But no
Capellan heard him.
The father was saying to Norbith, "I gave the whole outfit to--"
And then that crashing and smashing came to an end. The boy had
fainted.
XI
THE DOUBLE WORLD
The four felt that they understood the situation quite well, indeed.
It was really simple, this far-off world with its standardized life,
this petrified civilization in which everything was guaranteed
except the one real essential--progress.
But what was Fort going to do about it? Billie was not the only one
who was interested; Van Emmon was equally curious, and Smith
privately believed that the geologist was slightly jealous of the
distant athlete. Certainly he was as eager as any one to continue
the investigation, and stoutly defended Powart against any
criticism.
"He's the right man in the right place!" he insisted. "Lord, I wish
I was in his boots!"
"Well, I'm rather thankful you're not, dear," commented Billie with
a look which quickly brought an answering light to his eyes.
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