"Hail, all of ye!" shouted this latest arrival in a booming
baritone. He strode forward with scarcely a glance at the two
younger people; his gaze was fixed upon Rolla, his expression
unmistakable. The woman quietly turned upon Dulnop and Cunora.
"Look!" she exclaimed, pointing to a spot back of them. "See the
curious bird!" They wheeled instantly, with the unquestioning faith
of two children; and before they had brought their gazes back again,
the big man had seized Rolla, crushed her to his breast and kissed
her passionately. She responded just as warmly, pushing him away
only in order to avoid being seen by the others. They showed only an
innocent disappointment at having missed seeing the "curious bird."
"A simple-minded people, basically good-humored," was the way the
doctor summed the matter up when reporting what he had seen.
However, it was not so easy to analyze certain things that were said
during the time the four Sanusians spent in each other's company.
For one thing--
"Did They give thee permission to go?" Rolla was asked by the big
man.
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