"Well," said Smith finally, "as I said in the first place, I can't
see how any other than the human form became supreme. As I
understand biology--"
"What gets me," interrupted Van Emmon; "what gets me is, WHY the
humans have allowed such an infernal thing to happen!"
Billie smiled somewhat sardonically. "I thought," she remarked,
cuttingly, "that you were always in sympathy with the upper dog, Mr.
Van Emmon!"
"I am!" hotly. Then, with the memory of what he had just seen
rushing back upon him: "I mean, I was until I saw--saw that--" He
stopped, flushing deeply; and before he could collect himself Smith
had broken in again:
"I just happened to remember, doc; didn't you say that the
Venusians, in those books of yours, say that Sanus is ruled by the
workers?"
"Just what I was wondering about," from Van Emmon. "The humans seem
to do all the work, and the bees the bossing!"
The doctor expected this. "The Venusians had our viewpoint--the
viewpoint of people on the earth, when they said that the workers
rule.
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