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Chapter 21

           "Jubal,ifIchoppedyouupandmadeastewofyou,youandthestew,whateverelsewasinit,wouldgrokandwhenIateyou,wewouldgroktogetherandnothingwouldbelostanditwouldnotmatterwhichoneofusdidthechoppingupandeating."

           "Itwouldtome!"Jubalsaidfirmly.

           "Youaren’taMartian."MahmoudstoppedagaintotalktoMikeinMartian.

           Mikenodded."Youspokerightly,mybrotherDr.Mahmoud.Iambeensayingso.ThouartGod."

           Mahmoudshruggedhelplessly."Youseehowhopelessitis?AllIgotwasablasphemy.Wedon’tthinkinMartian.Wecan’t"

           "ThouartGod,"Mikesaidagreeably."Godgroks."

           "Hell,let’schangethesubject!Jubal,couldIimposeonmyfraternalstatusforsomemoregin?"

           "I’llgetit,"saidDorcas,andjumpedup.

           Itwasapleasantfamilypicnic,madeeasybyJubal’sgiftforwarminformality,agiftsharedbyhisstaff,plusthefactthatthethreenewcomerswerethemselvesthesameeasysortofpeopleeachlearned,acclaimed,andwithnoneedtostrive.Andallfourmensharedafoster-fatherinterestinMike.EvenDr.Mahmoud,rarelytrulyoffguardwiththosewhodidnotsharewithhimtheonetruefaithinsubmissiontotheWillofGod,alwaysbeneficent,merciful,foundhimselfrelaxedandhappy.IthadpleasedhimverymuchtolearnthatJubalreadthewordsoftheProphetand,nowthathestoppedtonoticeit,thewomenofJubal’shouseholdwerereallymuchplumperthanhehadthoughtatfirstglance.

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