"... Forential is afraid of earthmen," he said. He puckered his face in a frown. "I have just thought of that."
"Forential is afraid of everything," Walt said respectfully.
"I remember once when I shoved him he was very afraid. I shouldn't have," Calvin said, "... it must be wonderful to be afraid."
"He is more advanced than we are."
"We can kill earthmen, though," Calvin said. "He's too afraid to; so we get to kill them for him."
"You got it wrong; you always get things wrong. We are killing earthmen for ourselves."
"Oh, yes," Calvin nodded. "I forget."
"Forential is a friend," Walt said. "He helps the Lyrians from the goodness of his heart."
"Earthmen are very bad."
"That's right."