It’s so difficult. But you think that you can understand my
Science in just one quick lesson’
He took her arm. ‘Don’t be angry. We haven’t much
Time. Can you really begin to change some Children into
Telepaths?’
‘No. It’s bigger than that; much bigger. WE ‘ re going to
Change everybody in the world all at the same time. That
Will stop the new people from fighting the old- because
The new telepaths will be the children of old non-
telepaths; all the children.’
She began to walk faster, and Harl had to hurry to stay
By her side.
‘It’s Drewitt’s work, ’ She went on. ‘The other scientists
In the group helped, of course, but it was Drewitt who did
All the important things. He learnt that the unborn child is
Telepathic – it can see pictures of what its mother is
Thinking and feeling. Drewitt knows more about the
Unborn child than anyone has ever Known.’
The wind was colder now. It was coming from the east,
And night was falling fast.
‘I never Heard about that.’ Harl said.
Ellen Laughed. A little angrily . ‘of course not. It’s only
Space travel that gets into the newspapers. Drewitt is a
Very clever scientist, but most people aren’t interested in
his work. Well, one day he was lucky. Usually, when a
child is born, it stops being telepathic. Drewitt wanted to