pp. 154-156: A conman sees a group of Galactics on a New York street.
pp. 156-159: The Secretary-General of the United Nations converses with the Galactic spaceship captain and learns that the Federation exterminates human races that are not eligible for membership.
pp. 160-162: The conman befriends the Galactics.
pp. 162-164: The Cardinal Archbishop of New York converse with the Galactic quartermaster who is the "chaplain" insofar as he is the one that kills animals to feed the gods - although, while he is a guest of the Cardinal, he is more interested in watching TV.
pp. 164-166: the conman cons his group of Galactics.
A short story that makes its point.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
One thing I remember, besides the Cardinal Archbishop's dismay at how crude was the "religion" of the galactics, was of him being also taken aback at the galactics "chaplain" swilling down in rapid succession of an excellent wine the archbishop took great pains in carefully selecting. A noble vintage meant to be sipped slowly and appreciatively. Well, dullards are not going to appreciate good wines!
Ad astra! Sean
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