“You mean—” Natt Roberts said.
MacDonald nodded. “What particular of value is gained by our uniting Genoa and Texcoco with the so-called Galactic Commonwealth? Why not press ahead on our own? With the vigor of these new races we might well leave Earth far behind.”
Watson mused, “Carrying your suggestion to the ultimate, who is to say that one day Rigel might not become the new center of the human race, rather than Sol?”
“A point well taken,” Gunther agreed.
“No,” Taller said softly.
The six Earthmen turned hostile eyes to him.
“This particular matter does not concern you, Generalissimo,” Watson rapped at him.
Taller smiled his amusement at that and came to his feet.
“No,” he said. “I am afraid that hard though it might be for you to give up the powers you have held so long, you Ear
