High Priest--Andûman[a:], onos zelois[a:] noifen finos endess[a:] raos t[a:] valo, mûyen quandest[a:]. Raos t[a:] flûen, tsensen toivan oomii. Neffan imh[a:] vamûny[a:] ēdist[a:] oimen. Endemiss[a:] kenoit[a:] lotas talit[a:] Neffan doy[a:] tēman gamin[a:]s Di[a:][a:]. R[a:]û. R[a:]û. R[a:]û. Zenesta Hao--The midday service is concluded, and to the tremulous tones of the voûhoid[a:] and the low chanting of the Singers, the High Priest followed by his attendants and the offering bearers, retires through the western entrance. Silently the worshippers have dispersed, and we are the sole occupants of the temple. Rendered into your language this is the sense of the High Priest's closing prayer: Andûman[a:], we beseech Thee to accept our humble offering and our reverent adoration, and we implore Thee to bestow upon us Thy most precious gift, lengthened life. In this instance R[a:]û signifies so be it. Gentola--Inidor[a:], I should think that this service would remind you of bygone days. Inidora--Truly, it does, for my brother and I, with children of families attached to our parents' estate, were offering bearers of our home Istoir[a:], of which our father's brother Foras Immo, was Priest. It was the ardent wish of our Uncle, Foras Immo, that Genessano should enter the priesthood, but my brother did not favor the idea, so it was abandoned. On our estate were a number of families whose co-operative labor afforded them more than an ample subsistence, and Genessano and I, with their children, who were to us as brothers and sisters, attended the estate school, over which, for as long as his short life lasted, our beloved Uncle Foras presided. De L'Ester informs me that on your planet strange social distinctions prevail. That employer and employed occupy different social levels. Since all are the children of the same creative power, how can that be? Gentola--For the reason that our people are yet very immature; they do not, as a rule, act justly; thus, there are various grades of society whose members may be worthy or the reverse. I regret to say that, on Earth, frequently the accident of birth or the inheritance or accumulation of wealth, confers upon very unworthy persons high social distinction and power. I should like to know how this state of affairs compares with social conditions of Ento.