know how they'll treat your friend Catherine because she's different."
"Everybody has a right to their feelings, daddy!" his daughter answered. "I don't like it that The Spir won't accept Catherine's choice of lifestyle, but that's their right, as much as it is Catherine's right to be her way. They don't bother anyone unless they bother them."
Her father smiled. "Still," he remarked, "I don't much like them, but you're right, princess! We've got to give them an opportunity. We'll see what happens....we'll see!"
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