City at World's End, page 89 by Edmond Hamilton
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o. They did it to some of my own people, moved them from Capella Five to Aldebaran."
Kenniston cried out of his anger, "And people let that be done to them? They didn't even resist it?"
Gorr Holl said, "People-- human people, I mean-- have got millions of years of civilization behind them. They're used to peaceful government, used to obedience, and they've been moving from world to world ever since they left Earth ages ago, so that one planet doesn't mean much more than another to them. But the primitive humanoid folk, lately civilized, like my own and Magro's, aren't so reasonable. There's been a good bit of resentment among them about this evacuation business. In fact, they hate it-- just as much as you do."
"Here!" said Hubble sharply. "Where are you going?" He was talking to the Mayor, who was striding suddenly toward the door. He caught Garris by the coat and pulled him back. The Mayor struggled sullenly to free himself.
"I'm going to tell them," he said, jerking his head toward the sounds of revelry that came from the crowd of Middletowners in the plaza. "Move off the Earth? They'll have something to say about that!"
"What do you want to do?" snapped Hubble. "Start a riot? Don't be a fool, that's no way to handle this. No, it's that ice-water blonde we've got to talk to, and that fellow Lund." He shook Garris. "Stop it, I say! Going off half-cocked will only make it harder for everyone."
Garris stopped struggling. He looked from Hubble to Kenniston and back again. "All right," he said, "we'll talk to them. But they'd better get it through their heads that they're not dealing with any flock of tame sheep." He stamped back into the room. "Ordering us off our own world..! Get those two freaks out of here, Kenniston. I was right the first time. They're not to be trusted, they're..."
"Oh, shut up," said Kenniston impatiently. "Gorr and Margo don't make the laws. They're simply being decent enough to give us fair warning of something we wouldn't have known about un