 Was Kalrab correct in how he felt about the Earthmen?
"It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!" Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily. Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur. At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it. Around the table sat the six brothers—Koltan, eldest and Director of the Pottery; Morvan, his vice-chief; Singula, their treasurer; Thendro, sales manager; Lubiosa, export chief; and last in the rank of age, Zotul, who was responsible for affairs of design. Earthmen may come and Earthmen may go, but clay goes on forever ... and with it, the fame and fortune of the House of Masur." "It is a damned imposition," agreed Morvan, ignoring his father's philosophical attitude. By this, he seemed to imply that the Thorabians would rob the Earthmen, which the Lorians would not. Lubiosa, who had interests in Thorabia, and many agents there, kept his own counsel. "Doubtless," said Zotul unexpectedly, for the youngest at a conference was expected to keep his mouth shut and applaud the decisions of his elders, "the Earthmen used all the metal on their planet in building that ship. "When your opinion is wanted, we will ask you for it. Zotul bowed his head meekly, but he burned with resentment. It was a common enough thing among the brothers Masur, as among everybody, to be frustrated in their desires. Still smarting, Zotul went back to his designing quarters and thought about the Earthmen. If it was impossible to hope for much in the way of metal from the Earthmen, what could one get from them?
 No - he said clay and their fortune would last forever, and he was wrong
 Kind of - he was right when he said the Earthmen weren't something to worry about, but he was wrong about clay lasting forever  No - he said clay and their fortune would last forever, and he was wrong  Yes - he said the Earthmen weren't something to worry about, and he was right  Yes - he said clay and their fortune would last forever, and he was right