Here There Be Tygers

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The men stood remembering, There was a smell of pollen and new rain drying upon a million grass blades.

Driscoll gave a little run," Feel it, by God, the wind, You know, we never have really flown by our selves, We have to sit inside tons of metal, away from flying, really, We've never flown like birds fly, to themselves, Wouldn't it be nice to, put your arms out like this - " He, extended his arms, "And run," He ran ahead of them, laughing out his Idiocy, "And fly!" he cried,

He flew.

Time passed on the silent gold wristwatches of the men standing below, They stared up, And from the sky came it high sound (of almost unbelievable laughter.

"Tell him to come down some gold risk pered Chatterton. 'He'll be killed."

Nobody heard. Their faces were raised away front Chatterton: they were stunned and smiling.

At last Driscoll landed at their feet.

Did you see me! "I flew"

They had seen.

Lets get down, oh, Lord. Lord." Driscoll slapped his knees, chuckling. ,'I'm a sparrow, Im a hawk, God bless me. Go on all of you, try it!

"It's the wind, it picked me up and flew me! " he said, a moment later. gasping, shivering with delight.

"Let's got out of here." Chatterton started turning, slowly in circles, watching the blue sky. "It's a trap, it wants us all to fly in the air. Then it'll drop its all at once and kill us. I'm going back to the ship."

"You'll wait for my order on that," said Forester,

The men were frowning. standing in the warmcool air, while the wind sighed about them. There was a kite sound in the air, a sound of eternal March.

"I asked the wind to fly me." said Driscoll. "And it did!"

Forester waved the others aside. "I'll chance it next. It I'm killed, back to the ship, all of you."

Im sorry. I can't allow this, you're the captain." said Chatterton. We can't risk" you." He took out his gun.

"I should have some sort of au thority or force here, This game's gone on too long; I'm ordering us back to the ship." "Holster your gun... said Forester, quietly " Standstill you idiot'

Chatterton blinked now at this man, now at that.

Haven't you felt it'! This world's alive, it hits a look to it,

It's playing with its biding Its time "I'll be the judge of that," said Forester" You're going back to the ship in a moment, under arrest, if you don't put up that gun."

"If You fools won't come with me, you can die out here. I'm going back get my samples, and get out."

"Chatterton!"

"Don't try to step me!"

Chatterton started to run. Then suddenly, he gave a cry.

Everyone shouted and looked up. There he goes," said Driscoll.

Chatterton was up in the sky.

Night had come on like the closing of a great but gentle eye. Chatterton sat stunned on the side of the hill. The other men sat around him, exhausted and' laughing. He would not look at them. he would not look at the -sky. he would only feet of the earth. and his arms and his legs and his body, tightening in on himself.

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