▁his ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁Earth men . ▁ ▁They ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁School , ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁Jones ' ▁replacement , ▁Smith , ▁has ▁persu aded ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Y org ens ▁to ▁marry , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁condition , ▁clear ing ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁S indi ▁and ▁R ahn ▁to ▁marry ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁S indi ▁resol ves ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁secre ts ▁to ▁herself , ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁right ▁time . ▁ ▁Nor vis ▁( False ▁Pro ph et ) ▁Nor vis ▁pe R ahn ▁Bra j j yd ▁grows ▁up ▁and ▁en rol s ▁in ▁the ▁School , ▁as ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁grand par ents ▁did ▁before ▁him . ▁ ▁Ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁Earth man ▁Smith , ▁he ▁finds ▁a ▁growth ▁h orm one ▁that ▁doubles ▁the ▁yield ▁of ▁the ▁st ap le ▁c rop , ▁the ▁p ey ch - bean . ▁ ▁Sud den ly ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁exp elled , ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁h orm one ▁going ▁to ▁a ▁block head , ▁D ran ▁pe N ib lo ▁Ses om , ▁apparently ▁with ▁the ▁conn iv ance ▁of ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Cast ▁out ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ▁K iv , ▁with ▁no ▁source ▁of ▁income , ▁unable ▁to ▁speak ▁his ▁own ▁name , ▁he ▁signs ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁sail or ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁Nor vis ▁pe K rin ▁D mor no . ▁ ▁His ▁natural ▁ab ilities ▁mean ▁that ▁he ▁quickly ▁becomes ▁ind isp ens able