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78 Among huge trees. All my feelings were so trifling compared with your self-confidence. And in all these years I've never lost this anxiety. But you've never felt the least misgivings—not even when everything went wrong.

What went wrong?

Your plans. You remember, Harry, when the working men in America revolted against the Robots and smashed them up, and when the people gave the Robots firearms against the rebels. And then when the governments turned the Robots into soldiers, and there were so many wars.

[Getting up and walking about]: We foresaw that, Helena. You see, those are only passing troubles, which are bound to happen before the new conditions are established.

You were all so powerful, so overwhelming. The whole world bowed down before you. [Standing up.] Oh, Harry!