Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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them for centuries." the scene were Larry Dermott and Tim Casey of the Dameri Tass shook his head. "Sure, an' 'twould've been my First on The others drew back, out of watched, each with his own thoughts, as the first visitor from space hurriedly left Earth. ... THE END range of the expected blast, and they were witnessing the crash of a new type of Air Force across the field to within They left the car and made their Tim Casey loosened his .38 in its ours. No insignia and—" A circular door slid open at that point and Dameri Tass stepped out, yawning. He spotted them, smiled and said, "Glork." "Glork is right," Dermott swallowed. Tim Casey closed his mouth with "How could I help it?" Dameri Tass rubbed a blue-nailed pink hand down his purplish countenance Patrolman Dermott and Patrolman Casey shot stares at each other. "'Tis double talk he's after givin' us," Casey said. Larry Dermott pushed his cap to heard about." Dameri Tass grimaced, turned a box-like arrangement under his makin' if I could've taken one back twirled two dials and put one of the other to Larry Dermott was obvious. Trained to grasp a situation and immediately respond in manner best suited to protect the welfare of the "Hey!" Casey protested, but his Casey, holding out the metal cap. Casey told him. "I wouldn't be "Bejasus," Casey snorted, "ye Dermott called from the car, Tim Casey closed his eyes and groaned. "Humor him, he's after Casey's reluctant hands. Muttering his protests, Casey It hummed gently. Tim Casey suddenly shrieked and sat down on the with him," he said. "Evidently the bhoy has niver been a-wearin' of talk!" Dermott Dameri Tass shrugged. "Faith, an' why not? As I was after sayin', I shared the kerit helmet with Tim Casey." Patrolman Dermott glared at him language just by sticking that Rube "Sure, an' why not?" Dermott muttered, "And with it he has to pick up the corniest Larry Dermott. Sure, an' the way we talk in Ireland is—" to a bedraggled horse that had made its way to within fifty feet of Larry Dermott looked again, just he muttered, "I'll share the "Hey, hold it," Dermott said anxiously. He was beginning to feel story. Interest in the horse was ended field and settled within twenty feet had touched, the door was flung open and the flying windmill disgorged two bestarred and efficient-looking Army officers. Casey and Dermott snapped them a salute. The senior general didn't take his eyes from the alien and the spacecraft as he spoke, and they bugged quite as effectively as had those of the patrolmen when they'd first arrived on the scene. over completely." about him?" under his breath. Then, "When the otherwise, nobody gets through!" Dameri Tass said, "Faith, and what goes on?" "Yes, sir," Dermott said. "He later he could talk." Further discussion was interrupted by the screaming arrival of nervously above the field. "Sure, and it's quite a reception I'm after gettin'," Dameri Tass said. decal ." was hurried, via being held incommunicado while within speaking distance. Administration higher-ups were being subjected to a volcano of editorial heat discussed the more they viewed with precipitated. There were angles that That was the rub. No matter what But they couldn't keep him under wraps indefinitely. Assembly. Excitement, anticipation, blanketed the world. Shepherds in Sinkiang, debated the message to come with it with their passengers miners discussed it deep beneath the surface pilots argued with their co-pilots thousands of feet above. It was the most universally awaited event of the ages. By the time the delegates from every nation, tribe, religion, class, color, and race had gathered in New York to receive the message from the stars, the majority of Earth had decided that Dameri Tass was the plenipotentiary of a with misgivings. It was thought scientific—had been solved by the super-civilization. Obviously, then, Dameri Tass had come, an advisor from a benevolent and aright. And nine-tenths of the population of Earth stood ready and willing liked things as they were and were envoy would upset their applecarts. he is like?" he asked nervously. as the Dane. He shrugged in agitation. "I know almost as little as you do." Sir Alfred Oxford protested, "But almost two weeks. Certainly in that time—" When he first arrived he told us he decal that is so we held off our discussion with him until morning. Well—he nor the next. Six days later, fearing something was wrong we woke him." what happened yesterday?" there's been some controversy about did he do?" "The Secret Service reports he spent the day whistling Mother Machree and playing with his dog, cat and mouse." "Dog, cat and mouse? I say!" a horse but compromised for the three of them come with him wherever he goes." "I wish we knew what he was "Here he comes," said Sir Alfred. Surrounded by F.B.I. men, Dameri Tass was ushered to the speaker's stand. He had a kitten in his arms a Scotty followed him. The alien frowned worriedly. "Sure," he said, "and what kin all this be? Is it some ordinance I've been after breakin'?" McCord, Sir Alfred and Andersen hastened to reassure him and made him comfortable in a chair. Viljalmar Andersen faced the thousands in the audience and held up his hands, but it was ten minutes before he was able to quiet the cheering, stamping delegates from all Earth. Finally: "Fellow Terrans, I shall not take your time for a lengthy moment in the history of the human race. We will now hear from the first being to come to Earth from another world." He turned and gestured to Dameri Tass who hadn't been paying overmuch attention to the chairman in view of some dog and cat hostilities that had been developing about his feet. said hoarsely. "Faith, an' what was that last you said?" "We will now hear from the first being ever to come to Earth from another world." Andersen's face was blank. "Galactic League?" "Cushlamachree," Dameri Tass kert aren't an envoy from another planet?" Dameri Tass held his head in his hands and groaned. "An envoy, he's sayin', and meself only a second-rate Things were moving fast for course, of course, if that is your desire." He signaled to the bodyguard who had accompanied the alien to the assemblage. A dull roar was beginning to emanate from the thousands gathered in the tremendous hall, murmuring, questioning, disbelieving. felt that if ye hadn't yet established still have wars on this benighted world. No wonder it is ye haven't been invited to join the among the civilized planets." He hustled from the rostrum and made his way, still surrounded by guards, to the door by which he had entered. The dog and the cat trotted after, undismayed by the furor about them. They arrived about four hours later at the field on which he'd landed, and the alien from space hurried toward his craft, still muttering. He'd been accompanied by a general and by the President, but all the way he had refrained from speaking. your dog and your kitty." He shook amazin' little crature as well." They followed him to the spacecraft. Just before entering, he spotted the bedraggled horse that had been present on his landing. A longing expression came over

<question>:
What was the relationship like between Dermott and Casey?

<options>:
A A superior and subordinate
B Two patrol officers brought very close together by their experience discovering an alien
C Dermott was like a father to Casey
D Colleagues from the same graduating class at the academy

<answer>:

B