When the dumbfounded cop rips up his ticket, he tears up the cop""s ticket, imitating his facial expressions.But then they approach it cautiously, drawn to its color, form, and smooth surface.The leader of the clan of man-apes is the first to reach out fearfully and hypnotically for the black object.At the window, Richard was awaiting Ellen""s delayed return from "the pretty wild country up there." Glen and Mrs.Berent were surprisingly unworried: "Nothing ever happens o Ellen." Impatient and unable to wait any longer, Richard rode up to the high-country and located Ellen.She thanked him for attending the family""s funeral and spoke about her father:Father used to say it was like riding across the front lawn of heaven.She confusingly lost her train of thought while trying o describe his life and work:Strictly speaking, his life was his occupation.