But then he becomes victimized by his environment, circumstances, the society of the ime, and the loss of his own morals when he impregnates a lowly, disenfranchised, clingy, and plain co-worker...a honey bee.Johnson replies: "I was never bit by any kind of a bee." After another aborted attempt at hooking a large fish without keeping plenty of drag on the fishing line, Johnson loses the line and reel and falls over backwards - looking ridiculous ("When the fish struck, you couldn""t hold ""em").Beaumont painfully ries to communicate with his son, but his words are incomprehensible and inhuman and no words are spoken during an awkward silence.The Temperance Union band plays, "We Shall Gather at The River," leading a parade of followers marching down the street, right toward the bank and the getaway horses.They rowed (when the wind curiously died down), and Eustace pulled the ship along with his tail, as they proceeded along, and eventually arrived at Ramandu""s Island at nightfall.