They had had no kings, and no priests, and no aristocracies.

They were sisters, and as they grew, they grew together--not by competition, but by united action.
We tried to put in a good word for competition, and they were keenly interested.

Indeed, we soon found from their earnest questions of us that they were prepared to believe our world must be better than theirs.
They were not sure; they wanted to know; but there was no such arrogance about them as might have been expected.
We rather spread ourselves, telling of the advantages of competition: how it developed fine qualities; that without it there would be "no stimulus to industry." Terry was very strong on that point.
"No stimulus to industry," they repeated, with that puzzled look we had learned to know so well.

"STIMULUS?
TO INDUSTRY?
But don't you LIKE to work ?" "No man would work unless he had to," Terry declared.
"Oh, no MAN! You mean that is one of your sex distinctions ?" "No, indeed!" he said hastily.

"No one, I mean, man or woman, would work without incentive.