He saw that she was watching Jubal closely and was ready to help him. And so was Larry!… and Dorcas!… and Miriam! With a sudden burst of empathic catharsis Smith learned that all these friends were water brothers of Jubal - and therefore of him. This unexpected release from blindness shook him so that he almost lost anchorage on this place. Calming himself as he had been taught, he stopped to praise and cherish them all, one by one and together.
"A Stranger in a Strange Land", Robert Heinlein
"A Stranger in a Strange Land", Robert Heinlein