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rustle of primrose garments and my friend of the day before stood by me。
;Are you rested�察�traveller�拭─�she questioned in that pretty voice of hers。
;Rested ambrosially�察�An。;
;It is well�察�I will tell the Government and it will come up to wash and
dress you�察�afterwards giving you breakfast。;
;For the breakfast�察�damsel�察�I shall be grateful�察�but as for the washing
and dressing I will defend myself to the last gasp sooner than submit to
such administration。;
;How strange� �Do you never wash in your country�拭─�
;Yes�察�but it is a matter left largely to our own discretion�察�so�察�my dear
girl�察�if you will leave me for a minute or two in quest of that meal you
have mentioned�察�I will guarantee to be ready when it comes。;
Away she slipped�察 �with a shrug of her rosy shoulders�察 �to return
presently�察�carrying a tray covered with a white cloth�察�whereon were half a
dozen glittering covers whence came most fragrant odours of cooked
things。
;Why�察�comrade�察─�I said�察�sitting down and lifting lid by lid�察�for the cold�察�
sweet air outside had made me hungry�察 �this is better than was hoped for�察�I
thought from what I saw down yonder I should have to trot behind a
tumbril for my breakfast�察 �and eat it on my heels amongst your sleepy
friends below。;
An replied�察 �The stranger is a prince�察�we take it�察�in his own country�察�
and princes fare not quite like common people�察�even here。;
;So�察─�I said�察�my mouth full of a strange�察�unknown fish�察�and a cake soft
as milk and white as cotton in the pod。 ;Now that makes me feel at home� ─�
;Would you have had it otherwise with us�拭─�
;No� �now I come to think of it�察 �it is most natural things should be
much alike in all the corners of the universe�察�the splendid simplicity that
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rules the spheres�察�works much the same�察�no doubt�察�upon one side of the
sun as upon the other。 Yet�察�somehowyou can hardly wonder at ityes´
terday I looked to find your world�察�when I realised where I had tumbled to�察�
a world of djin and giants�察�of mad possibilities over realised�察�and here I
see you dwellers by the utterly remote little more marvellous than if I had
come amongst you on the introduction of a cheap tourist ticket�察�and round
some neglected corner of my own distant world� ─�
;I hardly follow your meaning�察�sir。;
;No�察�no�察�of course you cannot。 I was forgetting you did not know� �
There�察�pass me the stuff on yonder platter that looks like caked mud from
an anchor fluke�察 �and swells like breath of paradise�察 �and let me question
you�察─�and while I sat and drank with that yellow servitor sitting in front of
me�察�I plied her with questions�察�just as a baby might who had come into the
world with a full´blown gift of speech。 But though she was ready and
willing enough to answer�察 �and laughed gaily at my quaint ignorance of
simple things�察�yet there was little water in the well。
;Had they any kind of crafts or science�察�any cult of stars or figures�拭─�
But again she shook her head�察 �and said�察 �Hath might know�察 �Hath
understood most things�察�but her´ self knew little of either。; ;Armies or
navies�拭─ �and again the Martian shrugged her shoulders�察 �questioning in
turn
;What for�拭─�
;What for� ─�I cried�察�a little angry with her engaging dulness�察 �Why�察�to
keep that which the strong hand got�察�and to get more for those who come
next�察 �navies to sweep yonder blue seas�察 �and armies to ward what they
should bring home�察 �or guard the city walls against all enemies��for I
suppose�察�An�察─�I said�察�putting down my knife as the cheering thought came
on me�察�I suppose�察 �An�察 �you have some en´ emies�拭 �It is not like
Providence to give such riches as you possess�察�such lands�察�such cities�察�and
not to supply the anti´ dote in some one poor enough to covet them。;
At once the girl's face clouded over�察 �and it was obvious a tender
subject had been chanced upon。 She waved her hand impatiently as
though to change the subject�察�but I would not be put off。
;Come�察─�I said�察 �this is better than breakfast。 It was the one thing
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this unknown enemy of yourswanting to lever the dull mass of your too
peacefulness。 What is he like�拭 �How strong�拭 �How stands the quarrel
between you�拭 �I was a soldier myself before the sea allured me�察�and love
horse and sword best of all things。;
;You would not jest if you knew our enemy� ─�
;That is as it may be。 I have laughed in the face of many a stronger
foe than yours is like to prove�察�but anyhow�察�give me a chance to judge。
Come�察�who is it that frightens all the blood out of your cheeks by a bare
mention and may not be laughed at even behind these substantial walls�拭─�
;First�察�then�察�you know�察�of course�察�that long ago this land of ours was
harried from the West。;
;Not I。;
;No� ─�said An�察�with a little warmth。 ;If it comes to that�察�you know
nothing。;
Whereat I laughed�察�and�察�saying the reply was just�察�vowed I would not
interrupt again�察�so she wont on saying how Haththat interminable Hath� �
´would know it all better than she did�察�but long ago the land was overrun
by a people from beyond the broad�察�blue waters outside�察�a people huge of
person�察 �hairy and savage�察 �uncouth�察 �unlettered�察 �and poor An's voice
trembled even to describe them�察�a people without mercy or compunction�察�
dwellers in woods�察�eaters of flesh�察�who burnt�察�plundered�察�and destroyed all
before them�察�and had toppled over this city along with many others in an
ancient foray�察�the horrors of which�察�still burnt lurid in her people's minds。
;Ever since then�察─�went on the girl�察 �these odious terrors of the outer
land have been a nightmare to us�察�making hectic our pleasures�察�and filling
our peace with horrid thoughts of what might be�察�should they chance to
come again。;
;'Tis unfortunate�察�no doubt�察�lady�察─�I answered。 ;Yet it was long ago�察�
and the plunderers are far away。 Why not rise and raid them in turn�拭�
To live under such a nightmare is miserable�察�and a poet on my side of the
ether has said
;'He either fears his fate too much�察�
Or his deserts are small�察�
Who will not put it to the touch�察�
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