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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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