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             ;'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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                     To win or lose it all。' 

     It   seems   to   me   you   must   either   bustle   and   fight   again�察  �or   sit   tamely 

down�察  �and   by   paying   the   coward's   fee   for   peace�察  �buy   at   heavy   price�察�

indulgence from the victor。; 

     ;We�察─�said An simply�察�and with no show of shame�察 �would rather die 

than   fight�察  �and   so   we    take   the   easier   way�察  �though    a   heavy   one   it  is。 

Look� ─�she said�察�drawing me to the broad window whence we could get a 

glimpse   of   the   westward   town   and   the   harbour   out   beyond   the   walls。 

;Look�   �see   yonder   long   row   of   boats   with   brown   sails   hanging   loose 

reefed from every  yard ranged all along the quay。                   Even from here you 

can make out the thin stream of porter slaves passing to and fro between 

them   and   the   granaries   like   ants   on   a   sunny   path。    Those   are   our   tax´ 

men's ships�察�they came yesterday from far out across the sea�察�as punctual 

as fate with the first day of spring�察�and two or three nights hence we trust 

will go again�此�and glad shall we be to see them start�察�although they leave 

scupper deep with our cloth�察�our corn�察�and gold。; 

     ;Is that what they take for tribute�拭─�

     ;That and one girlthe fairest they can find。; 

     ;Oneonly one�         �'Tis very moderate�察�all things considered。; 

     ;She is for the thither king�察�Ar´hap�察�and though only one as you say�察�

stranger�察�yet he who loses her is apt sometimes to think her one too many 

lost。; 

     ;By Jupiter himself it is well said�            �If I were that man I would stir up 

heaven   and   hell   until   I   got   her   back�察  �neither   man�察  �nor   beast�察  �nor   devil 

should   stay   me   in   my   quest� ─    �As   I   spoke   I   thought   for   a   minute An's 

fingers trembled a little as she fixed a flower upon my coat�察�while there 

was something like a sigh in her voice as she said 

     ;The maids of this country are not accustomed�察�sir�察�to be so strongly 

loved。; 

     By   this   time�察  �breakfasted   and   rehabilitated�察  �I   was   ready   to   go   forth。 

The girl swung back the heavy curtain that served in place of door across 

the entrance of my chamber�察�and leading the way by a corridor and marble 

steps while I followed�察�and whether it was the Martian air or the meal I 

know   not�察  �but   thinking   mighty   well   of   myself   until   we   came   presently 



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onto   the   main   palace   stairs�察  �which   led   by   stately   flights   from   the   upper 

galleries to the wide square below。 

     As   we   passed   into   the   full   sunshineand   no   sunshine   is   so   crisply 

golden as the Martianamongst twined flowers and shrubs and gay�察�quaint 

birds   building   in   the   cornices�察  �a   sleek   youth   rose   slowly  from  where   he 

had spread his cloak as couch upon a step and approaching asked 

     ;You are the stranger of yesterday�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�I answered。 

     ;Then I bring a message from Prince Hath�察�saying it would pleasure 

him greatly if you would eat the morning meal with him。; 

     ;Why�察─  �I   answered�察   �it   is   very   civil   indeed�察  �but   I   have   breakfasted 

already。; 

     ;And so has Hath�察─�said the boy�察�gently  yawning。                   ;You see I came 

here   early   this   morning�察  �but   knowing   you   would   pass   sooner   or   later   I 

thought it   would   save   me   the  trouble   if  I  lay  down till   you   camethose 

quaint   people     who    built   these   places   were    so  prodigal    of  steps�察─  �and 

smiling apologetically he sank back on his couch and began toying with a 

leaf。 

     ;Sweet fellow�察─�I said�察�and you will note how I was getting into their 

style of conversation�察 �get back to Hath when you have rested�察�give him 

my     most   gracious     thanks    for  the   intended    courtesy�察   �but   tell  him   the 

invitation     should    have   started   a  week     earlier�察 �tell  him   from    me�察  �you 

nimble´   footed   messenger�察  �that   I   will   post´date   his   kindness   and   come 

tomorrow�察�say that meanwhile I pray him to send any ill news he has for 

me by you。       Is the message too bulky for your slender shoulders�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said the boy�察�rousing himself slowly�察 �I will take it�察─�and then he 

prepared   to   go。    He  turned   again   and   said�察 �without   a  trace   of   incivility�察�

;But indeed�察�stranger�察�I wish you would take the message yourself。                      This 

is the third flight of stairs I have been up today。; 

     Everywhere it was the same friendly indolence。                 Half the breakfasters 

were lying on coloured shawls in groups about the square�察�the other half 

were   strolling   offall   in   one   direction�察  �I   noticedas   slowly   as   could   be 

towards the open fields beyond�察�no one was active or had anything to do 

save the yellow folk who flitted to and fro fostering the others�察�and doing 



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the city work as though it were their only thought in life。                There were no 

shops   in   that   strange   city�察  �for   there   were   no   needs�察  �some   booths   I   saw 

indeed�察�and temple´like places�察�but hollow�察�and used for birds and beasts 

things these lazy Martians love。           There was no tramp of busy feet�察�for no 

one was busy�察�no clank of swords or armour in those peaceful streets�察�for 

no one was warlike�察�no hustle�察�for no one hurried�察�no wide´packed asses 

nodding down the lanes�察�for there was nothing to fill their packs with�察�and 

though a cart sometimes came by with a load of lolling men and maids�察�or 

a small horse�察�for horses they had�察�paced along�察�itself nearly as lazy as the 

master he bore�察�with trappings sewed over bits of coloured shell and coral�察�

yet   somehow   it   was   all   extraordinarily   unreal。   It   was   a   city   full   of   the 

ghosts of the life which once pulsed through its ways。                  The streets were 

peopled�察�the chatter of voices everywhere�察�the singing boys and laughing 

girls   wandering�察  �arms   linked   together�察  �down   the   ways   filled   every   echo 

with   their   merriment�察  �yet   somehow   it   was   all   so   shallow   that   again   and 

again I rubbed my eyes�察�wonder´ ing if I were indeed awake�察�or whether it 

were not a pro´ longed sleep of which the tomorrow were still to come。 

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