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     When   the   time   of   parting   came   they   showed   no   curiosity   as   to   my 

errand�察  �but   just   gave   me   some   food   in   a   fish´skin   bag�察  �thrust   a   heavy 

stone´headed   axe   into   my   hand�察   �in   case   I   had   to   talk   to   a   thief   on   the 

road�察─�and pointed out on the southern horizon a forked mountain�察�under 



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which�察�they said�察�was the harbour and high´road to King Ar´hap's capital。 

Then they hugged me to their hairy chests in turn�察�and let me go with a 

traveller's blessing。 

     There   I   was   again�察  �all   alone�察  �none   but   my  thoughts   for   companions�察�

and nothing but youth to excuse the folly in thus venturing on a reckless 

quest� �

     However�察�who can gainsay that same youth�拭�The very spice of danger 

made my steps light and the way pleasant。 For a mile or two the track was 

plain   enough�察  �through   an   undulating   country   gradually   becoming   more 

and more wooded with vegetation�察�changing rapidly from Alpine to sub´ 

tropical。     The air also grew warmer�察�and when the divid´ ing ridge was 

crossed     and   a  thick   forest   entered�察  �the  snows     and   dreadful    region   of 

Deadmen's Ice already seemed leagues and leagues away。 

     Probably a   warm ocean   current played on one   side of   the peninsula�察�

while a cold one swept the other�察�but for sci´ entific aspects of the question 

I cared little in my joy at being anew in a soft climate�察�amongst beautiful 

flowers   and   vivid   life   again。    Mile   after   mile   slipped   quickly   by   as   I 

strode   along�察  �whistling   ;Yankee   Doodle;   to   myself   and   revelling   in   the 

change。      At   one   place   I   met   a   rough´looking   Martian   woodcutter�察  �who 

wanted to fight until he found I also wanted to�察�when he turned very civil 

and as talkative  as a  solitary liver  often is   when his   tongue gets   started。 

He   particularly  desired   to know   where   I   came   from�察  �and�察 �as   in   the   case 

with so many other of his countrymen�察�took it for granted�察�and with very 

little surprise�察�that I was either a spirit or an inhabitant of another world。 

With   this   idea   in   his   mind   he   gave   me   a   curious   piece   of   information�察�

which�察�unfortunately�察�I was never able to follow up。 

     ;I don't think you can be a spirit�察─�he said�察�critically eyeing my clothes�察�

which were now getting ragged and dirty beyond description。                     ;They are 

finer´looking things than you�察�and I doubt if their toes come through their 

shoes like yours do。        If you are a wanderer from the stars�察�you are not like 

that other one we have down yonder�察─�and he pointed to the southward。 

     ;What� ─�I asked�察�pricking my ears in amazement�察 �an´ other wanderer 

from the outside world�          �Does he come from the earth�拭�using the word 

An had given me to signify my own planet。 



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     ;No�察�not from there�察�from the one that burns blue in evening between 

sun   and sea。     Men   say  he   worked   as   a   stoker   or something   of   the   kind 

when he was at home�察�and got trifling with a volcano tap�察�and was lapped 

in hot mud�察�and blown out here。           My brother saw him about a week ago。; 

     ;Now      what    you   say   is  down    right   curious。     I  thought     I  had   a 

monopoly of   that kind  of business   in   this sphere of   yours。          I   should   be 

tremendously interested to see him。; 

     ;No     you   wouldn't�察─   �briefly   answered      the  woodman。        ;He    is  the 

stupidest fool ever blown from one world to another more stupid to look 

at than you are。      He is a gaseous�察�wavey thing�察�so glum you can't get two 

words a week out of him�察�and so unstable that you never know when you 

are with him and when the breeze has drifted him somewhere else。; 

     I could but laugh and insist�察�with all respect to the woodcutter�察�such an 

individual were worth the knowing however unstable his constitution�察�at 

which the  man shrugged his shoulders and changed   the conversation�察 �as 

though the subject were too trivial to be worth much consideration。 

     This   individual   gave   me   the   pleasure   of   his   company   until     nearly 

sundown�察�and finding I took an interest in things of the forest�察�pointed out 

more curious plants and trees than I have space to mention。                 Two of them�察�

however�察 �cling   to   my  memory  very  tenaciously。           One   was   a   very  Circe 

amongst plants�察�the horrible charm of which can never be forgotten。 We 

were   going   down   a   glade   when   a   most   ravishing   odour   fell   upon   my 

nostrils。    It   was   heavenly   sweet   yet   withal   there   lurked   an   incredibly�察�

unexpressibly tempting spice of wickedness in it。               The moment he caught 

that   ambrosial     invitation   in  the   air  my   woodman      spit   fiercely   on  the 

ground�察�and taking a plug of wool from his pouch stuffed his nostrils up。 

Then he beckoned me to come away。                But the odour was too ravishing�察�I 

was bound to see whence it arose�察�and finding me deaf to all warnings�察�the 

man reluctantly turned aside down the enticing trail。               We pushed about a 

hundred      yards   through    bushes    until  we   came    to  a  little  arena   full  in 

sunshine   where   there   were   neither   birds   nor   butterflies�察  �but   a   death´like 

hush upon everything。          Indeed�察�the place seemed shunned in spite of the 

sodden   loveliness   of   that   scent   which   monopolised   and   mounted   to   my 

brain until I was beginning to be drunk with the sheer pleasure of it。                 And 



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there in the centre of the space stood a plant not unlike a tree fern�察�about 

six feet high�察�and crowned by one huge and lovely blossom。                   It resembled 

a   vast   passion´flower   of   incredible   splendour。      There   were   four   petals�察�

with points resting on the ground�察�each six feet long�察�ivory´white inside�察�

exquisitely patterned with glittering silver veins。            From the base of these 

rose   upright   a   gauzy   veil   of   azure   filaments   of   the   same   length   as   the 

petals�察�wirelike�察�yet soft as silk�察�and inside them again rested a chalice of 

silver holding a tiny pool of limpid golden honey。              Circe�察�indeed�       �It was 

from that cup the scent arose�察�and my throat grew dry with longing as I 

looked at it�察�my eyes strained through the blue tendrils towards that liquid 

nectar�察�and my giddy senses felt they m
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