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of looking round for my hat and offering him his fee。 

     ;My word�察�sir� ─�I said�察�in lisping Martian�察�as I pulled down my cuffs 

and put my cravat straight�察 �that was a quick process。               I once heard of a 

man who learnt a language in the moments he gave each day to having his 

boots blacked�察�but this beats all。       I trust I was a docile pupil�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�fairly�察�sir�察─�answered the soft�察�musical voice of the strange being 

by me�察 �but your head is thick and your brain tough。              I could have taught 

another in half the time。; 

     ;Curiously   enough�察─      �was   my   response�察   �those    are   almost  the   very 

words   with   which   my   dear   old   tutor   dismissed   me   the   morning   I   left 

college。     Never mind�察�the thing is done。         Shall I pay you anything�拭─�

     ;I do not understand。; 

     ;Any honorarium�察�then�拭         �Some people understand one word and not 

the other。;    But the boy only shook his head in answer。 

     Strangely enough�察�I was not greatly surprised all this time either at the 

novelty     of  my   whereabouts      or   at  the  hypnotic    instruction    in  a  new 

language just received。        Per´ haps it was because my head still spun too 

giddily with that flight in the old rug for much thought�察�perhaps be´ cause 

I did not yet fully realise the thing that had happened。 But�察�anyhow�察�there 

is the fact�察�which�察�like so many others in my narrative�察�must�察�alas� �remain 

unexplained for the moment。           The rug�察�by the way�察�had completely disap´ 

peared�察�my friend comforting me on this score�察�however�察�by saying he had 

seen it rolled up and taken away by one whom he knew。 

     ;We   are   very   tidy   people   here�察  �stranger�察─  �he   said�察   �and   everything 

found Lying about goes back to the Palace store´ rooms。                 You will laugh 

to see the lumber there�察�for few of us ever take the trouble to reclaim our 

property。; 

     Heaven knows I was in no laughing mood when I saw that enchanted 

web again� �



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     When I had lain and watched the brightening scene for a time�察�I got up�察�

and having stretched and shaken my clothes into some sort of order�察�we 

strolled   down   the   hill   and   joined   the   light´hearted   crowds   that   twined 

across the plain and through the streets of their city of booths。               They were 

the prettiest�察�daintiest folk ever eyes looked upon�察�well´formed and like to 

us as could be in the main�察�but slender and willowy�察�so dainty and light�察�

both the men and the women�察�so pretty of cheek and hair�察�so mild of aspect�察�

I felt�察�as I strode amongst them�察�I could have plucked them like flowers 

and   bound   them   up   in   bunches   with   my   belt。 And   yet   somehow   I   liked 

them   from   the   first   minute�察  �such   a   happy�察  �careless�察  �light´hearted   race�察�

again I say�察�never was seen before。             There was not a stain of thought or 

care on a single one of those white foreheads that eddied round me under 

their peaked�察�blossom´like caps�察�the perpetual smile their faces wore never 

suffered rebuke anywhere�察�their very movements were graceful and slow�察�

their   laughter    was    low   and   musical�察    �there  was    an   odour    of  friendly�察�

slothful happiness   about   them  that   made   me   admire   whether   I   would   or 

no。 

     Unfortunately I was not able to live on laughter�察�as they appeared to be�察�

so presently turning to my acquaintance�察�who had told me his name was 

the plain monosyllabic An�察 �and clapping my hand   on his shoulder as he 

stood lost in sleepy reflection�察�said�察�in a good�察�hearty way�察 �Hullo�察�friend 

Yellow´jerkin�        �If   a  stranger    might    set  himself    athwart    the   cheerful 

current of your meditations�察�may such a one ask how far 'tis to the nearest 

wine´shop   or   a   booth   where   a   thirsty   man   may   get   a   mug   of   ale   at   a 

moderate reckoning�拭─�

     That   gilded   youth   staggered   under   my   friendly   blow   as   though   the 

hammer of Thor himself had suddenly lit upon his shoulder�察�and ruefully 

rubbing his tender skin�察�he turned on me mild�察�handsome eyes�察�answering 

after a moment�察�dur´ ing which his native mildness struggled with the pain 

I had unwittingly given him 

     ;If   your   thirst   be   as   emphatic   as   your   greeting�察  �friend   Heavy´fist�察  �it 

will   certainly   be   a   kindly   deed   to   lead   you   to   the   drinking´place。 My 

shoulder     tingles   with    your   good´    fellowship�察─    �he  added�察   �keeping     two 

arms'´lengths   clear of   me。   ;Do   you   wish�察─�he   said�察   �merely  to   cleanse   a 



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dusty throat�察�or for blue or pink oblivion�拭─�

     ;Why�察─�I answered laughingly�察 �I have come a longish journey since 

yesterday  nighta   journey  out   of   count   of   all   reasonable   mileageand   I 

might fairly plead a dusty throat as excuse for a beginning�察�but as to the 

other things mentioned�察�those tinted forgetfulnesses�察�I do not even know 

what you mean。; 

     ;Undoubtedly you are a stranger�察─�said the friendly youth�察�eyeing me 

from   top   to   toe   with   renewed   wonder�察   �and   by   your   unknown   garb   one 

from afar。; 

     ;From how far no man can saynot even Ibut from very far�察�in truth。 

Let that stay your curiosity for the time。 And now to bench and ale´mug�察�

on good fellow��the short´ est way。           I was never so thirsty as this since 

our water´butts went overboard when I sailed the southern seas as a tramp 

apprentice�察�and for three days we had to damp our black tongues with the 

puddles the night´dews left in the lift of our mainsail。; 

     Without more words�察�being a little awed of me�察�I thought�察�the boy led 

me through the good´humoured crowd to where�察�facing the main road to 

the town�察�but a little sheltered by a thicket of trees covered with gigantic 

pink   blossoms�察  �stood   a   drinking´placea   cluster   of   tables   set   round   an 

open grass´plot。       Here he brought   me   a platter of   some   light inefficient 

cakes which merely served to make hunger more self´conscious�察�and some 

fine    aromatic    wine   contained     in  a  triple´bodied     flask�察 �each   division 

containing vintage of a separate hue。           We broke our biscuits�察�sipped that 

mysterious wine�察�and talked of many things until at last something set us 

on the subject of astronomy�察�a study I found my dapper gallant had some 

knowledge of which was not to be wondered at seeing he dwelt under 

skies   each   night   set   thick   above   his   curly   head   with   tawny   planets�察  �and 

glittering    constellations    sprinkled    through    space   like   flowers   in  May 

meadows。
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