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glittering constellations sprinkled through space like flowers in May
meadows。 He knew what worlds went round the sun�察�larger or lesser�察�and
seeing this I be´ gan to question him�察�for I was uneasy in my innermost
mind and�察�you will remember�察�so far had no certain knowledge of where I
was�察�only a dim�察�restless suspicion that I had come beyond the ken of all
men's knowledge。
Therefore�察�sweeping clear the board with my sleeve�察�and breaking the
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wafer cake I was eating�察�I set down one central piece for the sun�察�and�察 �See
here� ─ �I said�察 �good fel´ low� �This morsel shall stand for that sun you
have just been welcoming back with quaint ritual。 Now stretch your
starry knowledge to the utmost�察�and put down that tankard for a moment。
If this be yonder sun and this lesser crumb be the outermost one of our
revolving system�察�and this the next within�察�and this the next�察�and so on�察�
now if this be so tell me which of these fragmentary orbs is ourswhich of
all these crumbs from the hand of the primordial would be that we stand
upon�拭─ �And I waited with an anxiety a light manner thinly hid�察�to hear
his answer。
It came at once。 Laughing as though the question were too trivial�察�
and more to humour my wayward fancy than aught else�察�that boy circled
his rosy thumb about a minute and brought it down on the planet Mars� �
I started and stared at him�察�then all of a tremble cried�察 �You trifle with
me� �Choose againthere�察�see�察�I will set the symbols and name them to
you anew。 There now�察�on your soul tell me truly which this planet is�察�the
one here at our feet�拭─ �And again the boy shook his head�察�wondering at
my eagerness�察�and pointed to Mars�察�saying gently as he did so the fact was
certain as the day above us�察�nothing was marvellous but my questioning。
Mars� �oh�察�dreadful�察�tremendous�察�unexpected� �With a cry of affright�察�
and bringing my fist down on the table till all the cups upon it leapt�察�I told
him he liedlied like a simpleton whose astronomy was as rotten as his
wit smote the table and scowled at him for a spell�察�then turned away and
let my chin fall upon my breast and my hands upon my lap。
And yet�察�and yet�察�it might be so� �Everything about me was new and
strange�察�the crisp�察�thin air I breathed was new�察�the lukewarm sunshine new�察�
the sleek�察 �long�察 �ivory faces of the people new� �Yesterdaywas it
yesterday��I was back thereaway in a world that pines to know of other
worlds�察 �and one fantastic wish of mine�察 �backed by a hideous�察 �infernal
chance�察�had swung back the doors of space and shot meif that boy spoke
trueinto the outer void where never living man had been before�此�all my
wits about me�察�all the horrible bathos of my earthly clothing on me�察�all my
terrestrial hungers in my veins� �
I sprang to my feet and swept my hands across my eyes。 Was that a
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dream�察�or this�拭 �No�察�no�察�both were too real。 The hum of my faraway city
still rang in my ears�此�a swift vision of the girl I had loved�察�of the men I had
hated�察�of the things I had hoped for rose before me�察�still dazing my inner
eye。 And these about me were real people�察 �too�察 �it was real earth�察 �real
skies�察�trees�察�and rockshad the infernal gods indeed heard�察�I asked myself�察�
the foolish wish that started from my lips in a moment of fierce discontent�察�
and swept me into another sphere�察�another existence�拭 �I looked at the boy
as though he could answer that question�察�but there was nothing in his face
but vacuous wonder�察�I clapped my hands together and beat my breast�察�it
was true�察 �my soul within me said it was true�察 �the boy had not lied�察 �the
djins had heard�察�I was just in the flesh I had�察�my common human hungers
still unsatisfied where never mortal man had hungered before�察 �and
scarcely knowing whether I feared or not�察 �whether to laugh or cry�察 �but
with all the wonder and terror of that great remove sweeping suddenly
upon me I staggered back to my seat�察 �and dropping my arms upon the
table�察 �leant my head heavily upon them and strove to choke back the
passion which beset me。
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CHAPTER III
It was the light touch of the boy An upon my shoulder which roused
me。 He was bending down�察�his pretty face full of concernful sympathy�察�
and in a minute saidknow´ ing nothing of my thoughts�察�of course�察�
;It is the wine�察�stranger�察�the pink oblivion�察�it sometimes makes one feel
like that until enough is taken�察�you stopped just short of what you should
have had�察�and the next cup would have been delightI should have told
you。;
;Ay�察─�I answered�察�glad he should think so�察 �it was the wine�察�no doubt�察�
your quaint drink�察�sir�察�tangled up my senses for the moment�察�but they are
clearer now�察�and I am eager past expression to learn a little more of this
strange country I have wandered into。;
;I would rather�察─�said the boy�察�relapsing again into his state of kindly
lethargy�察 �that you learnt things as you went�察�for talking is work�察�and work
we hate�察�but today we are all new and fresh�察 �and if ever you are to ask
questions now is certainly the time。 Come with me to the city yonder�察�
and as we go I will answer the things you wish to know�察─�and I went with
him�察�for I was humble and amazed�察�and�察�in truth�察�at that moment�察�had not a
word to say for myself。
All the way from the plain where I had awoke to the walls of the city
stood booths�察�drinking´places�察�and gardens divided by labyrinths of canals�察�
and embowered in shrub´ beries that seemed coming into leaf and flower
as we looked�察�so swift was the process of their growth。 These waterways
were covered with skiffs being pushed and rowed in every direction�察�the
cheerful rowers calling to each other through the leafy screens separating
one lane from another till the place was full of their happy chirruping。
Every booth and way´side halting´place was thronged with these delicate
and sprightly people�察�so friendly�察�so gracious�察�and withal so pur´ poseless。
I began to think we should never reach the town itself�察 �for first my
guide would sit down on a green stream´bank�察 �his
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