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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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