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dignity�察�then bit his lips�察�and sighed�察�and stared�察�and frowned。                ;Come�察─�I 

said   laughingly�察   �speak�   �it   engenders   ambiguity   to   be   so   ambiguous   of 

gender�      �'Tis no great matter�察�yes or no�察�a plain answer will set us fairly in 

our friendship�察�if it is comrade�察�then comrade let it be�察�if maid�察�why�察�I shall 

not quarrel with that�察�though it cost me a likely messmate。; 

     ;You mock me。; 

     ;Not I�察�I never mocked any one。; 

     ;And does my robe tell you nothing�拭─�

     ;Nothing so much�察�a yellow tunic and becoming enough�察�but nothing 

about it to hang a deduction on。          Come�       �Are you a girl�察�after all�拭─�

     ;I do not count myself a girl。; 

     ;Why�察  �then�察  �you   are   the   most   blooming   boy   that   ever   eyes   were   set 

upon�察�and though 'tis with some tinge of regret�察�yet cheerfully I welcome 

you into the ranks of man´ hood。; 

     ;I   hate   your   manhood�察  �send   it   after   the   maidhood�察  �it   fits   me   just   as 

badly。; 

     ;But An�察�be reasonable�察�man or maid you must be。; 

     ;Must be�察�why�拭─�

     ;Why�拭─      �Was   ever   such   a   question   put   to   a   sane   mortal   before�拭�I 

stared   at   that   ambiguous   thing   before   me�察  �and   then�察  �a   little   wroth   to   be 

played with�察�growled out some´ thing about Martians being all drunk or 

mad。 

     ;'Tis you yourself are one or other�察─�said that individual�察�by this time 

pink with anger�察 �and if you think because I am what I am you can safely 

taunt me�察�you are wrong。 See�            �I have a sting�察─�and like a thwarted child 



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my   com´   panion   half   drew   from   the   folds   of   the   yellow   tunic´dress   the 

daintiest�察�most harmless´looking little dagger that was ever seen。 

     ;Oh�察�if it comes to that�察─�I answered�察�touching the Navy scabbard still 

at my hip�察�and regaining  my temper at the sight of hers�察 �why�察�I have   a 

sting alsoand twice as long as yours�            �But in truth�察�An�察�let us not talk of 

these things�察�if something in what I have said has offended nice Martian 

scruples   I   am   sorry�察  �and   will   question   no   more�察  �leaving   my   wonder   for 

time to settle。; 

     ;No�察─�said the other�察 �it was my fault to be hasty of offence�察�I am not 

so   angered   once   a   year。    But   in   truth   your   question   moves   us   yellow 

robes   deeply。     Did   you   not   really   know   that   we   who   wear   this   saffron 

tunic are slaves�察�a race apart�察�despised by all。; 

     ;'Slaves��' no�察�how should I know it�拭─�

     ;I thought you must understand a thing so fundamental�察�and it was that 

thought which made your questions seem unkind。                   But if indeed you have 

come so far as not to under´ stand even this�察�then let me tell you once we 

of   this   garb   were   womenpriestesses   of   the   immaculate   conceptions   of 

humanity�察�guardians of those great hopes and longings which die so easily。 

And because we forgot our high station and took to aping another sex the 

gods   deserted   and   men   despised   us�察  �giving   us�察  �in   the   fierceness   of   their 

contempt�察�what we asked for。            We are the slave ants of the nest�察�the work´ 

bees of the hive�察�come�察�in truth�察�of those here who still be men and women 

of a sort�察�but toilers only�察�un´ known in love�察�unregretted in deaththose 

who dangle all children but their ownslaves cursed with the accomplish´ 

ment of their own ambition。; 

     There was no doubt poor An believed what she said�察�for her attitude 

was one of extreme dejection while she spoke�察�and to cheer her I laughed。 

     ;Oh� �come�察�it can't be as bad as that。           Surely sometimes some of you 

win back to womanhood�拭            �You yourself do not look so far gone but what 

some deed of abnegation�察 �some strong love if   you could but conceive it 

would      set  you   right   again。    Surely     you    of  the   primrose     robes   can 

sometimes love�拭─�

     Whereat   unwittingly   I   troubled   the   waters   in   the   placid   soul   of   that 

outcast Martian�        �I cannot exactly describe how it was�察�but she bent her 



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head silently for a moment or two�察�and then�察�with a sigh�察�lifting her eyes 

suddenly to mine�察�said quietly�察 �Yes�察�sometimes�察�sometimesbut very sel´ 

dom�察─    �while    for  an  instant   across    her  face   there   flashed   the   summer 

lightning of a new hope�察�a single transient glance of wistful�察�timid entreaty�察�

of wonder and delight that dared not even yet acknowledge itself。 

     Then it was my turn to sit silent�察�and the pause was so awkward that in 

a minute�察�to break it�察�I exclaimed 

     ;Let's drop personalities�察�old chapI mean my dear Miss An。                  Tell me 

something about   your people�察 �and let   us begin properly  at   the   top�此�have 

you got a king�察�for instance�拭─�

     To    this  the  girl�察 �pulling   herself   out  of   the  pleasant    slough    of  her 

listlessness�察�and falling into my vein�察�answered 

     ;Both yes and no�察�sir traveller from afarno chiefly�察�and yet perhaps 

yes。    If it were no then it were so�察�and if yes then Hath were our king。; 

     ;A mild king I should judge by your uncertainty。               In the place where I 

came from kings press their individualities somewhat more clearly on their 

subjects' minds。       Is Hath here in the city�拭        �Does he come to your feasts 

today�拭─�

     An   nodded。      Hath   was   on   the  river�察  �he   had been   to   see  the   sunrise�察�

even   now   she   thought   the   laughter   and   singing   down   behind   the   bend 

might   be   the   king's   barge   coming   up   citywards。     ;He   will   not   be   late�察─�

said my companion�察 �because the marriage´feast is set for tomorrow in the 

palace。; 

     I became interested。        Kings�察�palaces�察�marriage´feastswhy�察�here was 

something substantial to go upon�察�after all these gauzy folk might turn out 

good   fellows�察  �jolly   com´   rades   to   sojourn   amongstand   marriage´feasts 

reminded me again I was hungry。 

     ;Who      is  it�察─ �I  asked�察  �with   more    interest   in  my    tone�察  �who     gets 

married��is it your ambiguous king himself�拭─�

     Whereat An's purple eyes broadened with wonder�此�then as though she 

would not be uncivil   she   checked herself�察 �and answered   with   smothered 

pity  for   my   ignorance�察   �Not   only  Hath   himself�察 �but   every  one�察  �stranger�察�

they are all married tomorrow�察�you would not have them married one at a 

time�察�would you�拭�this with inexpressible derision。 



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