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the word went round the just rousing villages that ;He´on´foot´ from´afar; 

was adrift in the waves�察�rescue parties were hur´ riedly organised�察�a boat 

launched�察�and�察�in spite of all my kicking and shouting ��which they took to 

be evidence of my semi´moribund condition���察�I was speedily hauled out by 

hairy and powerful hands�察�pungent herbs burnt un´ der my nose�察�and my 

heels held high in the air in order that the water might run out of me。                     It 

was only with the greatest difficulty those rough but honest fellows were 

eventually got to believe me saved。 

     The breakfast I made of grilled deer flesh and a fish not unlike salmon�察�

however�察�convinced them of   my recovery�察�and   afterward we parted very 

good   friends�察  �for   there   was   some´   thing   in   the   nature   of   those   rugged 

barbarians just coming into the dawn of civilisation that won my liking far 

more than the effete gentleness of others across the water。 

     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 must drink or die�                 �I glanced at the 

woodman   with   a   smile   of   drunken   happiness�察  �then   turned   tottering   legs 

towards the blossom。         A stride up the smooth causeway of white petals�察�a 

push through the azure haze�察�and the wine of the wood enchantress would 

be minemolten am´ ber wine�察�hotter and more golden than the sunshine�察�

the fire of it was in my veins�察�the recklessness of intoxication was on me�察�

life   itself   as   nothing   compared   to   a   sip   from   that   chalice�察  �my   lips   must 

taste or my soul would die�察�and with trembling hand and strained face I 

began to climb。 

     But the woodman pulled me back。 

     ;Back�察�stranger� ─�he cried。        ;Those who drink there never live again。; 

     ;Blessed oblivion�        �If I had a thousand lives the price were still too 

cheap�察─�and once more I essayed to scramble up。 

     But   the   man   was   a   big   fellow�察  �and   with   nostrils   plugged�察  �and   eyes 

averted from the deadly glamour�察�he seized me by the collar and threw me 

back。     Three times I tried�察�three times he hurled me down�察�far too faint 

and absorbed to heed the personal violence。                Then standing between us�察�

;Look�察─�he said�察 �look and learn。; 

     He had killed a small ape that morning�察�meaning later on to take its fur 

for clothing�察�and this he now unslung from his shoulder�察�and hitching the 

handle   of   his   axe   into   the   loose   skin   at   the   back   of   its   neck�察  �cautiously 

advanced to the witch plant�察�and gently hoisted the monkey over the blue 

palings。     The    moment      its  limp�察 �dead    feet  touched    the  golden    pool   a 

shudder passed through the plant�察�and a bird some´ where far back in the 



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forest cried out in horror。         Quick as thought�察�a spasm of life shot up the 

tendrils�察  �a

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