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

tendrils�察  �and   like   tongues   of   blue   flame   they   closed   round   the   victim�察�

lapping his miserable body in their embrace。               At the same time the petals 

began to rise�察�showing as they did so hard�察�leathery�察�un´ lovely outer rinds�察�

and by the time the woodman was back at my side the flower was closed。 

     Closer   and   closer   wound   the   blue   tendrils�察  �tighter   and   tighter   closed 

the cruel petals with their iron grip�察�until at last we heard the ape's bones 

crackling   like   dry   firewood�察  �then   next   his   head   burst�察  �his   brains   came 

oozing     through     the  crevices�察   �while    blood    and   entrails   followed     them 

through   every   cranny�察  �and   the   horrible   mess   with   the   overflow   of   the 

chalice   curled   down   the   stem  in   a   hundred   steaming   rills�察  �till   at last   the 

petals locked with an ugly snap upon their ghastly meal�察�and I turned away 

from the sight in dread and loathing。 

     That was plant Number One。 

     Plant Number Two was of milder disposition�察�and won a hearty laugh 

for    my   friendly    woodman。        In   fact�察 �being    of  a  childlike    nature�察  �his 

success as a professor of botany quite pleased him�察�and not content with 

answering my questions�察�he set to work to find new vegetable surprises�察�

greatly enjoying my wonder and the sense of importance it gave him。 

     In this way we came�察�later on in the day�察�to a spot where herbage was 

somewhat   scantier�察  �the   grass   coarse�察  �and   soil   shallow。      Here   I   espied   a 

tree   of   small   size�察  �apparently   withered�察  �but   still   bearing   a   few   parched 

leaves on its upper´ most twigs。 

     ;Now that�察─�quoth the professor�察 �is a highly curious tree�察�and I should 

like you to make a close acquaintance with it。 It grows from a seed in the 

course of a single springtime�察�perishes in the summer�察�but a few specimens 

stand through´  out the  winter�察 �provided the  situation is sheltered�察 �as   this 

one has done。        If you will kindly go down and shake its stem I believe 

you will learn something interesting。; 

     So�察�very willing to humour him�察�away I went to the tree�察�which was 

perfect in every detail�察�but apparently very dry�察�clasped it with both hands�察�

and�察 �pulling   myself   to´ gether�察  �gave   it a   mighty  shake。        The   result   was 

instantaneous。 The whole thing was nothing but a skin of dust�察�whence all 

fibre   and   sap   had   gone�察  �and   at   my   touch   it   dissolved   into   a   cloud   of 



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powder�察  �a   huge   puff   of   white   dust   which   descended   on   me   as   though   a 

couple of flour´bags had been inverted over my head�察�and as I staggered 

out   sneez´   ing    and   blinking�察  �white   as   a   miller   from   face   to   foot�察 �the 

Martian burst into a wild�察�joyous peal of laughter that made the woods ring 

again。     His merriment was so sincere I had not the heart to be angry�察�and 

soon laughed as loud as he did�察�though�察�for the future�察�I took his botanical 

es´ says with a little more caution。 



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                             CHAPTER XIV 



     That woodman friend of mine proved so engaging it was difficult to 

get away�察�and thus when�察�dusk upon us�察�and my object still a long distance 

off�察�he asked me to spend the night at his hut�察�I gladly assented。 

     We   soon   reached   the   cabin   where   the   man   lived   by   himself   whilst 

working in the forest。        It was a picturesque little place on a tree´overhung 

lagoon�察�thatched�察 �wattled�察 �and   all   about   were piles   of   a   pleasant´scented 

bark�察�collected for the purpose of tanning hides�察�and I could not but marvel 

that such a familiar process should be practised identically on two sides of 

the universal ether。       But as a matter of fact the similarity of many details 

of existence here and there was the most striking of the things I learned 

whilst in the red planet。 

     Within   the   hut   stood   a   hearth   in   the   centre   of   the   floor�察  �whereon   a 

comfortable       blaze   soon    sparkled�察   �and   upon     the  walls    hung    various 

implements�察�hides�察�and a store of dried fruits of various novel kinds。                  My 

host�察  �when   he   had   somewhat   disdainfully   watched   me   wash   in   a   rill   of 

water close by�察�suggested supper�察�and I agreed with heartiest good will。 

     ;Nothing wonderful�          �Oh�察�Mr。 Blue´coat� ─�he said�察�pranc´ ing   about 

as he made his hospitable arrangements。               ;No fine meat or scented wine 

to unlock�察�one by one�察�all the doors of paradise�察�such as I have heard they 

have in lands be´ yond the sea�察�but fare good enough for plain men who 

eat but to live。     So� �reach me down yonder bunch of yellow aru fruit�察�and 

don't upset that calabash�察�for all my funniest stories lurk at the bottom of 

it。; 

     I did as he bid�察�and soon we were squatting by the fire toasting arus on 

pointed sticks�察�the doorway closed with a wattle hurdle�察�and the black and 

gold    firelight   filling  the  hut   with   fantastic   shadows。     Then     when    the 

banana´like fruit was ready�察�the man fetched from a recess a loaf of bread 

savoured with the dust of dried and pounded fish�察�put the foresaid calabash 

of   strong   ale   to   warm�察  �and   down   we   sat   to   supper   with   real   woodman 

appetites。     Seldom   have   I   enjoyed   a   meal   so   much�察  �and   when   we   had 

finished the fruit and the wheat cake my guide snatched up the great gourd 

of ale�察�and putting it to his lips called out�此�



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     ;Here's to you�察�stranger�察�here's to your country�察�here's to your girl�察�if 

you have one�察�and death to your enemies� ─              �Then he drank deep and long�察�

and�察�passed the stuff to me。 

     ;Here's to you�察�bully host�察�and the missus�察�and the children�察�if there are 

any�察�and more power to your el´ bow� �the which gratified him greatly�察�

though probably he had small idea of my meaning。 

     And   right   merry   we   were   that   evening。     The   host   was   a   jolly   good 

fellow�察�and his ale�察�with a pleasant savour of mint in it�察�was the heartiest 

drink   I   ever   set   lips   to。 We   talked   and   laughed   till   the   very   jackals 

yapped in sympathy outside。            And when he had told a score of wonderful 

wood stories as pungent of the life of these fairy forests as the aromatic 

scent of his bark´heaps outside�察�as iridescent with the colours of another 

world as the rainbow bubbles rid´ ing down his starlit rill�察�I took a turn�察�

and told him of the commonplaces of my world so far away�察�whereat he 

laughed   gloriously   again。       The   greater   the   commonplace   the   larger   his 

joy。    The humblest story�察�hardly calculated to impress a griffin between 

watches on the main´deck�察�was a masterpiece of wit to that gentle savage�察�

and   when   I   ;took   off;   the   tricks   and   foibles   of   some   of   my   superiors 

Heaven forgive me for such treason��he listened with the exquisite open´ 

mouthed delight of one who wanders in a brand´new world of mirth。 

     We drank and laughed over that strong beer till the little owls outside 

raised their voice in combined accord�察�and then the woodman�察�shaking the 

last remnant of his sleepy wits together�察�and giving a reproachful look at 

me for finally passing him the gourd empty to the last drop�察�rose�察�threw a 

fur on a pile of dead grass at one side of the hut�察�and bid me sleep�察 �for his 

brain was giddy with the wonders of the incredible and ludicrous sphere 

which I had lately in´ habited。; 

     Slowly      the  fire  died   away�察    �slowly   the   quivering     gold   and   black 

arabesques on the walls merged in a red haze as the sticks dropped into 

tinder�察�and   the great black   outline   of the   hairy  monster who had   thrown 

himself down by the embers rose up the walls against that flush like the 

outline of a range of hills against a sunset glow。             I listened drowsily for a 

space   to   his   snoring   and   the   laughing   answer   of   the   brook   outside�察  �and 

then   that   ambrosial   sleep   which   is   the   gentle   attendant   of   hardship   and 



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danger touched my tired eyelids�察�and I�察�too�察�slept。 

     My friend was glum the next morning�察�as they who stay over´long at 

the supper flagon are apt to be。         He had been at work an hour on his bark´ 

heaps when I came out into the open�察�and it was only by a good deal of 

diplomacy and some material help in sorting his faggots that he was got 

into    a  better   frame   of   mind。    I   could    not�察 �however�察    �trust   his  mood 

completely�察  �and   as   I   did   not   want   to   end   so   jovial   a   friendship   with   a 

quarrel�察  �I   hurried   through   our   breakfast   of   dry   bread�察  �with   hard´boiled 

lizard eggs�察�and then settling my reckoning with one of the brass buttons 

from my coat�察�which he immediately threaded�察�with every evidence of ex´ 

treme gratification�察�on a string of trinkets hanging round his neck�察�asked 

him the way to Ar´hap's capital。 

     ;Your way is easy�察�friend�察�as long as you keep to the straight path and 

have yonder two´humped mountain in front。                   To the left is the sea�察�and 

behind the hi

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