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             With      the   lightest    touch�察   �different     women       asking     different 



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questions   at   different   times�察  �and   putting   all   our   answers   together   like   a 

picture   puzzle�察  �they   had   figured   out   a   sort   of   skeleton   chart   as   to   the 

prevalence   of   disease   among   us。       Even   more   subtly   with   no   show   of 

horror or condemnation�察�they had gathered somethingfar from the truth�察�

but   something   pretty   clearabout   poverty�察  �vice�察  �and   crime。      They   even 

had   a   goodly  number   of   our   dangers   all   itemized�察  �from  asking   us   about 

insurance and innocent things like that。 

            They were well posted as to the different races�察�beginning with 

their   poison´arrow   natives   down   below   and   widening   out   to   the   broad 

racial divisions we had told them about。              Never a shocked expression of 

the face or exclamation of revolt had warned us�察�they had been extracting 

the evidence without our knowing it all this time�察�and now were studying 

with the most devout earnestness the matter they had prepared。 

            The result was rather distressing to us。           They first explained the 

matter fully to Ellador�察�as she was the one who purposed visiting the Rest 

of the World。       To Celis they said nothing。          She must not be in any way 

distressed�察�while the whole nation waited on her Great Work。 

            Finally Jeff and I were called in。           Somel and Zava were there�察�

and Ellador�察�with many others that we knew。 

            They had a great globe�察�quite fairly mapped out from the small 

section maps in that compendium of ours。               They had the different peoples 

of   the   earth   roughly   outlined�察  �and   their   status   in   civilization   indicated。 

They   had   charts   and   figures   and   estimates�察  �based   on   the   facts   in   that 

traitorous little book and what they had learned from us。 

            Somel   explained�此   �We   find   that   in   all   your   historic   period�察  �so 

much longer than ours�察�that with all the interplay of services�察�the exchange 

of inventions and discoveries�察�and the wonderful progress we so admire�察�

that in this widespread Other World of yours�察�there is still much disease�察�

often contagious。; 

            We admitted this at once。 

            ;Also there is still�察�in varying degree�察�ignorance�察�with prejudice 

and unbridled emotion。; 

            This too was admitted。 

            ;We find also that in spite of the advance of democracy and the 



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increase of wealth�察�that there is still unrest and sometimes combat。; 

            Yes�察�yes�察�we admitted it all。        We were used to these things and 

saw no reason for so much seriousness。 

            ;All    things   considered�察─    �they   said�察 �and    they  did   not   say   a 

hundredth part of the things they were considering�察 �we are unwilling to 

expose our country to free communication with the rest of the worldas 

yet。   If Ellador comes back�察�and we approve her report�察�it may be done 

laterbut not yet。 

            ;So we have this to ask of you gentlemen ��they knew that word 

was   held   a   title   of   honor   with   us�В察  �that   you   promise   not   in   any   way   to 

betray    the   location    of  this  country    until   permission     after  Ellador's 

return。; 

            Jeff was perfectly satisfied。        He thought they were quite right。 

He   always   did。    I   never   saw   an   alien   become   naturalized   more   quickly 

than that man in Herland。 

            I studied it awhile�察�thinking of the time they'd have if some of 

our contagions got loose there�察�and concluded they were right。 So I agreed。 

            Terry was the obstacle。         ;Indeed I won't� ─�he protested。          ;The 

first thing I'll do is to get an expedition fixed up to force an entrance into 

Ma´land。; 

            ;Then�察─  �they   said   quite   calmly�察   �he   must   remain   an   absolute 

prisoner�察�always。; 

            ;Anesthesia would be kinder�察─�urged Moadine。 

            ;And safer�察─�added Zava。 

            ;He will promise�察�I think�察─�said Ellador。 

            And he did。      With which agreement we at last left Herland。 



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