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Chapter 14 — Experiments in intercourse

           

           HisbehaviourseemedtochecktheSelenitesintheirdesireforourprogressforamoment.Theyfacedoneanother,theirqueerheadsmoved,thetwitteringvoicescamequickandliquid.Thenoneofthem,alean,tallcreature,withasortofmantleaddedtotheputteeinwhichtheothersweredressed,twistedhiselephanttrunkofahandaboutCavor’swaist,andpulledhimgentlytofollowourguide,whoagainwentonahead.Cavorresisted.“Wemayjustaswellbeginexplainingourselvesnow.Theymaythinkwearenewanimals,anewsortofmooncalfperhaps!Itismostimportantthatweshouldshowanintelligentinterestfromtheoutset.”

           Hebegantoshakehisheadviolently.“No,no,”hesaid,“menotcomeononeminute.Melookat‘im.”

           “Isn’ttheresomegeometricalpointyoumightbringinaproposofthataffair?”Isuggested,astheSelenitesconferredagain.

           “Possiblyaparabolic—”hebegan.

           Heyelledloudly,andleapedsixfeetormore!

           Oneofthefourarmedmoon-menhadprickedhimwithagoad!

           Iturnedonthegoad-bearerbehindmewithaswiftthreateninggesture,andhestartedback.ThisandCavor’ssuddenshoutandleapclearlyastonishedalltheSelenites.Theyrecededhastily,facingus.Foroneofthosemomentsthatseemtolastforever,westoodinangryprotest,withascatteredsemicircleoftheseinhumanbeingsaboutus.

           “Heprickedme!”saidCavor,withacatchingofthevoice.

           “Isawhim,”Ianswered.

           “Confoundit!”IsaidtotheSelenites;“we’renotgoingtostandthat!Whatonearthdoyoutakeusfor?”

           Iglancedquicklyrightandleft

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