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improve and vary to the utmost。            And I never remember any meal among 

this   people�察  �however   it   might   be   confined   to   the   family   household�察  �in 

which some delicate novelty in such articles of food was not introduced。 

In fine�察�as I before observed�察�their cookery is exquisite�察�so diversified and 



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nutritious   that   one   does   not   miss   animal   food�察  �and   their   own   physical 

forms   suffice   to   show   that   with   them�察  �at   least�察  �meat   is   not   required   for 

superior production of muscular fibre。                They have no grapes´ the drinks 

extracted      from    their   fruits  are   innocent     and    refreshing。     Their     staple 

beverage�察      �however�察    �is   water�察   �in  the   choice     of  which     they    are   very 

fastidious�察�distinguishing at once the slightest impurity。 

     ;My   younger   son   takes   great   pleasure   in   augmenting   our   produce�察─�

said Aph´Lin   as   we   passed   through   the   storehouses�察   �and   therefore   will 

inherit these lands�察�which constitute the chief part of my wealth。                       To my 

elder son such inheritance would be a great trouble and affliction。; 

     ;Are   there   many   sons   among   you   who   think   the   inheritance   of   vast 

wealth would be a great trouble and affliction�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察     �there    are  indeed     very   few    of  the   Vril´ya    who     do   not 

120consider   that   a   fortune   much   above   the   average   is   a   heavy   burden。 

We   are   rather   a   lazy   people   after   the   age   of   childhood�察  �and   do   not   like 

undergoing more cares   than we  can help�察�and great wealth   does give  its 

owner many cares。           For instance�察�it marks us out for public offices�察�which 

none of   us   like   and   none   of   us   can   refuse。   It   necessitates   our   taking   a 

continued interest in the affairs of any of our poorer countrymen�察�so that 

we may anticipate their wants and see that none fall into poverty。                        There 

is an old proverb amongst us which says�察�'The poor man's need is the rich 

man's shame´'; 

     ;Pardon me�察�if I interrupt you for a moment。                    You allow that some�察�

even of the Vril´ya�察�know want�察�and need relief。; 

     ;If   by   want   you   mean   the   destitution   that   prevails   in   a   Koom´Posh�察�

THAT   is   impossible   with   us�察  �unless   an   An   has�察  �by   some   extraordinary 

process�察  �got   rid   of   all   his   means�察  �cannot   or   will   not   emigrate�察  �and   has 

either tired out the affectionate aid of this relations or personal friends�察�or 

refuses to accept it。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察  �does he not   supply  the place of   an infant or   automaton�察�

and become a labourer´ a servant�拭─�

     ;No�察�then we regard him as an unfortunate person of unsound reason�察�

and   place   him�察  �at   the   expense   of   the   State�察  �in   a   public   building�察  �where 

every comfort and every luxury that can mitigate his affliction are lavished 



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upon him。       But an An does not like to be considered out of his mind�察�and 

therefore such cases occur so seldom that the public building I speak of is 

now a deserted ruin�察�and the last inmate of it was an An whom I recollect 

to   have   seen   in   my   childhood。    He   did   not   seem   conscious   of   loss   of 

reason�察�and wrote glaubs ��poetry��。            When I spoke of wants�察�I meant such 

wants as an An with desires larger than his means sometimes entertains´ 

for expensive singing´birds�察�or bigger houses�察�or country´gardens�察�and the 

obvious way to satisfy such wants is to buy of him something that he sells。 

Hence Ana like myself�察�who are very rich�察�are 121obliged to buy a great 

many things they do not require�察�and live on a very large scale where they 

might prefer   to   live   on a small   one。     For   instance�察�the great   size   of   my 

house   in   the   town   is   a   source   of   much   trouble   to   my   wife�察  �and   even   to 

myself�察�but I am compelled to have it thus incommodiously large�察�because�察�

as    the  richest   An   of  the   community�察     �I  am   appointed     to  entertain   the 

strangers from the other communities when they visit us�察�which they do in 

great crowds twice´a´year�察�when certain periodical entertainments are held�察�

and    when     relations   scattered   throughout      all  the  realms    of  the  Vril´ya 

joyfully reunite for a  time。         This hospitality�察�on   a scale so extensive�察 �is 

not to my taste�察�and therefore I should have been happier had I been less 

rich。    But   we   must   all   bear   the   lot   assigned   to   us   in   this   short   passage 

through time that we call life。          After all�察�what are a hundred years�察�more 

or less�察�to the ages through which we must pass hereafter�拭�Luckily�察�I have 

one son who likes great wealth。            It is a rare exception to the general rule�察�

and I own I cannot myself understand it。; 

     After    this   conversation      I  sought    to  return   to   the   subject   which 

continued   to   weigh   on   my   heart´   viz。�察  �the   chances   of   escape   from   Zee。 

But my host politely declined to renew that topic�察�and summoned our air´ 

boat。    On our way back we were met by Zee�察�who�察�having found us gone�察�

on her return from the College of Sages�察�had unfurled her wings and flown 

in search of us。 

     Her grand�察�but to me unalluring�察�countenance brightened as she beheld 

me�察�and�察�poising herself beside the boat on her large outspread plumes�察�she 

said reproachfully to Aph´Lin´ ;Oh�察�father�察�was it right in you to hazard 

the life of your guest in a vehicle to which he is so unaccustomed�拭                     �He 



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might�察�by an incautious movement�察�fall over the side�察�and alas�察�he is not 

like us�察�he has no wings。         It were death to him to fall。         Dear one� ─。�she 

added�察    �accosting    my    shrinking    self  in  a  softer   voice���察   �have   you    no 

thought of me�察 �that you   should thus hazard   122a life   which has   become 

almost     a  part  of   mine�拭   �Never     again    be  thus   rash�察 �unless    I  am   thy 

companion。       What terror thou hast stricken into me� ─�

     I  glanced    furtively    at  Aph´Lin�察   �expecting�察    �at  least�察 �that  he  would 

indignantly reprove his daughter for expressions of anxiety and affection�察�

which�察�under all the circumstances�察�would�察�in the world above ground�察�be 

considered immodest in the lips of a young female�察�addressed to a male 

not affianced to her�察�even if of the same rank as herself。 

     But   so   confirmed   are   the   rights   of   females   in   that   region�察  �and   so 

absolutely foremost among those rights do females claim the privilege of 

courtship�察  �that   Aph´Lin   would   no   more   have   thought   of   reproving   his 

virgin daughter than he would have thought of disobeying the orders of the 

Tur。    In that country�察�custom�察�as he implied�察�is all in all。 

     He answered mildly�察 �Zee�察�the Tish is in no danger and it is my belief 

the he can take very good care of himself。; 

     ;I would rather that he let me charge myself with his care。                Oh�察�heart 

of my heart�察�it was in the thought of thy danger that I first felt how much I 

loved thee� ─�

     Never   did   man   feel   in   such   a   false  position   as   I   did。 These   words 

were spoken loud in the hearing of Zee's father´ in the hearing of the child 

who steered。       I blushed with shame for them�察�and for her�察�

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