march [mQ:tS], tedious ['ti:djqs], enclosure [In'klouzq]
We broke camp the next day at an early hour and marched with only a single halt until just before dark. Two incidents broke the tediousness of the march. About noon we espied far to our right what was evidently an incubator, and Lorquas Ptomel directed Tars Tarkas to investigate it. The latter took a dozen warriors, including myself, and we raced across the velvety carpeting of moss to the little enclosure.
It was indeed an incubator (ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π² ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΎΡ), but the eggs were very small (Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΉΡΠ° Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ) in comparison with those I had seen hatching in ours (ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ /ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ/ Π²ΡΠ»ΡΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ, Π² Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ) at the time of my arrival on Mars (Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΠΠ°ΡΡ).
Tars Tarkas dismounted and examined the enclosure minutely (Π’Π°ΡΡ Π’Π°ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅; minutelyβ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎ, ΡΠΊΡΡΠΏΡΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΎ), finally announcing that it belonged to the green men of Warhoon (ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ», ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΄Π»Π΅ΠΆΠΈΡ Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΌ Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌ ΠΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ½Π°) and that the cement was scarcely dry where it had been walled up (ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π΅Π΄Π²Π° ΡΡΠΏΠ΅Π» Π²ΡΡΠΎΡ Π½ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌ, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π½ΡΡΠ° ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π°).
"They cannot be a day's march ahead of us," he exclaimed (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π±ΡΡΡ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΏΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ Π½Π°Ρ, β Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ½ΡΠ» ΠΎΠ½), the light of battle leaping to his fierce face (ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ /ΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΊΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ/ Π±ΠΈΡΠ²Ρ ΠΎΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠ»: Β«ΠΏΡΡΠ³Π½ΡΠ» Π½Π°Β» Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ).
comparison [kqm'pxrIs(q)n], hatching ['hxtSIN], announcing [q'naunsIN]
It was indeed an incubator, but the eggs were very small in comparison with those I had seen hatching in ours at the time of my arrival on Mars.
Tars Tarkas dismounted and examined the enclosure minutely, finally announcing that it belonged to the green men of Warhoon and that the cement was scarcely dry where it had been walled up.
"They cannot be a day's march ahead of us," he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face.
The work at the incubator was short indeed (ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ° Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΎΡΠ° Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΠΉ; shortβ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΈΠΉ). The warriors tore open the entrance (Π²ΠΎΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄; to tear open β ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ) and a couple of them, crawling in, soon demolished all the eggs with their short-swords (ΠΈ Π΄Π²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π·Π»ΠΈ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΉΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ; todemolishβ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠ°ΡΡ). Then remounting we dashed back to join the cavalcade (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΡ Π²Π½ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°Π²Π°Π»ΡΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅). During the ride I took occasion to ask Tars Tarkas (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΌΡ ΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈ, Ρ Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Π’Π°ΡΡΠ° Π’Π°ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°) if these Warhoons whose eggs we had destroyed were a smaller people than his Tharks (Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈ ΠΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ½Ρ, ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΉΡΠ° ΠΌΡ ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΈΠΌ /ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ/ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ).
"I noticed that their eggs were so much smaller (Ρ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ», ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΡ ΡΠΉΡΠ° Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ΅) than those I saw hatching in your incubator," I added (ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ /ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ/ Π²ΡΠ»ΡΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π² Π²Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΎΡΠ΅, β Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠ» Ρ).
crawl [krO:l], remount ["ri:'maunt], demolish [dI'mOlIS]
The work at the incubator was short indeed. The warriors tore open the entrance and a couple of them, crawling in, soon demolished all the eggs with their short-swords. Then remounting we dashed back to join the cavalcade. During the ride I took occasion to ask Tars Tarkas if these Warhoons whose eggs we had destroyed were a smaller people than his Tharks.
"I noticed that their eggs were so much smaller than those I saw hatching in your incubator," I added.
He explained that the eggs had just been placed there (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠ», ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΉΡΠ° ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π°); but, like all green Martian eggs (Π½ΠΎ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠΉΡΠ° Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ°Π½), they would grow during the five-year period of incubation (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΡΠ½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ) until they obtained the size of those (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠ΅Ρ ) I had seen hatching on the day of my arrival on Barsoom (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ /ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ/ Π²ΡΠ»ΡΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π² Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΠΌ). This was indeed an interesting piece of information (ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ; piece β ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ; piece of information β ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ), for it had always seemed remarkable to me (ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ; remarkable β Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ) that the green Martian women, large as they were (ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅), could bring forth such enormous eggs (ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΉΡΠ°; to bring forth β ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ) as I had seen the four-foot infants emerging from (ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ , ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», Π²ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄Π΅Π½ΡΡ; to emerge β ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡ). As a matter of fact, the new-laid egg (Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅, ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΉΡΠΎ) is but little larger than an ordinary goose egg (Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π³ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΉΡΠΎ), and as it does not commence to grow until subjected to the light of the sun (ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ³Π½Π΅ΡΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°) the chieftains have little difficulty in transporting several hundreds of them at one time (Ρ Π²ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΊΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ) from the storage vaults to the incubators (ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΎΡΡ).
obtain [qb'teIn], emerge [I'mWdZ], subjected [sAb'dZektId]
He explained that the eggs had just been placed there; but, like all green Martian eggs, they would grow during the five-year period of incubation until they obtained the size of those I had seen hatching on the day of my arrival on Barsoom. This was indeed an interesting piece of information, for it had always seemed remarkable to me that the green Martian women, large as they were, could bring forth such enormous eggs as I had seen the four-foot infants emerging from. As a matter of fact, the new-laid egg is but little larger than an ordinary goose egg, and as it does not commence to grow until subjected to the light of the sun the chieftains have little difficulty in transporting several hundreds of them at one time from the storage vaults to the incubators.
Shortly after the incident of the Warhoon eggs (Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ Ρ Π²ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΉΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ; incident β ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅) we halted to rest the animals (ΠΌΡ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ), and it was during this halt that the second of the day's interesting episodes occurred (ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π²ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ· ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ Π΄Π½Ρ; episode β ΡΠΏΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ΄, ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅). I was engaged in changing my riding cloths from one of my thoats to the other (Ρ Π±ΡΠ» Π·Π°Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»: Β«ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»Β» ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ° Π½Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ; to change β ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ; ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π²Π°ΡΡ), for I divided the day's work between them (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ» ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΡΡ Π½Π°Π³ΡΡΠ·ΠΊΡ), when Zad approached me (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» ΠΠ°Π΄), and without a word struck my animal a terrific blow with his long-sword (ΠΈ Π±Π΅Π· Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π°Π½Π΅Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ΄Π°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ).
incident ['InsId(q)nt], riding ['raIdIN], terrific [tq'rIfIk]
Shortly after the incident of the Warhoon eggs we halted to rest the animals, and it was during this halt that the second of the day's interesting episodes occurred. I was engaged in changing my riding cloths from one of my thoats to the other, for I divided the day's work between them, when Zad approached me, and without a word struck my animal a terrific blow with his long-sword.
I did not need a manual of green Martian etiquette to know what reply to make (ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π½Π΅ Π½ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ° Π·Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ°Π½, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π·Π½Π°ΡΡ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Ρ Π΄Π°ΡΡ), for, in fact, I was so wild with anger (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ, Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅, Ρ Π±ΡΠ» Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π²Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΎΡ Π³Π½Π΅Π²Π°; wild β Π±ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ; Π²Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ) that I could scarcely refrain from drawing my pistol (ΡΡΠΎ Ρ Π΅Π΄Π²Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ; to refrain β ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ) and shooting him down for the brute he was (ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π° ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΉ); but he stood waiting with drawn long-sword (Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΡΠΎΡΠ», ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ, Ρ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ), and my only choice was to draw my own (ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π²ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ β Π²ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ /ΠΌΠ΅Ρ/) and meet him in fair fight with his choice of weapons or a lesser one (ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π±ΠΎΡ, Ρ Π²ΡΠ±ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ Π³ΡΠΎΠ·Π½ΡΠΌ; to meet β Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ; ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ).
This latter alternative is always permissible (ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ°Π½Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΌ), therefore I could have used my short-sword, my dagger, my hatchet (ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ), or my fists had I wished (ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±Ρ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π»), and been entirely within my rights (ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ» Π±Ρ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅; in oneβs right β Π²ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅), but I could not use firearms or a spear while he held only his long-sword (Π½ΠΎ Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ³Π½Π΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° Π² ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ Ρ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ).
etiquette ['etIket], choice [tSOIs], entirely [In'taIqlI]
I did not need a manual of green Martian etiquette to know what reply to make, for, in fact, I was so wild with anger that I could scarcely refrain from drawing my pistol and shooting him down for the brute he was; but he stood waiting with drawn long-sword, and my only choice was to draw my own and meet him in fair fight with his choice of weapons or a lesser one.
This latter alternative is always permissible, therefore I could have used my short-sword, my dagger, my hatchet, or my fists had I wished, and been entirely within my rights, but I could not use firearms or a spear while he held only his long-sword.
I chose the same weapon he had drawn (Ρ Π²ΡΠ±ΡΠ°Π» ΡΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΠΆΠΈΠ») because I knew he prided himself upon his ability with it (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π·Π½Π°Π», ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π³ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ Π²Π»Π°Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠΌ), and I wished, if I worsted him at all (ΠΈ Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π», Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΌΠΎΠ³Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ; to worst β ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ, Π½Π°Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅), to do it with his own weapon (ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ). The fight that followed was a long one (Π±ΠΈΡΠ²Π°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π·Π° ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»Π°, Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΠΉ) and delayed the resumption of the march for an hour (ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π° Π½Π° ΡΠ°Ρ). The entire community surrounded us (Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ), leaving a clear space about one hundred feet in diameter for our battle (ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ² ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π² ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ² Π΄ΠΈΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ).
worst [wWst], resumption [rI'zAmpS(q)n]
I chose the same weapon he had drawn because I knew he prided himself upon his ability with it, and I wished, if I worsted him at all, to do it with his own weapon. The fight that followed was a long one and delayed the resumption of the march for an hour. The entire community surrounded us, leaving a clear space about one hundred feet in diameter for our battle.
Zad first attempted to rush me down (ΠΠ°Π΄ Π²Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π²Π·ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ; to rush β Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ; Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ) as a bull might a wolf (ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΡΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ /ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡ/ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ°), but I was much too quick for him (Π½ΠΎ Ρ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΡΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ), and each time I side-stepped his rushes (ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ» Π² ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ) he would go lunging past me (ΠΎΠ½, Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ Π²ΡΠΏΠ°Π΄, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π» ΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ; to lunge β Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡΠ²ΡΠΏΠ°Π΄; ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄), only to receive a nick from my sword upon his arm or back (ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π· ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Π΅; nick β Π·Π°ΡΡΠ±ΠΊΠ°; ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π·). He was soon streaming blood from a half dozen minor wounds (Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°Π» ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΆΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠ°Π½), but I could not obtain an opening to deliver an effective thrust (Π½ΠΎ Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ: Β«ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΡΒ» Π½Π΅Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π½Π°Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ΄Π°Ρ; opening β Π½Π΅Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅Π΄Π»ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ). Then he changed his tactics (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ» ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΡ), and fighting warily and with extreme dexterity (ΠΈ, ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΎ; warily β ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ; dexterity β Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ), he tried to do by science what he was unable to do by brute strength (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ²Π° ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» Π½Π΅ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΡ Π³ΡΡΠ±ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΉ; science β Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠ°; ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ, ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ). I must admit that he was a magnificent swordsman (Ρ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΏΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ), and had it not been for my greater endurance and the remarkable agility (ΠΈ Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ) the lesser gravitation of Mars lent me (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π°Π²Π°Π»Π° ΠΌΠ½Π΅; to lend β ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ), I might not have been able to put up the creditable fight I did against him (Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π» Ρ Π½ΠΈΠΌ; to put up β Π²ΡΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡΠ½Π°ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅; creditable β ΠΏΠΎΡ Π²Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ).