Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...before I became the sole confidant of his mission to earth. But he was a very cool hand. At first, his dimensions were in proportion to the globe he inhabited, but he began to swell and increase in size, until he fairly stepped out of his original sphere, as people sometimes do; and, at last, flung himself down with a jaunty air in my favourite arm-chair by the fireside. "' An uncommon tumble, to be sure, old fellow,' were the words he addressed to me. "' Yes,' I said,' I hope you don't feel seriously hurt.' "' Shaken a little,' he said: 'it was precious cold coming through your detestable climate--a bitter east wind. Does it always blow in this way in this trumpery planet of yours?' "I thought his tone offensive, considering where he came from; but I replied, 'Pray, draw nearer the fire. But I thought in your position--I mean in such--a-hem!--meteoric substances, a considerable amount of heat was usually evolved.' "' Meteoric substances! None of your chaff, old double eye. If our planet was not as large as yours, it was a deal more intelligent. We don't rate you much above Saturn, and he is the dullest of the lot.' "'Why, what do you know of the matter?' rejoined I, testily, for the fellow's impudence was irritating. "' A good deal, I should think; and my being here proves it. I was right, I knew I was, and the only drawback to my triumph is, that that old ass Hitchand-Kick' (at least so he pronounced it) 'lies there as dead as a door-nail. But what bounds can he set to the intellect of an inhabitant of Fluoral?' "' That is rather a pretty name. I don't recollect to have heard it before,' said I, jotting it down in my note-book. "' Ah! take it down. I can give you a wrinkle or two better than that, which may assist the wretched dullards...
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