aerenoid

As the highest speed attainable by open aerenoids, which were used mainly for pleasure, was but eight miles an hour, my journey of five miles gave me ample time for meditation; and when I at last alighted on the balcony of a small white marble villa, to which I had instinctively guided my aerenoid, I had fully determined upon what I felt to be the only honorable course to pursue.

Zarlah the Martian

The future held no fears for me now; enough that I had Zarlah, for the walls of the aerenoid that surrounded us seemed to compass the whole universe.

Zarlah the Martian

Our aerenoid now gently rocked with the motion of a boat that is in the swell of a passing steamer, and I instantly realized that another aerenoid, travelling at a terrific speed, had passed in the canal beneath us.

Zarlah the Martian

We had now reached the entrance and, as we stepped out on the balcony, I saw Reon waiting for me with the aerenoid in readiness.

Zarlah the Martian

Reon was at his place by the levers when I stepped into the aerenoid, and as I closed and fastened the steel door, we slowly rose, and describing a large circle, sailed toward the canal.

Zarlah the Martian

Zarlah's aerenoid proceeding in a northerly direction.

Zarlah the Martian

With eager hands I prepared the high-speed aerenoid for the journey, feeling that I must trust to Almos 'knowledge of its operation to carry me through safely.

Zarlah the Martian

Another moment, and I should have been too late to see a slight figure, laden with what appeared to be wraps and other travelling equipment, hurry across the balcony and step into the large high-speed aerenoid that I had observed there the previous evening.

Zarlah the Martian

The shock hurled me off my feet, but in an instant my eyes were again fixed upon a mere speck many miles distant, which I knew to be the aerenoid containing all that life possessed for me.

Zarlah the Martian

Seeing a merry party in a large open aerenoid, and knowing them to be Zarlah's friends,

Zarlah the Martian