side by side with this aversion a savage, living energy seemed to
spring up in his heart that in some strange fashion was attributable
to Krag.

"Why do you insist on this simile?" he asked.

"Because it is apropos. Nightspore's quite right. That was
Crystalman's face, and we are going to Crystalman's country."

"And where is this mysterious country?"

"Tormance."

"That's a quaint name. But where is it?"

Krag grinned, showing his yellow teeth in the light of the street
lamp.

"It is the residential suburb of Arcturus."

"What is he talking about, Nightspore? ... Do you mean the star of
that name?" he went on, to Krag.

"Which you have in front of you at this very minute" said Krag,
pointing a thick finger toward the brightest star in the south-
eastern sky. "There you see Arcturus, and Tormance is its one
inhabited planet."

Maskull looked at the heavy, gleaning star, and again at Krag. Then
he pulled out a pipe, and began to fill it.