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Updated: July 14, 2025
How glad I was to think that Foedric had so openly shown his affection for Antonia. Surely I need not harbor the jealous feeling that would arise, for so true a son of Mars could not fall to the level of some earthly men, and be unfaithful to so noble a girl as Antonia.
"This lesson from our experience then," said Foedric to Antonia, "is to teach us the plain duty of lavishing upon each other, without measure, our affectionate words, because it is a legitimate, healthy longing of our nature, and I sincerely hope you will take it to heart. Do not undertake to make me exist a week or a day on a single morsel."
But I must give you a friendly warning not to let your hope get the better of your judgment in regard to finding your friend." With this Thorwald and Foedric consulted a moment, and at once our speed increased till we were flying at a fearful rate, but none too fast for me. I knew now why I had been so reluctant to go so far away from Mars.
I could not be happy without your voice in my ears, though you repeat from morn till eve the old, familiar words." "Then you must believe the same of me," said Foedric.
Let us ride leisurely along and take a little time to speed these earth-dwellers on their prospective journey with a few words of cheer. "Foedric, what advice have you to offer them before they take their leave of us?"
"If some cruel master should force such a prohibition upon you, Foedric, what would be your feeling? The heart craves such expression as naturally as the body craves food. Suppose a couple were to start off by saying once for all that they loved each other, and then agree to live the rest of their lives on that one expression.
To her surprise, if people of such high endowments ever are surprised, Thorwald asked quickly: "Are you willing to try it if the rest of us are?" "Certainly," she replied. "Foedric," said Thorwald, "what do you say to flying out to the moon and attempting an invasion of it?" "I say," answered Foedric, "that I am ready.
And, moreover, under the influence of Avis the members of our own household found their voices, so that the doctor and I learned that they need not send to the antipodes for singers. Zenith and Foedric were exceptionally good, but no one except Avis possessed the peculiar charm of Mona.
Avis had returned to her distant home several days before this, but Antonia and Foedric were at Thorwald's when we arrived, and I had the unpleasant task of relating to the whole household our sad experience. I did not spare myself, although they were all kind enough to offer every manner of excuse for me.
"Now, Mona, do you think it is right to make sport of such a serious matter?" "I assure you I am in earnest in all I have said." "Then are you trying to deceive Foedric?" "Deceive him? What is that?" "Telling him what isn't true." "No, indeed. I would never do that." "It is true, then, that you love him?" "Certainly it is; isn't it, Foedric?"
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