It was indeed so. They found Mars, at least the portion where
they had landed, to be inhabited with a strange race of beings.
There were men and boys and a few women in the crowd, but they
were unlike any men, boys or women they had ever seen. Their
heads were about three times as large as those of the ordinary
person, and the eyes, ears and nose were of extraordinary size.
Indeed, the eyes bulged out in quite an unpleasant fashion, and
the ears of the Martians were not unlike those of an elephant in
proportion, though they were shaped more like those of a human
being. As for a Martian nose, it was elongated, and capable of
being moved in any direction, as were also the ears.
As the adventurers felt themselves being urged forward, by what
means they knew not, they noted that the Martians were staring at
them with their great, protruding eyes, that they were listening
to their talk with their great ears thrust forward, and were
lifting their flexible noses toward the travelers as if to get
wind of them, as wild beasts do.
"They're certainly sizing us up in great shape," observed Jack.
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