ItwasafterdarkwhenWoolaandIspiedthroughthemightyforestthegreatwallwhichsurroundsthecityofKaol。
Wehadtraversedtheentirewaywithoutmishaporadventure，andthoughthefewwehadmethadeyedthegreatcalotwonderingly，nonehadpiercedtheredpigmentwithwhichIhadsmoothlysmearedeverysquareinchofmybody。
Buttotraversethesurroundingcountry，andtoentertheguardedcityofKulanTith，JeddakofKaol，weretwoverydifferentthings。
NomanentersaMartiancitywithoutgivingaverydetailedandsatisfactoryaccountofhimself，nordidIdeludemyselfwiththebeliefthatIcouldforamomentimposeupontheacumenoftheofficersoftheguardtowhomIshouldbetakenthemomentIappliedatanyoneofthegates。
Myonlyhopeseemedtolieinenteringthecitysurreptitiouslyundercoverofthedarkness，andoncein，trusttomyownwitstohidemyselfinsomecrowdedquarterwheredetectionwouldbelessliabletooccur。