This seat and six others were occupied by men of most venerable aspect, in spite of the fact their hair was just as long and thick and glossy as their host's or even as Zaidie's own.
The ceremony of introduction was exceedingly simple.

Though they could not, of course, understand a word he said, it was evident from his eloquent gestures that their host described the way in which they had come from Space and landed on the surface of the World of the Crystal Cities, as Zaidie subsequently re-christened Ganymede.
The President of the Senate or Council spoke a few sentences in a deep musical tone.

Then their host, taking their hands, led them up to his seat, and the President rose and took them by both hands in turn.

Then, with a grave smile of greeting, he bent his head and resumed his seat.
They joined hands in turn with each of the six senators present, bowed their farewells in silence, and then went back with their host to the car.
They ran down the avenue, made a curving sweep round to the left--for all the paths in the great square were laid in curves, apparently to form a contrast to the straight streets--and presently stopped before the porch of one of the hundred palaces which surrounded it.

This was their host's house, and their home during the rest of their sojourn on Ganymede..