Ah, would you, my friend.

No, this is not one of your sort, and it isn't meant to eat." An enormous double-headed monster, apparently some four hundred feet long, came floating towards them as the searchlight flashed out, and others began instantly to crowd about them, just as Zaidie had feared.
"Lenox, for Heaven's sake be careful!" cried Zaidie, shrinking up beside him as the huge, hideous head, with its saucer eyes and enormous beak-like jaws wide open, came towards them.

"And look! there are more coming.

Can't we go up and get away from them ?" "Wait a minute, little woman," replied Redgrave, who was beginning to feel the passion of adventure thrilling along his nerves.

"If we fought the Martian air fleet and licked it I think we can manage these things.
Let's see how he likes the light." As he spoke he flashed the full glare of the five thousand candle-power lamp full on to the creature's great cat-like eyes.