"So you are a Martian—eh?"
"Yes—a Martian."
Blumberg was still laughing. "That oughta go big in the show—huh, Edgar?" he said.
"Yes, sir," said the young man.
"If you live on Mars, what're you doing here?"
The Martian had been expecting this question.
"They send me away to Earth."
"Why did they send you away to Earth?"