The Martian's eyes flickered.
"So what?" Barnes grunted. "Dialects. Same thing at home."
"But, I mean they—"
"But what? These Martians here speak the language we learned, don't they?"
"But—"
"Hell! Do you speak Ahrian?"
"You know I don't."
"So when we get through investigating here and move on to other villages, we'll find Martians who speak the other dialects."
The Martian said: "Will there be anything else, sirs?"
"Not," said Barnes, "unless you would like to try some noedan."