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                        THUVIA�察�MAID OF MARS 



THUVIA�察�MAID OF 

                       MARS 



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                               CHAPTER I 



                             CARTHORIS AND THUVIA 

       Upon    a  massive    bench    of  polished    ersite  beneath    the  gorgeous 

blooms of a giant pimalia a woman sat。 Her shapely�察�sandalled foot tapped 

impatiently   upon   the   jewel´strewn   walk   that   wound   beneath   the   stately 

sorapus trees across the scarlet sward of the royal gardens of Thuvan Dihn�察�

Jeddak of Ptarth�察�as a dark´haired�察�red´ skinned warrior bent low toward 

her�察�whispering heated words close to her ear。 

     ;Ah�察�Thuvia of Ptarth�察─�he cried�察 �you are cold even before the fiery 

blasts of my consuming love� �No harder than your heart�察�nor colder is the 

hard�察�cold ersite of this thrice happy bench which supports your divine and 

fadeless   form�     �Tell   me�察  �O Thuvia of   Ptarth�察  �that   I   may  still   hopethat 

though you do not love me now�察�yet           some day�察�some day�察�my princess�察�I´ 

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     The    girl  sprang   to  her  feet  with   an   exclamation     of  surprise   and 

displeasure。     Her queenly head was poised haughtily upon her smooth red 

shoulders。     Her dark eyes looked angrily into those of the man。 

     ;You forget yourself�察�and the customs of   Barsoom�察�Astok�察─�she   said。 

;I have given you no right thus to address the daughter of Thuvan Dihn�察�

nor have you won such a right。; 

     The man reached suddenly forth and grasped her by the arm。 

     ;You shall be my princess� ─�he cried。           ;By the breast of Issus�察�thou 

shalt�察�nor shall any other come between Astok�察�Prince of Dusar�察�and   his 

heart's desire。    Tell me that there is another�察�and I shall cut out his foul 

heart and fling it to the wild calots of the dead sea´bottoms� ─�

    At touch of the man's hand upon her flesh the girl went pallid beneath 

her coppery skin�察�for the persons of the royal women of the courts of Mars 

are held but little less than sacred。      The act of Astok�察�Prince of Dusar�察�was 

profanation。      There   was   no   terror   in   the   eyes   of Thuvia of   Ptarthonly 

horror for the thing the man had done and for its possible consequences。 

     ;Release me。;      Her voice was levelfrigid。 



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     The man muttered incoherently and drew her roughly toward him。 

     ;Release me� ─�she repeated sharply�察 �or I call the guard�察�and the Prince 

of Dusar knows what that will mean。; 

     Quickly he threw his right arm about her shoulders and strove to draw 

her face to his lips。     With a little cry she struck him full in the mouth with 

the massive bracelets that circled her free arm。 

     ;Calot� ─�she exclaimed�察�and then�此            �The guard�        �The guard� �Hasten 

in protection of the Princess of Ptarth� ─�

     In answer to her call a dozen guardsmen came racing across the scarlet 

sward�察  �their   gleaming   long´swords   naked   in   the   sun�察  �the   metal   of   their 

accoutrements clanking against that of their leathern harness�察�and in their 

throats hoarse shouts of rage at the sight which met their eyes。 

     But before they had passed half across the royal garden to where Astok 

of Dusar still held   the struggling girl in his grasp�察�another figure sprang 

from a cluster of dense foliage that half hid a golden fountain close at hand。 

A tall�察�straight youth he was�察�with black hair and keen grey eyes�察�broad of 

shoulder and narrow of hip�察�a clean´limbed fighting man。                    His skin was 

but faintly tinged with the copper colour that marks the red men of Mars 

from the other races of the dying planethe was like them�察�and yet there 

was a subtle difference greater even than that which lay in his lighter skin 

and his grey eyes。 

     There was a difference�察�too�察�in his movements。                He came on in great 

leaps   that   carried   him   so   swiftly   over   the   ground   that   the   speed   of   the 

guardsmen was as nothing by comparison。 

     Astok   still   clutched   Thuvia's   wrist   as   the   young   warrior   confronted 

him。     The new´comer wasted no time and he spoke but a single word。 

     ;Calot� ─  �he   snapped�察  �and   then   his   clenched   fist   landed   beneath   the 

other's chin�察�lifting him high into the air and depositing him in a crumpled 

heap within the centre of the pimalia bush beside the ersite bench。 

     Her   champion   turned   toward   the   girl。     ;Kaor�察�Thuvia   of   Ptarth� ─  �he 

cried。    ;It seems that fate timed my visit well。; 

     ;Kaor�察  �Carthoris   of   Helium� ─  �the   princess   returned   the   young   man's 

greeting�察 �and what less could one expect of the son of such a sire�拭─�



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     He bowed his acknowledgment of the compliment to his father�察�John 

Carter�察  �Warlord   of   Mars。     And   then   the   guardsmen�察  �panting   from   their 

charge�察�came up   just as   the Prince   of Dusar�察 �bleeding at   the mouth�察  �and 

with drawn sword�察�crawled from the entanglement of the pimalia。 

     Astok   would   have   leaped   to   mortal   combat   with   the   son   of   Dejah 

Thoris�察�but   the guardsmen pressed   about   him�察  �preventing�察�though   it   was 

clearly evident that naught would have better pleased Carthoris of Helium。 

     ;But say the word�察�Thuvia of Ptarth�察─�he begged�察 �and naught will give 

me   greater   pleasure   than   meting   to   this   fellow   the   punishment   he   has 

earned。; 

     ;It cannot be�察�Carthoris�察─�she replied。          ;Even though he has forfeited 

all   claim   upon   my   consideration�察  �yet   is   he   the   guest   of   the   jeddak�察  �my 

father�察�and to him alone may he account for the unpardonable act he has 

committed。; 

     ;As you say�察�Thuvia�察─�replied the Heliumite。             ;But afterward he shall 

account to Carthoris�察�Prince of Helium�察�for this affront to the daughter of 

my father's friend。;       As he spoke�察�though�察�there burned in his eyes a fire 

that    proclaimed     a  nearer�察  �dearer   cause    for  his  championship       of  this 

glorious daughter of Barsoom。 

     The maid's cheek darkened beneath the satin of her transparent skin�察�

and   the   eyes   of   Astok�察  �Prince   of   Dusar�察  �darkened�察  �too�察  �as   he   read   that 

which     passed    unspoken     between     the  two   in  the  royal   gardens    of  the 

jeddak。 

     ;And thou to me�察─�he snapped at Carthoris�察�answering the young man's 

challenge。 

     The guard still surrounded Astok。            It was a difficult position for the 

young officer   who commanded   it。 His prison
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