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eyes were made new by imaging your perfect face and form�察�so how could 

you alone have been blind to it�拭─�

     ;Do the maids of Helium pay court to their men�拭─�asked Thuvia。 

     ;You are playing with me� ─�exclaimed Carthoris。                  ;Say that you are 

but playing�察�and that after all you love me�察�Thuvia� ─�

     ;I cannot tell you that�察�Carthoris�察�for I am promised to another。; 

     Her tone was level�察�but was there not within it the hint of an infinite 

depth of sadness�拭       �Who may say�拭�

     ;Promised to another�拭─         �Carthoris scarcely breathed the words。             His 

face   went   almost   white�察  �and   then   his   head   came   up   as   befitted   him   in 

whose veins flowed the blood of the overlord of a world。 

     ;Carthoris   of   Helium   wishes   you   every   happiness   with   the   man   of 

your choice�察─�he said。        ;With; and then he hesitated�察�waiting for her to 

fill in the name。 

     ;Kulan   Tith�察  �Jeddak   of   Kaol�察─  �she   replied。   ;My   father's   friend   and 

Ptarth's most puissant ally。; 



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     The young man looked at her intently for a moment before he spoke 

again。 

     ;You love him�察�Thuvia of Ptarth�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I am promised to him�察─�she replied simply。 

     He    did   not   press   her。   ;He     is  of  Barsoom's      noblest    blood   and 

mightiest     fighters�察─  �mused     Carthoris。    ;My     father's   friend   and   mine 

would   that   it   might   have   been   another� ─  �he   muttered   almost   savagely。 

What the girl thought   was hidden by the  mask of her expression�察 �which 

was   tinged   only   by   a   little   shadow   of   sadness   that   might   have   been   for 

Carthoris�察�herself�察�or for them both。 

     Carthoris of Helium did not ask�察�though he noted it�察�for his loyalty to 

Kulan Tith was the loyalty of the blood of John Carter of Virginia for a 

friend�察�greater than which could be no loyalty。 

     He  raised   a  jewel´encrusted bit   of  the  girl's   magnificent   trappings   to 

his lips。 

     ;To   the   honour   and   happiness   of   Kulan   Tith   and   the   priceless   jewel 

that   has   been   bestowed   upon   him�察─  �he   said�察  �and   though   his   voice   was 

husky there was the true ring of sincerity in it。             ;I told you that I loved 

you�察�Thuvia�察�before I knew that you were promised to another。 I may not 

tell you it again�察�but I am glad that you know it�察�for there is no dishonour 

in it either to you or to Kulan Tith or to myself。             My love is such that it 

may embrace as well Kulan Tithif you love him。;                  There was almost a 

question in the statement。 

     ;I am promised to him�察─�she replied。 

     Carthoris backed slowly away。            He laid one hand upon his heart�察�the 

other upon the pommel of his long´sword。 

     ;These are yoursalways�察─�he said。             A moment later he had entered 

the palace�察�and was gone from the girl's sight。 

     Had he returned at once he would have found her prone upon the ersite 

bench�察�her face buried in her arms。 Was she weeping�拭                �There was none to 

see。 

       Carthoris   of   Helium   had   come   all   unannounced   to   the   court   of   his 

father's friend that day。       He had come alone in a small flier�察�sure of the 



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same welcome that always awaited him at Ptarth。                 As there had been no 

formality in his coming there was no need of formality in his going。 

     To Thuvan Dihn he explained that he had been but testing an invention 

of his own with which his flier was equippeda clever improvement of the 

ordinary Martian   air compass�察 �which�察�when set for   a certain   destination�察�

will remain constantly fixed thereon�察�making it only necessary to keep a 

vessel's prow always in the direction of the compass needle to reach any 

given point upon Barsoom by the shortest route。 

     Carthoris'    improvement       upon   this  consisted    of  an   auxiliary   device 

which steered the craft mechanically in the direction of the compass�察�and 

upon     arrival  directly   over   the   point   for  which    the  compass     was    set�察�

brought the craft to a standstill and lowered it�察�also automatically�察�to the 

ground。 

     ;You readily discern the advantages of this invention�察─�he was saying 

to Thuvan Dihn�察�who had accompanied him to the landing´stage upon the 

palace roof to inspect the compass and bid his young friend farewell。 

     A dozen officers of the court with several body servants were grouped 

behind   the   jeddak   and   his   guest�察  �eager   listeners   to   the   conversationso 

eager on   the part of one of the servants that   he was   twice rebuked   by  a 

noble for his forwardness in pushing himself ahead of his betters to view 

the    intricate    mechanism       of   the   wonderful      ;controlling     destination 

compass�察─�as the thing was called。 

     ;For   example�察─  �continued   Carthoris�察   �I  have   an   all´   night  trip   before 

me�察  �as   to´night。   I   set   the   pointer   here   upon   the   right´hand   dial   which 

represents the eastern hemisphere of Barsoom�察�so that the point rests upon 

the exact latitude and longitude of Helium。              Then I start the engine�察�roll 

up in my sleeping silks and furs�察�and with lights burning�察�race through the 

air toward Helium�察�confident that at the appointed hour I shall drop gently 

toward the landing´stage upon my own palace�察�whether I am still asleep or 

no。; 

     ;Provided�察─  �suggested   Thuvan   Dihn�察   �you   do   not   chance   to   collide 

with some other night wanderer in the meanwhile。; 

     Carthoris smiled。       ;No danger of that�察─�he replied。 ;See here�察─�and he 



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indicated   a device  at the  right   of  the  destination   compass。            ;This   is   my 

`obstruction evader��' as I call it。          This visible device is the switch which 

throws   the   mechanism   on   or   off。       The   instrument   itself   is   below   deck�察�

geared both to the steering apparatus and the control levers。 

     ;It   is  quite    simple�察   �being    nothing     more    than    a  radium     generator 

diffusing radio´activity in all directions to a distance of a hundred yards or 

so   from   the   flier。   Should   this   enveloping   force   be   interrupted   in   any 

direction a delicate instrument immediately apprehends the irregularity�察�at 

the same   time   imparting   an   impulse   to   a   magnetic   device   which   in   turn 

actuates the steering mechanism�察�diverting the bow of the flier away from
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