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path turned restlessly upon his sleeping silks and furs。 

     The Heliumite paused above him�察�one of the short´swords in readiness 

should   the   warrior   awaken。      For   what   seemed   an   eternity   to   the   young 

prince the green man continued to move uneasily upon his couch�察�then�察�as 

though actuated by springs�察�he leaped to his feet and faced the red man。 

     Instantly  Carthoris struck�察 �but not before   a   savage grunt   escaped the 

other's lips。    In an instant the room was in turmoil。              Warriors leaped to 

their feet�察�grasping their weapons as they rose�察�and shouting to one another 

for an explanation of the disturbance。 

     To Carthoris all within the room was plainly visible in the dim light 

reflected from without�察�for the further moon stood directly at zenith�察�but to 

the eyes of the newly´awakened green men objects as yet had not taken on 

familiar formsthey but saw vaguely the figures of warriors moving about 

their apartment。 

     Now one stumbled against the corpse of him whom Carthoris had slain。 

The fellow stooped and his hand came in contact with the cleft skull。                   He 

saw about him the giant figures of other green men�察�and so he jumped to 



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the only conclusion that was open to him。 

     ;The Thurds� ─�he cried。          ;The Thurds are upon us� �Rise�察�warriors of 

Torquas�察�and drive home your swords within the hearts of Torquas' ancient 

enemies� ─�

     Instantly   the   green   men   began   to   fall   upon   one   another   with   naked 

swords。      Their savage lust of battle was aroused。            To fight�察�to kill�察�to die 

with cold steel buried in their vitals�        �Ah�察�that to them was Nirvana。 

     Carthoris was quick to guess their error and take advantage of it。                 He 

knew that in the pleasure of killing they might fight on long after they had 

discovered their mistake�察�unless their attention was distracted by sight of 

the   real   cause   of   the   altercation�察  �and   so   he   lost   no   time   in   continuing 

across the room to the doorway upon the opposite side�察�which opened into 

the   inner   court�察  �where    the  savage    thoats   were    squealing    and   fighting 

among themselves。 

     Once here he had no easy task before him。                To catch and mount one 

of these habitually rageful and intractable beasts was no child's play under 

the    best  of   conditions�察   �but   now�察   �when    silence    and   time   were    such 

important   considerations�察  �it   might   well   have   seemed   quite   hopeless   to   a 

less resourceful and optimistic man than the son of the great warlord。 

     From   his   father   he   had   learned   much   concerning   the   traits   of   these 

mighty beasts�察�and from Tars Tarkas�察�also�察�when he had visited that great 

green   jeddak   among   his   horde   at   Thark。     So   now   he   centred   upon   the 

work in hand all that he had ever learned about them from others and from 

his own experience�察�for he�察�too�察�had ridden and handled them many times。 

     The temper of the thoats of Torquas appeared even shorter than their 

vicious cousins among the Tharks and Warhoons�察�and for a time it seemed 

unlikely that he should escape a savage charge on the part of a couple of 

old bulls that circled�察�squealing�察�about him�察�but at last he managed to get 

close enough to one of them to touch the beast。              With the feel of his hand 

upon the sleek hide the creature quieted�察�and in answer to the telepathic 

command of the red man sank to its knees。 

     In a moment Carthoris was upon its back�察�guiding it toward the great 

gate that leads from the courtyard through a large building at one end into 



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an avenue beyond。 

     The other bull�察�still squealing and enraged�察�followed after his fellow。 

There was no bridle upon either�察�for these strange creatures are controlled 

entirely by suggestionwhen they are controlled at all。 

     Even     in  the   hands    of   the  giant   green    men    bridle   reins   would     be 

hopelessly futile against the mad savagery and mastodonic strength of the 

thoat�察�and so they are guided by that strange telepathic power with which 

the   men   of   Mars   have   learned   to   communicate   in   a   crude   way  with   the 

lower orders of their planet。 

     With     difficulty   Carthoris     urged    the  two   beasts    to  the   gate�察 �where�察�

leaning   down�察  �he   raised   the   latch。      Then   the   thoat   that   he   was   riding 

placed his great shoulder to the skeel´wood planking�察�pushed through�察�and 

a moment later the man and the two beasts were swinging silently down 

the avenue to the edge of the plaza�察�where Kar Komak hid。 

     Here   Carthoris   found   considerable   difficulty   in   subduing   the   second 

thoat�察  �and   as   Kar   Komak   had   never   before   ridden   one   of   the   beasts�察  �it 

seemed a most hopeless job�察�but at last the bowman managed to scramble 

to   the   sleek   back�察  �and   again   the   two   beasts   fled   softly   down   the   moss´ 

grown avenues toward the open sea´ bottom beyond the city。 

     All   that   night   and   the   following   day  and   the  second   night   they  rode 

toward the north´east。          No indication of pursuit developed�察�and at dawn 

of the second day Carthoris saw in the distance the waving ribbon of great 

trees that marked one of the long Barsoomian water´ways。 

     Immediately         they    abandoned       their    thoats    and     approached       the 

cultivated   district   on   foot。    Carthoris   also   discarded   the   metal   from   his 

harness�察�or such of it as might serve to identify him as a Heliumite�察�or of 

royal blood�察�for he did not know to what nation belonged this waterway�察�

and   upon   Mars   it   is   always   well   to   assume   every   man   and   nation   your 

enemy until you have learned the contrary。 

     It was mid´forenoon when the two at last entered one of the roads that 

cut   through   the   cultivated   districts   at   regular   intervals�察  �joining   the   arid 

wastes on either side with the great�察�white�察�central highway that follows 

through   the   centre   from   end   to   end   of   the   far´reaching�察  �threadlike   farm 



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lands。 

     The   high   wall   surrounding   the   fields   served   as   a   protection   against 

surprise by raiding green hordes�察�as well as keeping the savage banths and 

other carnivora from the domestic animals and the human beings upon the 

farms。 

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