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     ;Oh�察─  �I   thought   sleepily  to   myself�察   �so   these   are   the   ape´men   of   the 

western   woods�察  �are   they�拭     �Those   who   long   ago   vanquished   my   white´ 

skinned   friends   and   yearly  come   to   claim  their   tribute。     Jove�察  �what   hay 

they must have made of them�             �How those peach´skinned girls must have 

screamed and the downy striplings by them felt their dimpled knees knock 

together�察  �as   the   mad   flood   of   barbarians   came   pour´   ing   over   from   the 

forest�察�and long ago stormed their cit´ adels like a stream of red lava�察�as 

deadly�察�as irresistible�察�as remorseless� ─          �And I lay asprawl upon my arms 

on the table watching them with the stupid indifference I thought I could 



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so well afford。 

     Meanwhile Hath was on foot�察�pale and obsequious like others in the 

presence     of   those   dread   ambassadors�察     �but   more    collected�察  �I  thought。 

With the deepest bows he welcomed them�察�handing them drink in a golden 

State cup�察�and when they had drunk ��I heard the liquor running down their 

great throats�察�in the frightened hush�察�like water in a runnel on a wet day���察�

they wiped their fierce lips upon their furry sleeves�察�and the leader began 

reciting the tribute for the year。        So much corn�察�so much wineand very 

much it wasso many thousands ells of cloth and webbing�察�and so much 

hammered gold�察�and sinah and lar�察�precious metal of which I knew nothing 

as yet�察�and ever as he went growl´ ing through the list in his harsh animal 

voice�察�he refreshed his memory with a coloured stick whereon a notch was 

made for every item�察�the woodmen not having come as yet�察�apparently�察�to 

the   gentler   art   of   written   signs   and   symbols。  Longer   and   longer   that 

caravan   of   unearned   wealth   stretched   out   before   my  fancy�察  �but   at   last   it 

was done�察�or all but done�察�and the head envoy�察�passing the painted stick to 

a   man   behind�察  �folded   his   bare�察  �sinewy   arms�察  �upon   which   the   red   fell 

bristles as it does upon a gorilla's�察�across his ample chest�察�and�察�including 

us all in one general scowl�察�turned to Hath as he said 

     ;All this for Ar´hap�察�the wood´king�察�my master and yours�察�all this�察�and 

the most beautiful woman here tonight at your tables� ─�

     ;An item�察─�I smiled stupidly to myself�察�for indeed I was very sleepy 

and had no nice perception of things�察 �which shows his majesty with the 

two´pronged       name     is  a  jolly  fellow    after  all�察 �and   knows     wealth    is 

incomplete without the crown and priming of all riches。                  I wonder how 

the Martian boys will like this postscript�察─�and chin on hand�察�and eyes that 

would hardly stay open�察�I watched to see what would happen next。                    There 

was a little conversation between the prince and the ape´man�察�then I saw 

Hath the traitor point in my direction and say 

     ;Since you ask and will be advised�察�then�察�mighty sir�察�there can be no 

doubt of it�察�the most beautiful woman here tonight is undoubtedly she who 

sits yonder by him in blue。; 

     ;A   very    pretty  compliment� ─     �I  thought�察   �too  dull  to  see   what   was 

coming quickly�察 �and handsome of Hath�察�all things considered。; 



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     And so I dozed and dozed�察�and then started�察�and stared� �Was I in my 

senses�拭     �Was I mad�察�or dreaming�拭            �The drunk´ enness dropped from me 

like a mantle�察�with a single�察�smothered cry I came to myself and saw that it 

was   all   too   true。  The   savage   envoy  had   come   down   the   hall   at   Hath's 

vindictive prompting�察�had lifted my fair girl to her feet�察�and there�察�even as 

I looked�察�had drawn her�察�white as death�察�into the red circle of his arm�察�and 

with one hand under her chin had raised her sweet face to within an inch 

of his�察�and was staring at her with small�察�ugly eyes。 

     ;Yes�察─�said the enjoy�察�more interestedly than he had spoken yet�察 �it will 

do�察   �the   tribute   is   acceptedfor      Ar´   hap�察  �my    master� ─     �And      taking 

shrinking Heru by the wrist�察�and laying a heavy hand upon her shoulder�察�

he was about to lead her up the hall。 

     I was sober enough then。            I was on foot in an instant�察�and before all 

the   glittering   company�察      �before   those   simpering      girls   and   pale   Martian 

youths�察  �who   sat   mumbling   their   fingers�察  �too   frightened   to   lift   their   eyes 

from off their half´finished dinners�察�I sprang at the envoy。                    I struck him 

with my clenched fist on the side of his bullet head�察�and he let go of Heru�察�

who   slipped   insensible   from   his   hairy   chest   like   a   white   cloud   slipping 

down the slopes of a hill at sunrise�察�and turned on me with a snort of rage。 

We   stared   at   each   other   for   a   minute�察  �and   then   I   felt   the   wine   fumes 

roaring in my head�察�I rushed at him and closed。                  It was like embracing a 

moun´ tain bull�察�and he responded with a hug that made my ribs crackle。 

For a minute we were locked together like that�察�swinging here and there�察�

and then getting a hand loose�察�I belaboured   him so unmercifully that   he 

put his head down�察�and that was what I wanted。                   I got a new hold of him 

as   we   staggered   and   plunged�察  �roaring   the   while   like   the   wild   beasts   we 

were�察  �the   teeth   chattering   in   the   Martian   heads   as   they   watched   us�察  �and 

then�察  �exerting   all   my   strength�察  �lifted   him   fairly   from   his   feet   and   with 

supreme   effort   swung   him   up�察  �shoulder   high�察  �and   with   a   mighty   heave 

hurled   him   across   the   tables�察  �flung   that   ambassador�察  �whom   no   Martian 

dared look upon�察�crashing and sprawling through the gold and silver of the 

feast�察�whirled him round with such a splendid send that bench and trestle�察�

tankards and flagons�察�chairs and cloths and candelabras all went down into 

thundering   chaos   with   him�察  �and   the   envoy   only   stayed   when   his   sacred 



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person   came   to   harbour   amongst   the   westral   odds   and   ends�察  �the   soiled 

linen�察�and dirty platters of our wedding feast。 

     I remember seeing him there on hands and knees�察�and then the liquor I 

had    had   would    not  be   denied。    In   vain   I  drew   my   hands    across   my 

drooping eyelids�察�in vain I tried to master my knees that knocked together。 

The spell of the love´drink that Heru�察�blushing�察�had held to my lips was on 

me。    Its soft�察�overwhelming influence r
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