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on cooler consideration I have come to the conclusion that our planet�察�in 

going     out  to  its  summer     pastures    in  the  remoter     fields  of  space�察  �had 

somehow come across a wandering lesser world and got pretty well singed 

in passing。      This is purely my own opinion�察�and I have not yet submitted 

it to the kindly authorities of the Lick Obser´ vatory for verification。                 All 



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I can say for certain is that in an incredibly short space of time the face of 

the country changed from green to sear�察�flowers drooped�察�streams ��there 

were not many in the neighbourhood apparently�� dried up�察�fishes died�察�a 

mighty thirst there was nothing to quench set´ tled down on man and beast�察�

and    we    all  felt  that   unless   Providence      listened   to   the  prayers    and 

imprecations which the whole town set to work with frantic zeal to hurl at 

it�察�or that abominable comet in the sky sheered off on another tack with 

the least   possible   delay�察  �we   should   all   be   re´   duced   to   cinders in   a   very 

brief space of time。 



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                            CHAPTER XVII 



     The evening of the second day had already come�察�when Ar´hap arrived 

home after weekending amongst a tribe of rebellious subjects。                        But any 

imposing       State   entry   which     might    have    been    intended    was    rendered 

impossible by the heat and the threat of that baleful world in the western 

sky。 

     It   was   a lurid   but disordered   spectacle   which   I   wit´   nessed   from  my 

room      in  the   gate´house     just   after  nightfall。    The    returning    army     had 

apparently   fallen   away   exhausted   on   its   march   through   the   town�察  �only 

some   three   hundred   of   the   bodyguard   straggled   up          the   hill�察  �limp  and 

sweating�察     �behind    a  group     of  pennons�察    �in  the   midst    of  which    rode    a 

horseman        whose     commanding         presence      and    splendid     war     harness 

impressed       me�察   �though     I  could    not   make     out   his   features�察   �a   wild�察�

impressionist       scene    of   black    outlines�察   �tossing    headgear�察     �and   spears 

glittering   and   vanishing   in   front   of   the   red   glare   in   the   sky�察  �but   nothing 

more。      Even      the  dry    throats   of   the  suitors    in  the   courtyard     hardly 

mustered      a  husky     cry  of   welcome      as  the   cavalcade     trooped     into  the 

enclosure�察�and then the shadows enfolded them up in silence�察�and�察�too hot 

and listless to care much what the morrow brought forth�察�I threw myself 

on the  bare  floor�察  �tossing   and   turning   in   a  vain   endeavour  to   sleep   until 

dawn came once more。 

     A  thin   mist   which   fell   with   daybreak   drew   a   veil   over   the   horrible 

glare   in   the   west   for   an   hour   or   two�察 �and   taking advantage   of   the   slight 

alleviation of heat�察�I rose and went into the gardens to enjoy a dip in a pool�察�

making�察  �with   its   surrounding   jungle   of   flowers�察  �one   of   the   pleasantest 

things     about   the   wood´king's       forest   citadel。   The     very    earth   seemed 

scorched and baking underfootand the pool was gone�                     �It had run as dry 

as a limekiln�察�nothing remained of the pretty fall which had fed it but a 

miserable   trickle   of   drops   from   the   cascade   above。       Down   beyond   the 

town   shone   a   gleam   of   water   where   the   bitter   canal   steamed   and   sim´ 

mered in the first grey of the morning�察�but up here six months of scorching 

drought      could    not  have    worked     more     havoc。    The     very   leaves    were 

dropping      from   the   trees�察  �and   the  luxuriant   growths   of   the   day   before 



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looked as though a simoon had played upon them。 

     I staggered back in disgust�察�and found some show of official activity 

about the palace。        It was the king's custom�察�it appeared�察�to hear petitions 

and   redress   wrongs   as   soon   after   his   return   as   possible�察  �but   today   the 

ceremony  was   to   be   cut   short   as   his   majesty  was   going   out   with   all   his 

court to a neighbouring mountain to ;pray away the comet�察─�which by this 

time was causing dire alarm all through the city。 

     ;Heaven's own particular blessing on his prayers�察�my friend�察─�I said to 

the man who told me this。           ;Unless his majesty's orisons are fruitful�察�we 

shall all be cooked like baked potatoes before nightfall�察�and though I have 

faced     many    kinds    of  death�察  �that   is  not  the   one   I  would     choose    by 

preference。      Is there a chance of myself being heard at the throne�拭               �Your 

peculiar climate tempts me to hurry up with my business and begone if I 

may。; 

     ;Not only may you be heard�察�sir�察�but you are sum´ moned。                     The king 

has   heard   of   you   somehow�察  �and   sent   me   to   find   and   bring   you   into   his 

presence at once。; 

     ;So be   it�察─  �I  said�察�too   hot to   care what   happened。      ;I   have   no levee 

dress with me。        I lost my luggage check some time ago�察�but if you will 

wait outside I will be with you in a moment。; 

     Hastily tidying myself up�察�and giving my hair a comb�察�as though just 

off to see   Mr。  Secretary for   the   Navy�察 �or on   the   way  to get   a senator to 

push   a   new   patent   medicine   for   me�察  �I   rejoined   my   guide   outside�察  �and 

together we crossed the wide courtyard�察�entered the great log´built portals 

of Ar´hap's house�察�and immediately afterwards found ourselves in a vast 

hall dimly  lit   by  rays   coming   in   through   square   spaces under the   eaves�察�

and crowded on both sides with guards�察�courtiers�察�and supplicants。                      The 

heat was tre´ mendous�察�the odour of Thither men and the ill´dressed hides 

they wore almost overpowering。             Yet little I recked for either�察�for there at 

the top of the room�察�seated on a dais made of rough´hewn wood inlet with 

gold and covered with splendid furs�察�was Ar´hap himself。 

     A  fine   fellow�察  �swarthy�察  �huge�察  �and   hairy�察  �at   any  other   time   or   place   I 

could   have   given   him   due   admiration   as   an   admirable   example   of   the 

savage on the borderland of grace and culture�察�but now I only glanced at 



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