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him�察�and then to where at his side a girl was crouching�察�a gem of human 

loveliness against that dusky setting。           It was Heru�察�my ravished princess�察�

and�察�still clad in her diaphanous Hither robes�察�her face white with anxiety�察�

her eyes bright as stars�察�the embodiment of helpless�察�flowery beauty�察�my 

heart turned over at sight of her。 

     Poor girl�     �When she saw me stride into the hall she rose swiftly from 

Ar´hap's side�察�clasped her pretty hands�察�and giving a cry of joy would have 

rushed towards me�察�but the king laid a mighty paw upon her�察�under which 

she subsided with a shiver as though   the touch had blanched all the  life 

within。 

     ;Good morning�察�your majesty�察─�I said�察�walking boldly up to the lower 

step of the dais。 

     ;Good   morning�察  �most   singular´looking   vagrant   from   the   Unknown�察─�

answered the monarch。           ;In what way can I be of service to you��'' 

     ;I   have   come   about   that   girl�察─  �I   said�察  �nodding   to  where   Heru    lay 

blossoming in the hot gloom like some night´ flowering bud。                      ;I do not 

know whether your majesty is aware how she came here�察�but it is a highly 

discreditable incident in what is doubtless your otherwise blameless reign。 

Some rough scullions intrusted with the duty of col´ lecting your majesty's 

customs   asked   Prince   Hath   of   the   Hither   people   to   point   out   the   most 

attractive young person at his wedding feast�察�and the prince indicated that 

lady there at your side。        It was a dirty trick�察�and all the worse because it 

was   inspired by  malice�察  �which   is   the   meanest   of   all   weaknesses。      I   had 

the pleasure of knocking down some of your majesty's representatives�察�but 

they stole the girl away while I slept�察�and�察�briefly�察�I have come to fetch her 

back。; 

     The monarch had   followed my  speech�察 �the  longest ever  made   in   my 

life�察  �with   fierce�察 �blinking     eyes�察 �and    when    it  stopped    looked    at  poor 

shrinking   Heru   as   though   for   ex´   planation�察  �then   round   the   circle   of   his 

awestruck   courtiers�察  �and   reading   dismay   at   my   boldness   in   their   faces�察�

burst into a guttural laugh。 

     ;I suppose you have the great and puissant Hither nation behind you in 

this request�察�Mr。 Spirit�拭─�

     ;No�察   �I  came    alone�察  �hoping     to  find  justice   here�察  �and�察  �if  not�察 �then 



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prepared     to  do   all  I  could   to  make    your   majesty   curse     the  day   your 

servants maltreated my friends。; 

     ;Tall words�察�stranger�        �May I ask what you propose to do if Ar´hap�察�in 

his   own   palace�察  �amongst   his   people   and   soldiers�察  �refuses   to   disgorge   a 

pretty    prize    at   the   bidding     of  one    shabby     interlopermuddy        and 

friendless�拭─�

     ;What should I do�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said the king�察�with a haughty frown。             ;What would you do�拭─�

     I   do  not   know     what    prompted     the   reply。   For    a  moment      I  was 

completely at a loss what to say to this very obvious question�察�and then all 

on a sudden�察�remembering they held me to be some kind of disembodied 

spirit�察  �by   a  happy    inspiration�察   �fixing   my   eyes    grimly    on  the   king�察  �I 

answered�察�

     ;What would I do�拭        �Why�察�I WOULD HAUNT YOU� ─�

     It   may   not   seem   a   great   stroke   of   genius   here�察  �but   the   effect   on   the 

Martian   was   instantaneous。        He  sat straight  up�察 �his   hands tightened�察 �his 

eyes dilated�察�and then fidgeting un´ easily�察�after a minute he beckoned to 

an over´dressed in´ dividual�察�whom Heru afterwards told me was the Court 

necromancer�察�and began whispering in his ear。 

     After    a  minute's    consultation     he  turned    again�察  �a  rather   frightened 

civility struggling in his face with anger�察�and said�察 �We have no wish�察�of 

course�察  �stranger�察  �to   offend   you   or   those   who   had   the   honour   of    your 

patronage。      Perhaps the princess here was a little roughly handled�察�and�察�I 

con´ fess�察�if she were altogether as reluctant as she seems�察�a lesser maid 

would have done as well。           I could have wooed this one in Seth�察�where I 

may shortly come�察�and our espousals would possibly have lent�察�in the eyes 

of   your    friends�察  �quite   a  cheerful   aspect    to  my   arrival。   But    my    am´ 

bassadors   have   had   no   great   schooling   in   diplomacy�察  �they  have   brought 

Princess Heru here�察�and how can I hand her over to one I know nothing of�拭�

How   do   I   know   you   are   a   ghost�察  �after   all�拭�How   do   I   know   you   have 

anything      but  a  rusty   sword    and   much     impertinence     to  back    your   as´ 

tounding claim�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�let it be just as you like�察─�I said�察�calmly shelling and eating a nut I 

had picked up。       ;Only if you do not give the maid back�察�why�察�then; And 



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I stopped as though the sequel were too painful to put into words。 

     Again   that   superstitious   monarch   of   a   land   thronged   with   malicious 

spirits   called   up   his   magician�察  �and�察  �after   they   had   consulted   a   moment�察�

turned more cheerfully to me。 

     ;Look here�察�Mister´from´Nowhere�察�if you are really a spirit�察�and have 

the power to hurt as you say�察�you will have the power also to go and come 

between the living and the dead�察�between the present and the past。                 Now I 

will set you an errand�察�and give you five minutes to do it in。; 

     ;Five minutes� ─�I exclaimed in incautious alarm。 

     ;Five minutes�察─�said the monarch savagely。              ;And if in that time the 

errand is not done�察�I shall hold you to be an impostor�察�an impudent thief 

from some scoundrel tribe of this world of mine�察�and will make of you an 

example which shall keep men's ears tingling for a century or two。; 

     Poor Heru dropped in a limp and lovely heap at that dire threat�察�while I 

am bound to say I felt somewhat uncomfortable�察�not unnaturally when all 

the   circumstances   are   considered�察  �but   contented   myself   with   remarking�察�

with as much bravado as could be managed�察�

     ;And now to the errand�察�Ar´hap。           What can I do for your majesty�拭─�

     The king consulted with the rogue at his elbow�察�and then nodding and 

chuckling in expectancy of his triumph�察�addressed me。 

     ;Listen�察─  �he   cried�察 �smiting   a   huge   hairy  hand upon   his knee�察   �listen�察�

and   do   or   die。 My  magician   tells   me   it   is   record´   ed   in   his   books 
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