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what you will with me。; 

     ;Then      the  sooner     the  better�察  �princess。     How      soon    can   you    be 

prepared�拭─�

     She smiled�察�and stooping picked up her slippers�察�saying as she did so�察�

;I am ready� ─�

     There were no arrangements to be made。                Every instant was of value。 

So�察�to be brief�察�I threw a dark cloak over the damsel's shoulders�察�for indeed 

she was clad in little more than her loveliness and the gauziest filaments of 

a  Hither   girl's   underwear�察  �and   hand   in   hand   led   her   down   the   log   steps�察�

over   the   splashing�察  �ankle´deep   courtyard�察  �and   into   the   shadows   of   the 

gateway beyond。 

     Down the slope we went�察�along towards the harbour�察�through a score 

of deserted lanes where nothing was to be heard but the roar of rain and 

the   lapping   of   men   and   beasts�察  �drinking   in   the   shadows   as   though   they 

never would stop�察�and so we came at last unmolested to the wharf。                     There 

I hid royal Seth between two piles of merchandise�察�and went to look for a 

boat suitable to our needs。          There were plenty of small craft moored to 

rings   along   the   quay�察  �and   selecting   a   canoeit   was   no   time   to   stand   on 

niceties of property easily managed by a single paddle�察�I brought it round 



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to the steps�察�put in a fresh water´pot�察�and went for the princess。 

     With her safely stowed in the prow�察�a helpless�察�sodden little morsel of 

feminine loveliness�察�things began to   appear more   hopeful and   an   escape 

down to blue water�察�my only idea�察�for the first time possible。                   Yet I must 

needs go and well nigh spoil everything by over´solicitude for my charge。 

     Had we pushed off at once there can be no doubt my credit as a spirit 

would   have   been   established   for   all   time   in   the   Thither   capital�察  �and   the 

belief     universally     held    that   Heru    had    been    wafted     away     by    my 

enchantment        to  the   regions    of  the   unknown。       The    idea   would     have 

gradually grown into a tradition�察�receiving embellishments in succeeding 

gen´   erations�察  �until   little   wood   children   at   their   mother's   knees   came   to 

listen in awe to the story of how�察�once upon a time�察�the Sun´god loved a 

beautiful maiden�察�and drove his fiery chariot across the black night´fields 

to   her   prison   door�察  �scorch´   ing   to   death   all   who   strove   to   gainsay   him。 

How she flew into his arms and drove away before all men's eyes�察�in his 

red   car�察  �into   the   west�察  �and   was   never   seen   againthe   foresaid   Sun´god 

being   I�察  �Gulliver   Jones�察  �a   much   under´   paid   lieutenant   in   the   glorious 

United States   navy�察 �with a   packet   of overdue tailors'   bills in   my  pocket�察�

and   nothing   lovable   about   me   save   a   partiality   for   meddling   with   other 

people's affairs。 

     This is how it might have been�察�but I spoiled a pretty fairy story and 

changed      the   whole    course    of   Martian    history    by   going    back   at  that 

moment in search of a wrap for my prize。               Right on top of the steps was a 

man with a lantern�察�and half a glance showed me it was the harbour master 

met with on my first landing。 

     ;Good      evening�察─   �he   said   suspiciously。     ;May      I  ask  what    you   are 

doing on the quay at such an hour as this�拭─�

     ;Doing�拭      �Oh�察�nothing in particular�察�just going out for a little fishing。; 

     ;And your companion the ladyis she too fond of fishing�拭─�

     I swore between my teeth�察�but could not prevent the fel´ low walking 

to the quay edge and casting his light full upon the figure of the girl below。 

I hate people who interfere with other people's business� �

     ;Unless   I   am   very   much   mistaken   your   fishing   friend   is   the   Hither 

woman brought here a few days ago as tribute to Ar´hap。; 



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     ;Well�察─  �I   answered�察  �getting   into   a   nice   temper�察  �for   I   had   been   very 

much harrassed of late�察 �put it at that。           What would you do if it were so�拭─�

     ;Call   up   my   rain´drunk   guards�察  �and   give   you   in   charge   as   a   thief 

caught meddling with the king's property。; 

     ;Thanks�察  �but   as   my   interviews   with Ar´hap   have   al´   ready   begun   to 

grow   tedious�察  �we   will   settle   this   little   matter   here   between   ourselves   at 

once。;      And without more to´do I closed with him。                   There was a brief 

scuffle   and   then   I   got   in   a   blow   upon   his   jaw   which   sent   the   harbour 

master flying back head over heels amongst the sugar bales and potatoes。 

     Without waiting to see how he fared I ran down the steps�察�jumped on 

board�察  �loosened   the   rope�察  �and   pushed   out   into   the   river。    But   my   heart 

was angry and sore�察�for I knew�察�as turned out to be the case�察�that our secret 

was   one   no   more�察  �in   a   short   time   we   should   have   the   savage   king   in 

pursuit�察�and now there was nothing for it but headlong flight with only a 

small chance of getting away to distant Seth。 

     Luckily the harbour master lay insensible until he was found at dawn�察�

so that   we had   a good   start�察  �and the   moment the   canoe passed   from  the 

arcade´like approach to the town the current swung her head automatically 

seaward�察�and away we went down stream at a pace once more filling me 

with hope。 



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                           CHAPTER XIX 



    All went well and we fled down the bitter stream of the Martian gulf at 

a pace leaving me little to do but guide our course just clear of snags and 

promontories on the port shore。         Just before dawn�察�however�察�with a thin 

mist on the water and flocks of a flamingo´like bird croaking as they flew 

southward overhead�察�we were nearly captured again。 

    Drifting silently down on a rocky island�察�I was having a drink at the 

water´pitcher at the moment�察�while Heru�察�her hair beaded with prismatic 

moisture and looking more ethereal than ever�察�sat in the bows timorously 

inhaling the breath of freedom�察�when all on a sudden voices invisible in 

the mist�察�came round a corner。        It was one of Ar´hap's war´canoes toiling 

up´stream。     Heru   and   I   ducked   down   into   the   haze   like   dab´chicks   and 

held our breath。 

     Straight on towards us came the toiling ship�察�the dip of oars resonant in 

the hollow fog and a ripple babbling on her cutwater
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