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sailor ashore�察─�and can only claim the indulgences proper to the situation。 

I laughed�察�danced�察�drank�察�through the night�察�I drank deep of a dozen rosy 

ways to forgetfulness�察�till my mind was a great confusion�察�full of flitting 

pictures of love´ liness�察�till life itself was an illusive pantomime�察�and my 

will   but   thistle´down   on   the   folly   of   the   moment。 I   drank   with   those 

gentle   roisterers   all   through   their   starlit   night�察  �and   if   we   stopped   when 

morning came it was more from weariness than virtue。                 Then the yellow´ 

robed slaves gave us the wine of recoveryalas� �my faithful An was not 

amongst them and all through the day we lay about in sodden happiness。 

     Towards      nightfall  I  was   myself    again�察  �not   unfortunately    with   the 

headache well earned�察�but sufficiently remorseful to be in a vein to make 

good resolutions for the future。 

     In   this   mood   I   mingled   with   a   happy   crowd�察  �all   purpose´   less   and 



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cheerful   as   usual�察  �but   before   long   began   to   feel   the   influence   of   one   of 

those drifts�察�a universal turning in one direction�察�as seaweed turns   when 

the   tide   changes�察  �so   char´   acteristic   of   Martian   society。     It   was   dusk�察  �a 

lovely soft velvet dusk�察�but not dark yet�察�and I said to a yellow´robed fairy 

at my side�此�

     ;Whither   away�察  �comrade�拭          �It   is   not   eight   bells   yet。 Surely   we   are 

not going to be put to bed so early as this�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said that smiling individual�察 �it is the princess。 We are going to 

listen to Princess Heru in the palace square。                 She reads the globe on the 

terrace   again   tonight�察  �to   see   if   omens   are   propitious   for   her   marriage。 

She   MUST   marry�察  �and   you   know   the   ceremony   has   been   unavoidably 

postponed so far。; 

     ;Unavoidably  postponed�拭─             �Yes�察 �Heaven   wotted   I   was   aware   of   the 

fact。    And was Heru going to marry black Hath in such a hurry�拭                           �And 

after   all   I   had   done   for   her�拭  �It   was   scarcely  decent�察  �and   I   tried   to   rouse 

myself   to   rage   over   it�察  �but   somehow   the   seductive   Martian   contentment 

with any fate was getting into my veins。                I was not yet altogether sunk in 

their slothful acceptance of the inevitable�察�but there was not the slightest 

doubt the hot red blood in me was turn´ ing to vapid stuff such as did duty 

for the article in their veins。          I mustered up a half´hearted frown at this 

unwelcome intelligence�察�turning with it on my face towards the slave girl�察�

but   she   had   slipped   away  into   the   throng�察  �so   the   frown   evaporated�察  �and 

shrugging   my  shoulders   I   said   to   myself�察  �What   does it   matter�拭           �There 

are twenty others will do as well for me。                If not one�察�why then obviously 

an´ other�察�'tis the only rational way to think�察�and at all events there is the 

magic globe。        That may tell us something。;             And slipping my arm round 

the   waist   of   the   first   disengaged   girlwe   were   not   then�察  �mind   you�察  �in 

Atlantic      CityI    kissed    her   dimpling      cheek     unreproached�察      �and    gaily 

followed   in   the   drift   of   humanity�察  �trending   with   a   low   hum   of   pleasure 

towards the great white terraces under the palace porch。 

     How      well   I  knew     them�     �It   was    just  such    an   evening     Heru    had 

consulted   Fate   in   the   same   place   once   before�察  �how   much   had   happened 

since   then�     �But   there   was   little   time   or   in´   clination   to   think   of   those 

things   now。       The   whole   phantom   city's   population   had   drifted   to   one 



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common centre。          The crumbling seaward ramparts were all deserted�察�no 

soldier watch was kept to note if angry woodmen came from over seas�察�a 

soft   wind   blew   in   from  off   the   brine�察  �but   told   no   tales�察  �the   streets   were 

empty�察  �and�察  �when   as   we   waited   far   away   in   the   southern   sky   the   earth 

planet   presently   got   up�察  �by   its   light   Heru�察  �herself   again�察  �came   tripping 

down the steps to read her fate。 

     They had placed another magic globe under a shroud on a tripod for 

her。    It stood within the charmed circle upon the terrace�察�and I was close 

by�察�although the princess did not see me。 

     Again   that   weird�察  �fantastic   dance   commenced�察  �the   princess   working 

herself   up   from   the   drowsiest   undulations   to   a   hur´   ricane   of   emotion。 

Then   she   stopped   close   by   the   orb�察  �and   seized   the   corner   of   the   web 

covering it。     We saw the globe begin to beam with veiled magnificence at 

her touch。 

     Not an eye wavered�察�not a thought wandered from her in all that silent 

multitude。      It was a moment of the keenest suspense�察�and just when it was 

at   its  height   there   came    a  strange   sound    of  hurrying     feet  behind    the 

outermost crowd�察�a murmur such as a great pack of wolves might make 

rushing through snow�察�while a soft long wail went up from the darkness。 

     Whether   Heru   understood   it   or   not   I   cannot   say�察  �but   she   hesitated   a 

moment�察�then swept the cloth from the orb of her fate。 

     And as its ghostly�察�self´emitting light beamed up in the darkness with 

weird brilliancy�察�there by it�察�in gold and furs and war panoply�察�huge�察�fierce�察�

and lowering�察�stoodAR´HAP HIMSELF� �

     Ay�察�and behind him�察�towering over the crouching Mar´ tians�察�blocking 

every outlet and street�察�were scores and hundreds of his men。                   Never was 

surprise   so   utter�察  �ambush   more   complete。       Even   I   was   transfixed   with 

astonishment�察�staring with open´mouthed horror at the splendid figure of 

the barbarian king as he stood aglitter in the ruddy light�察�scowling defiance 

at   the   throng   around   him。    So   silently   had   he   come   on   his   errand   of 

vengeance it was difficult to be´ lieve he was a reality�察�and not some clever 

piece of stageplay�察�some vision conjured up by Martian necromancy。 

     But he was good reality。         In a minute comedy turned to tragedy。              Ar´ 

hap gave a sign with his hand�察�whereon all his men set up a terrible warcry�察�



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the like of which Seth had not heard for very long�察�and as far as I could 

make out in the half light began hacking an
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