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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 and hewing my luckless friends 

with all their might。       Meanwhile the king made at Heru�察�feeling sure of 

her this time�察�and doubtless intending to make her taste his vengeance to 

the dregs�察�and seeing her handled like that�察�and hearing her plaintive cries�察�

wrath   took   the   place   of   stupid   surprise   in   me。 I   was   on   my   feet   in   a 

second�察�across the intervening space�察�and with all my force gave the king a 

blow upon the jaw which sent even him staggering backwards。                      Before I 

could   close   again�察  �so   swift   was   the   sequence   of   events   in   those   flying 

minutes�察�a wild mob of people�察�victims and executioners in one disordered 

throng�察�was between us。          How the king fared I know not�察�nor stopped to 

ask�察�but half dragging�察�half carrying Heru through the shrieking mob�察�got 

her up the palace steps and in at the great doors�察�which a couple of yellow´ 

clad slaves�察�more frightened of the barbarians than thoughtful of the crowd 

without�察�promptly clapped to�察�and shot the bolts。             Thus we were safe for a 

moment�察  �and   putting   the   princess   on   a   couch�察  �I   ran   up   a   short   flight   of 

stairs and looked out of a front window to see if there were a chance of 

succouring those in the palace square。            But it was all hopeless chaos with 

the   town   already   beginning   to   burn   and   not   a   show   of   fight   anywhere 

which I could join。 

     I glared out on that infernal tumult for a moment or two in an agony of 

impotent rage�察�then turned towards the harbour and saw in the shine of the 

burning town below the ancient battlements and towers of Seth begin to 

gleam out�察�like a splendid frost work of living metal clear´cut against the 

smooth�察�black night behind�察�and   never   a   show of   resistance   there   either。 

Ay�察�and by this time Ar´hap's men were battering in our gates with a big 

beam�察  �and   somehow�察  �I   do   not   know   how   it   happened�察  �the   palace   itself 

away on the right�察�where the dry´as´dust library lay�察�was also beginning to 

burn。 

     It was hopeless outside�察�and nothing to be done but to save Heru�察�so 

down I went�察�and�察�with the slaves�察�carried her away from the hall through 

a   vestibule    or   two�察  �and    into  an   anteroom�察    �where     some    yellow´girt 

individuals were al´ ready engaged in the suggestive work of tying up pal´ 

ace plate in bundles�察�amongst other things�察�alas� �the great gold love´bowl 



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from whichoh� �so long agoI had drawn Heru's marriage billet。                     These 

individuals told me in tremulous accents they had got a boat on a secret 

waterway   behind   the   palace   whence   flight   to   the   main   river   and   so�察  �far 

away inland�察�to another smaller but more peaceful city of their race would 

be quite practical�察�and joyfully hearing this news�察�I handed over to them 

the princess while I went to look for Hath。 

     And   the   search   was   not   long。    Dashing   into   the   banquet´hall�察  �still 

littered with the remains of a feast�察�and looking down its deserted vistas�察�

there   at   the   farther   end�察  �on   his   throne�察  �clad   in   the   sombre   garments   he 

affected�察�chin on hand�察�sedate in royal melancholy�察�listening unmoved to 

the   sack   of   his   town   outside�察  �sat   the   prince   himself。 Strange�察  �gloomy 

man�察�the great   dead intelligence of   his   race   shining in his   face   as   weird 

and out of place as a lonely sea beacon fading to nothing before the glow 

of sunrise�察�never had he appeared so mysterious as at that moment。                    Even 

in the heat of excitement I stared at him in amazement�察�wishing in a hasty 

thought the confusion of the past few weeks had given me opportun´ ity to 

penetrate the recesses of his mind�察�and therefrom retell you things better 

worth listening to than all the incident of my adventures。                But now there 

was no time to think�察�scarce time to act。 

     ;Hath� ─  �I   cried�察  �rushing   over   to   him�察   �wake   up�察  �your   majesty。 The 

Thither men are outside�察�killing and burning� ─�

     ;I know it。; 

     ;And the palace is on fire。        You can smell the reek even here。; 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Then what are you going to do�拭─�

     ;Nothing。; 

     ;My word�察�that is a fine proposition for a prince�             �If you care nothing 

for town or palace perhaps you will bestir yourself for Princess Heru。; 

     A faint glimmer of interest rose upon the alabaster calm of his face at 

that name�察�but it faded instantly�察�and he said quietly�察�

     ;The slaves will save her。         She will live。      I looked into the book of 

her    fate  yesterday。     She    will   escape�察   �and   forget�察  �and   sit  at  another 

marriage feast�察�and be a mother�察�and give the people yet one more prince 

to keep the faint glimmer of our ancestry alive。             I am content。; 



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     ;But�察�d´ it�察�man�察�I am not�        �I take a deal more in´ terest in the young 

lady than you seem to�察�and have scoured half this precious planet of yours 

on her account�察�and will be hanged if I sit idly twiddling my thumbs while 

her pretty skin is in danger。;        But Hath was lost in contempla´ tion of his 

shoe´strings。 

     ;Come�察  �sir�察─  �I   said�察  �shaking   his   majesty   by   the   shoulder�察   �don't   be 

down on your luck。          There has been some rivalry between us�察�but never 

mind about that just now。         The prin´ cess wants you。         I am going to save 

both her and you�察�you must come with her。; 

     ;No。; 

     ;But you SHALL come。; 

     ;No� ─�

     By   this   time   the   palace   was   blazing   like   a   bonfire   and   the   uproar 

outside was terrible。       What was I to do�拭        �As I hesitated the arras at the 

further end of the hall was swept aside�察�a disordered mob of slaves bearing 

bundles and drag´ ging Heru with them rushing down to the door near us。 

As Heru was carried swiftly by she stretched her milk´white arms towards 

the prince and turned her face�察�lovely as a convolvulus flower even in its 

pallor�察�upon him。 

     It was a heart´moving appeal from a woman with the heart of a child�察�

and   Hath   rose   to   his   feet   while   for   a   mo´   ment   there   shone   a   look   of 

responsible manhood in his eyes。 But it faded quickly�察�he bowed slowly as 

though he had received an address of condolence on the condition of his 

empire�察�and the next moment the frightened slaves�察�stumbling under their 

burdens�察�had swept poor Heru through the doorway。 

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