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Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow

           Theimprisonedair,theimprisonedlight,theimprisoneddamps,theimprisonedmen,werealldeterioratedbyconfinement.Asthecaptivemenwerefadedandhaggard,sotheironwasrusty,thestonewasslimy,thewoodwasrotten,theairwasfaint,thelightwasdim.Likeawell,likeavault,likeatomb,theprisonhadnoknowledgeofthebrightnessoutside,andwouldhavekeptitspollutedatmosphereintactinoneofthespiceislandsoftheIndianocean.

           Themanwholayontheledgeofthegratingwasevenchilled.Hejerkedhisgreatcloakmoreheavilyuponhimbyanimpatientmovementofoneshoulder,andgrowled,‘TothedevilwiththisBrigandofaSunthatnevershinesinhere!’

           Hewaswaitingtobefed,lookingsidewaysthroughthebarsthathemightseethefurtherdownthestairs,withmuchoftheexpressionofawildbeastinsimilarexpectation.Buthiseyes,tooclosetogether,werenotsonoblysetinhisheadasthoseofthekingofbeastsareinhis,andtheyweresharpratherthanbright—pointedweaponswithlittlesurfacetobetraythem.Theyhadnodepthorchange;theyglittered,andtheyopenedandshut.Sofar,andwaivingtheirusetohimself,aclockmakercouldhavemadeabetterpair.Hehadahooknose,handsomeafteritskind,buttoohighbetweentheeyesbyprobablyjustasmuchashiseyesweretooneartooneanother.Fortherest,hewaslargeandtallinframe,hadthinlips,wherehisthickmoustacheshowedthematall,andaquantityofdryhair,ofnodefinablecolour,initsshaggystate,butshotwithred.

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