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The Witch-Hunt

           "Itseems,"Isaidtotheothers,"thatwearegoingtoassistatagladiatorialshowarrangedregardlessofexpense." 

           SirHenryshivered,andGoodsaidhewishedthatwecouldgetoutofit. 

           "Tellme,"IaskedInfadoos,"areweindanger?" 

           "Iknownot,mylords,Itrustnot;butdonotseemafraid. Ifyelivethroughthenightallmaygowellwithyou. Thesoldiersmurmuragainsttheking." 

           Allthiswhilewehadbeenadvancingsteadilytowardsthecentreoftheopenspace,inthemidstofwhichwereplacedsomestools. Asweproceededweperceivedanothersmallpartycomingfromthedirectionoftheroyalhut. 

           "ItisthekingTwala,Scraggahisson,andGagooltheold;andsee,withthemarethosewhoslay,"saidInfadoos, pointingtoalittlegroupofaboutadozengiganticandsavage-lookingmen,armedwithspearsinonehandandheavykerriesintheother. 

           Thekingseatedhimselfuponthecentrestool,Gagoolcrouchedathisfeet,andtheothersstoodbehindhim. 

           "Greeting,whitelords,"Twalacried,aswecameup; "beseated,wastenotprecioustimethenightisalltooshortforthedeedsthatmustbedone. Yecomeinagoodhour,andshallseeagloriousshow. Lookround,whitelords;lookround,"andherolledhisonewickedeyefromregimenttoregiment. "CantheStarsshowyousuchasightasthis?Seehowtheyshakeintheirwickedness,allthosewhohaveevilintheirheartsandfearthejudgmentof‘Heavenabove.’" 

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