? ? ? ? Here through the open windows I saw the green folk squatting upon their sleeping silks and furs, grunting an occasional monosyllable, which, in connection with their wondrous telepathic powers, is ample for their conversational requirements. As I drew closer to listen to their words a warrior entered the room from the hall beyond.
? ? ? ? "Come, Tan Gama," he cried, "we are to take the Thark before Kab Kadja. Bring another with you."
? ? ? ? The warrior addressed arose and, beckoning to a fellow squatting near, the three turned and left the apartment.
? ? ? ? If I could but follow them the chance might come to free Tars Tarkas at once. At least I would learn the location of his prison.
? ? ? ? At my right was a door leading from the balcony into the building. It was at the end of an unlighted hall, and on the impulse of the moment I stepped within. The hall was broad and led straight through to the front of the building. On either side were the doorways of the various apartments which lined it.
? ? ? ? I had no more than entered the corridor than I saw the three warriors at the other end--those whom I had just seen leaving the apartment.
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