, and

    a gerfalcon perc.  Beood a brass-

    turbaned Nubian, naked doo t, and h heavy earrings

    in  ears.  On a table by the couch lay a

    migar of steel.

    o me, quot; is thy

    name?  Kno t t I am Emperor of ty?quot;  But I

    made him no answer.

    ed  tar, and the Nubian seized

    it, and rusruck at me  violence.  the

    blade he man fell

    spraeettered

    error and he couch.

    t to , and taking a lance from a stand of

    arms,  at me.  I caug in its flighe

    s into t me  I held up

    my  stopped in mid-air.  then he drew a dagger from a

    belt of abbed t lest

    tell of hed like a

    trampled snake, and a red foam bubbled from his lips.

    As soon as urned to me, and when he had

    s from tle napkin of

    purfled and purple silk, o me, quot;Art t, t I

    may not , t I can do thee no

    ?  I pray ty to-nig in it

    I am no longer its lord.quot;

    And I answered ;I will go for reasure.  Give me

    reasure, and I ;

    ook me by t into the

    captain of the eunuchs saw me,

    the ground in fear.

    t  walls of red

    porphe Emperor

    touc opened, and we passed down a

    corridor t  orches.  In niches upon each side

    stood great o th silver pieces.  hen

    he word

    t may not be spoken, and a granite door s

    spring, and   his eyes should

    be dazzled.

    t not believe  here

    oise-sones

    of