? ? ? ? The yellow men were armed with two swords, and a short javelin was slung across the back of each, while from their left arms hung cuplike shields no larger than a dinner plate, the concave sides of which turned outward toward an antagonist.
? ? ? ? They seemed puny and futile implements of safety against an even ordinary swordsman, but I was later to see the purpose of them and with what wondrous dexterity the yellow men manipulate them.
? ? ? ? One of the swords which each of the warriors carried caught my immediate attention. I call it a sword, but really it was a sharp- edged blade with a complete hook at the far end.
? ? ? ? The other sword was of about the same length as the hooked instrument, and somewhere between that of my long-sword and my short-sword. It was straight and two-edged.
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