? ? ? ? With a wry face I turned to Thuvan Dihn. My companion but shook his head disconsolately and walked to one of the windows upon the far side of the apartment.
? ? ? ? Scarcely had he gazed beyond them than he called to me in a tone of suppressed excitement and surprise. In an instant I was by his side.
? ? ? ? "Look!" said Thuvan Dihn, pointing toward the courtyard below.
? ? ? ? As my eyes followed the direction indicated I saw two women pacing back and forth in an enclosed garden.
? ? ? ? At the same moment I recognized them--they were Dejah Thoris and Thuvia of Ptarth!
? ? ? ? There were they whom I had trailed from one pole to another, the length of a world. Only ten feet of space and a few metal bars separated me from them.
? ? ? ? With a cry I attracted their attention, and as Dejah Thoris looked up full into my eyes I made the sign of love that the men of Barsoom make to their women.
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