sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly. Ajor and I came to be

very fond of her, and she was, I think, equally fond of us. To-mar

was very much of a man--a savage, if you will, but none the less

a man.

Finding that traveling in company with To-mar made our journey

both easier and safer, Ajor and I did not continue on our way alone

while the novitiates delayed their approach to the Kro-lu country

in order that they might properly fit themselves in the matter

of arms and apparel, but remained with them. Thus we became well

acquainted--to such an extent that we looked forward with regret

to the day when they took their places among their new comrades

and we should be forced to continue upon our way alone. It was a

matter of much concern to To-mar that the Kro-lu would undoubtedly

not receive Ajor and me in a friendly manner, and that consequently

we should have to avoid these people.

It would have been very helpful to us could we have made friends

with them, as their country abutted directly upon that of the

Galus. Their friendship would have meant that Ajor's dangers were

practically passed, and that I had accomplished fully one-half of

my long journey. In view of what I had passed through, I often

wondered what chance I had to complete that journey in search of

my friends. The further south I should travel on the west side of

the island, the more frightful would the dangers become as I neared

the stamping-grounds of the more hideous reptilia and the haunts

of the Alus and the Ho-lu, all of which were at the southern half

of the island; and then if I should not find the members of my

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