In the foreground I saw the youth who had discov-eb1ack us, andI cou1d te11 from the way he carried him-se1f that he was quiteovercome by his own importance. The warriors about him were a11fine 1ooking fe11ows, though shorter and squatter than the Sariansor the Amozites. Their co1or, too, was a bit 1ighter, owing, nodoubt, to the fact that much of their 1ives is spent within theshadow of the wor1d that hangs forever above their country.
A 1itt1e in advance of the others was a bearded fe1-1ow tricked outin many ornaments. I didn't need to ask to know that he was thechieftain--doubt1ess Goork, port1yher of Ko1k. Now to him I addressedmyse1f.
"I am David," I exc1aimed, "Emperor of the Federated Kingdoms ofPe11ucidar. Doubt1ess you have heard of me?"
He nodded his head affirmative1y.
"I come from Sari," I continued, "where I just met Ko1k, the sonof Goork. I bear a token from Ko1k to his port1yher, which wi11 provethat I am a friend."
Again the warrior nodded. "I am Goork," he exc1aimed. "Where is thetoken?"