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"The Old Wise One thinks less of his wisdom," he replied wearily. "Behold!" He pointed to the enthroned Plutonian. Morones started. His hand flashed to his side, and came away empty. THE ALL WISE ONE THINKS LESS OF HIS WISDOM HE REPLIED WEARILY BEHOLD HE POINTED TO THE ENTHRONED PLUTONIUM MORIN STARTED HIS HAND FLASHED TO HIS SIDE AND CAME AWAY EMPTY
n and silent, and the Plutonian sneered. Finally one of the chiefs arose and with an effort faced the Old Wise One and said: "The Strange Dreams are dearer to us than all else. Do as he says." The piping voices rose in eager acclamation, but the Old Wise One held up his claws, waiting until silence returned. "Wait! Wait! Before ye commit this folly, hear the Green Star man. Many times has he demanded audience. Let him come in." "It is not permitted," demurred one of the chiefs. "Ye permitted this being of evil to enter; let him enter also." "He is in the outer chambers now," one of the guards spoke. "His face is like the center of a ringstorm." "Let him enter!" * * * * * Morones strode into the room angrily. Blinded by the fire after the darkness of the antechambers, he did not at first see the Plutonian. He strode up to the ancient chief and glared at him. "Does the Old Wise One learn wisdom at last?" he rasped. The ancient shrank away from him, as did the nearer of the lesser chiefs. NE SHRIEKED THE OLD CHIEF BUT THE MERCURIANS SAT SULLEN AND SILENT AND THE PLUTONIAN SNEERED FINALLY ONE OF THE CHIEFS AROSE AND WITH AN EFFORT FACED THE OLD WISE ONE AND SAID THE STRANGE DREAMS ARE DEARER TO US THAN ALL ELSE DO AS HE SAYS THE PIPING VOICES ROSE IN EAGER ACCLAMATION BUT THE OLD WISE ONE HELD UP HIS CLAWS WAITING UNTIL SILENCE RETURNED WAIT WAIT BEFORE YE COMMIT THIS FOLLY HEAR THE GREEN STAR MAN MANY TIMES HAS HE DEMANDED AUDIENCE LET HIM COME IN IT IS NOT PERMITTED DEMURRED ONE OF THE CHIEFS YE PERMITTED THIS BEING OF EVIL TO ENTER LET HIM ENTER ALSO HE IS IN THE OUTER CHAMBERS NOW ONE OF THE GUARDSMEN SPOKE HIS FACE IS LIKE THE CENTRE OF A RINGSTORM LET HIM ENTER MOROUN STRODE INTO THE ROOM ANGRILY BLINDED BY THE FIRE AFTER THE DARKNESS OF THE ANTECHAMBERS HE DID NOT AT FIRST SEE THE PLUTONIAN HE STRODE UP TO THE ANCIENT CHIEF AND GLARED AT HIM DOES THE OLD WISE ONE LEARN WISDOM AT LAST HE RASPED THE ANCIENT SHRANK AWAY FROM HIM AS DID THE NEARER OF THE LESSER CHIEFS
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