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Outshining all, was a golden throne at the farther end of the table and on it sat a king. He was of imposing stature, and august presence. OUT SHINING ALL WAS A GOLDEN THRONE AT THE FARTHER END OF THE TABLE AND ON IT SAT A KING HE WAS OFOSING STATURE AND AUGUST PRESENCE
cave. Lying on the floor were hundreds of armed men, but motionless and apparently sound asleep. Little spangles of light were reflected from swords, spears, round shields, and burnished helmets. All these seemed of very ancient pattern. But immediately in front of them was a bell. Taffy felt some curiosity to tap it. Would the sleeping host of men then rise up? Just then, the sorcerer, speaking with a menacing gesture, and in a harsh tone, said: "Do not touch that bell, or it's all up with us both." Moving carefully, so as not to trip, or to stumble over the sleeping soldiers, they went on, and Taffy, stopping and looking up beheld before him a great round table. Many warriors were sitting at it. Their splendid gold inlaid armor, glittering helmets and noble faces showed that they were no common men. Yet Taffy could see only a few of the faces, for all had their heads more or less bent down, as if sound asleep, though sword and spear were near at hand, ready to be grasped in a moment. RED LIGHT TAFFY DISCERNED A GREAT CAVE LYING ON THE FLOOR WERE HUNDREDS OF ARMED MEN BUT MOTIONLESS AND APPARENTLY SOUND ASLEEP LITTLE SPANGLES OF LIGHT WERE REFLECTED FROM SWORDS SPEARS ROUND SHIELDS AND BURNISHED HELMETS ALL THESE SEEMED A VERY ANCIENT PATTERN BUT IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THEM WAS A BELL TAFFY FELT SOME CURIOSITY TO TAP IT WOULD THE SLEEPING HOST OF MEN THEN RISE UP JUST THEN THE SORCERER SPEAKING WITH A MENACING GESTURE AND IN A HARSH TONE SAID DO NOT TOUCH THAT BELL OR IT'S ALL UP WITH US BOTH MOVING CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO TRIP OR TO STUMBLE OVER THE SLEEPING SOLDIERS THEY WENT ON AND TAFFY STOPPING AND LOOKING UP BEHELD BEFORE HIM A GREAT ROUND TABLE MANY WARRIORS WERE SITTING AT IT THEIR SPLENDID GOLD INLAID ARMOUR GLITTERING HELMETS AND NOBLE FACES SHOWED THAT THEY WERE NO COMMON MEN YET TAFFY COULD SEE ONLY A FEW OF THE FACES FOR ALL HAD THEIR HEADS MORE OR LESS BENT DOWN AS IF SOUND ASLEEP THOUGH SWORD AND SPEAR WERE NEAR AT HAND READY TO BE GRASPED IN A MOMENT
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