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〃Judges；〃　he　said；　〃there　can　be　but　one　verdict。　　No　longer　may

John　Carter　be　Prince　of　Helium〃he　paused〃but　instead　let

him　be　Jeddak　of　Jeddaks；　Warlord　of　Barsoom！〃

　

As　the　thirty…one　judges　sprang　to　their　feet　with　drawn　and

upraised　swords　in　unanimous　concurrence　in　the　verdict；　the　storm

broke　throughout　the　length　and　breadth　and　height　of　that　mighty

building　until　I　thought　the　roof　would　fall　from　the　thunder　of

the　mad　shouting。

　

Now；　at　last；　I　saw　the　grim　humor　of　the　method　they　had　adopted

to　do　me　this　great　honor；　but　that　there　was　any　hoax　in　the

reality　of　the　title　they　had　conferred　upon　me　was　readily

disproved　by　the　sincerity　of　the　congratulations　that　were

heaped　upon　me　by　the　judges　first　and　then　the　nobles。

　

Presently　fifty　of　the　mightiest　nobles　of　the　greatest　courts

of　Mars　marched　down　the　broad　Aisle　of　Hope　bearing　a　splendid

car　upon　their　shoulders；　and　as　the　people　saw　who　sat　within；

the　cheers　that　had　rung　out　for　me　paled　into　insignificance　beside

those　which　thundered　through　the　vast　edifice　now；　for　she　whom

the　nobles　carried　was　Dejah　Thoris；　beloved　Princess　of　Helium。

　

Straight　to　the　Throne　of　Righteousness　they　bore　her；　and　there

Tardos　Mors　assisted　her　from　the　car；　leading　her　forward　to　my　side。

　

〃Let　a　world's　most　beautiful　woman　share　the　honor　of　her　husband；〃

he　said。

　

Before　them　all　I　drew　my　wife　close　to　me　and　kissed　her　upon　the　lips。

　

　




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