“As soon as I had gone in at the door， the first wonder was that I found myself in this great sunlight （as we all are now） though the inside of the hovel had looked dark from outside. But I had not time to marvel at this， for immediately I was forced to fight for my head against one of our own men. As soon as I saw him I understood that the Monkey and the Tarkaan had set him there to slay any who came in if he were not in their secrets： so that this man also was a liar and a mocker and no true servant of Tash. I had the better will to fight him； and having slain the villain， I cast him out behind me through the door.
“Then I looked about me and saw the sky and the wide lands， and smelled the sweetness. And I said， By the Gods， this is a pleasant place： it may be that I am come into the country of Tash. And I began to journey into the strange country and to seek him.
