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1、THUVIA,MAIDOFMARSTHUVIA,MAIDOFMARS1THUVIA,MAIDOFMARSCHAPTERICARTHORISANDTHUVIAUponamassivebenchofpolishedersitebeneaththegorgeousbloomsofagiantpimaliaawomansat.Hershapely,sandalledfoottappedimpatientlyuponthejewel-strewnwalkthatwoundbeneaththestatelysorapustre
2、esacrossthescarletswardoftheroyalgardensofThuvanDihn,JeddakofPtarth,asadark-haired,red-skinnedwarriorbentlowtowardher,whisperingheatedwordsclosetoherear."Ah,ThuviaofPtarth,"hecried,"youarecoldevenbeforethefieryblastsofmyconsuminglove!Noharderthanyourheart,norc
3、olderisthehard,coldersiteofthisthricehappybenchwhichsupportsyourdivineandfadelessform!Tellme,OThuviaofPtarth,thatImaystillhope--thatthoughyoudonotlovemenow,yetsomeday,someday,myprincess,I--"Thegirlsprangtoherfeetwithanexclamationofsurpriseanddispleasure.Herque
4、enlyheadwaspoisedhaughtilyuponhersmoothredshoulders.Herdarkeyeslookedangrilyintothoseoftheman."Youforgetyourself,andthecustomsofBarsoom,Astok,"shesaid."IhavegivenyounorightthustoaddressthedaughterofThuvanDihn,norhaveyouwonsucharight."Themanreachedsuddenlyforth
5、andgraspedherbythearm."Youshallbemyprincess!"hecried."BythebreastofIssus,thoushalt,norshallanyothercomebetweenAstok,PrinceofDusar,andhisheart'sdesire.Tellmethatthereisanother,andIshallcutouthisfoulheartandflingittothewildcalotsofthedeadsea-bottoms!"Attouchofth
6、eman'shanduponherfleshthegirlwentpallidbeneathhercopperyskin,forthepersonsoftheroyalwomenofthecourtsofMarsareheldbutlittlelessthansacred.TheactofAstok,PrinceofDusar,wasprofanation.TherewasnoterrorintheeyesofThuviaofPtarth--onlyhorrorforthethingthemanhaddoneand
7、foritspossibleconsequences."Releaseme."Hervoicewaslevel--frigid.2THUVIA,MAIDOFMARSThemanmutteredincoherentlyanddrewherroughlytowardhim."Releaseme!"sherepeatedsharply,"orIcalltheguard,andthePrinceofDusarknowswhatthatwillmean."Quicklyhethrewhisrightarmabouthersh
8、ouldersandstrovetodrawherfacetohislips.Withalittlecryshestruckhimfullinthemouthwiththemassivebraceletsthatcircledherfreearm."Calot!"sheexclaimed,andthen:"Theguard!Theguard!Hastenin
