His curiosity was aroused by the very evident fact that the place
was not for general use, even by those who had free access to other
parts of the palace grounds and so there was added to its natural
beauties an absence of mortals which rendered its exploration all
the more alluring to Tarzan since it suggested that in such a place
might he hope to come upon the object of his long and difficult
search.
In the garden were tiny artificial streams and little pools of water,
flanked by flowering bushes, as though it all had been designed by
the cunning hand of some master gardener, so faithfully did it carry
out the beauties and contours of nature upon a miniature scale.
The interior surface of the wall was fashioned to represent the
white cliffs of Pal-ul-don, broken occasionally by small replicas
of the verdure-filled gorges of the original.
Filled with admiration and thoroughly enjoying each new surprise
which the scene offered, Tarzan moved slowly around the garden, and
as always he moved silently. Passing through a miniature forest he
came presently upon a tiny area of flowerstudded sward and at the
same time beheld before him the first Ho-don female he had seen
since entering the palace. A young and beautiful woman stood in
the center of the little open space, stroking the head of a bird
which she held against her golden breastplate with one hand.
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