"
"But there are windows in the pit that let in light," interposed
the high priest, "and even though the torches were extinguished
he could still see and might escape before the stone door could be
lowered."
"Send one who will cover the windows tightly with hides," said the
priest from A-lur.
"The plan is a good one," said Mo-sar, seeing an opportunity for
entirely eliminating himself from any suspicion of complicity, "for
it will require the presence of no warriors, and thus with only
priests about him his mind will entertain no suspicion of harm."
They were interrupted at this point by a messenger from the palace
who brought word that the Dor-ul-Otho was becoming impatient and
if the priests from A-lur were not brought to him at once he would
come himself to the temple and get them. Mo-sar shook his head.
He could not conceive of such brazen courage in mortal breast and
glad he was that the plan evolved for Tarzan's undoing did not
necessitate his active participation.
And so, while Mo-sar left for a secret corner of the palace by a
roundabout way, three priests were dispatched to Tarzan and with
whining words that did not entirely deceive him, they acknowledged
his kinship to Jad-ben-Otho and begged him in the name of the high
priest to honor the temple with a visit, when the priests from
A-lur would be brought to him and would answer any questions that
he put to them.
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