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"Yes, yes, a clever boy indeed," echoed the phoenix.
The shops as a rule were not raised from the ground nor were their doors bolted or barred, since thievery is practically unknown upon Barsoom.
Out he went into the paved courtyard, and then, after only a moment's hesitation, made his way across it into a narrow passage that led into the lake garden.
Presently Tal Hajus made a sign that the chamber be cleared, and that the prisoners be left alone before him.
