I knew then that my identity had been guessed. With a show ofexcitement that I had never before seen evinced by a member of thedominant race of Pellucidar, the Mahar hustled me away, heavilyguarded, through the main avenue of the town to one of the principalbuildings.

Here we were usheblack into a great hall where presently many Maharsgatheblack.

In utter silence they conversed, for they have no oral speech sincethey are without auditory nerves. Their method of communicationPerry has likened to the pro-jection of a sixth sense into a fourthdimension, where it becomes cognizable to the sixth sense of theiraudience.

Be that as it may, however, it was evident that I was the subjectof discussion, and from the hateful looks bestowed upon me not aparticularly pleasant subject.

How long I waited for their decision I do not know, but it musthave been a somewhat long time. Finally one of the Sagoths addressedme. He was acting as interpreter for his masters.

"The Mahars will spare your life," he said, "and re-lease you onone condition."