The Eye of Balamok by Victor Rousseau

Author:Victor Rousseau
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Hita quailed and shrank back toward me. The mob went wild at this prospect of the double marriage. And now Sewell’s scheme stood revealed to me. He meant to become Hita’s husband, and then, when the opportunity offered, to declare her the lawful queen.

Ptuth smiled all over his wrinkled face. “It is well said, Sewell, my lord,” he answered, “and the people approve. Then let the double marriage be performed legally within the Serpent temple after six psus” (periods of three hours of labor, or about eighteen hours). “Queen Thafti, deign to look upon the face of your affianced husband.”

Thafti stepped forward, and, standing before me, raised her veil for the first time. I could hardly restrain my horror. For her face was seamed and lined and twisted, so that the very sight of it repelled and nauseated me. She was the most repulsive woman I had ever set eyes upon.

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