The Tower of the Elephant (1933)
by Robert E. Howard
Chapter I Torches flared murkily on the revels in the Maul…If you enjoy this one, I bet you’ll enjoy these!
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- Torches flared murkily on the revels in the Maul…
- A touch on his tunic sleeve made him turn his head…
- The lurid lights and drunken revelry fell away behind the Cimmerian…
- Straining his eyes in the gloom…
- “Follow me,” whispered Taurus…
- It was Conan’s savage instinct which made him wheel suddenly; for the death that was upon them made no sound…
- Up and up they went, silently…
- The Cimmerian leaped forward…
- Closing the door behind him…
- Then began a desperate game…
- Cautiously he pressed against the ivory door and it swung silently inward…
- That he did not instantly explode in a burst of murderous frenzy is a fact that measures his horror…
- Uncertainly Conan approached…
- He closed the ivory door behind him and without hesitation descended the silver steps…
- The Cimmerian turned and fled from the chamber…