Part 7 (1/2)
What hter and anger Tamar's reaction had been so typical, however, that he checked an angry retort Tamar was so completely the snob, so entirely conscious of class distinction, that his present attitude was not surprising
”It ,” he adht?”
”To knohat they think”
Tamar sniffed audibly, and moved away to join Javan
They spent the balance of the afternoon walking about Sephar's streets, viewing the sights Shortly before dusk Vulcar led the near the juncture of two streets--a building with square s barred by slender coluht food; and after the three ht sleep
Jotan yawned ”Evento bed”
Ta a certain speech all afternoon, and he was determined to have his say
”Wait, Jotan,” he said ”I'd like to talk to you, first”
Jotan looked at his friend with , and he rather welcomed this opportunity to declare himself and, later, to enlist the aid of his friends
Javan was regarding theood-natured, rather stupid face He was the least aggressive of the three, usually content to follow the lead of the others
”All right,” Jotan said ”I' doesn't really ah ”But I think it rong for you to carry on the way you did over that cave-girl today Only the God knohat the nobles of Sephar, and Uriht of your reht you had fallen in love with the girl!”
Jotan smiled--a slow, easy sh he had been struck His face darkened ”No!
Jotan, do you knohat you're saying? A naked wild creature in an animal skin! You talk like a fool!
”Javan!” He whirled on the silent one ”Javan, are you going to sit there and let this happen? Help ape ”But I--hat--”
Jotan leaned back and sighed ”Listen, Ta to quarrel overa irl”
”Your _an to pace the floor ”We should have stayed in Ao to Uriive her to you”
”You shall do nothing of the kind, Ta ”I will not perirl is to be my mate You, as my friend, will help me”
Tamar snorted ”When our friends see her, see her as the mate of noble Jotan, you ish that I _had_ interfered A dirty half-wild savage!
You will be laughed at, my friend, and the ridicule will soon end your infatuation”
Jotan looked at hih, Tamar