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CHAPTER XVII THE DEATH SENTENCE
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A few moments before the appointed time on the following morning a strong guard of Zat Arrras' officers appeared at our quarters to conduct us to the great hall of the temple.
In twos we entered the chamber1 and marched down the broad Aisle2 of Hope, as it is called, to the platform in the centre of the hall. Before and behind us marched armed guards, while three solid ranks of Zodangan soldiery lined either side of the aisle from the entrance to the rostrum.
As we reached the raised enclosure I saw our judges. As is the custom upon Barsoom there were thirty-one, supposedly selected by lot from men of the noble class, for nobles were on trial. But to my amazement3 I saw no single friendly face among them. Practically all were Zodangans, and it was I to whom Zodanga owed her defeat at the hands of the green hordes4 and her subsequent vassalage5 to Helium. There could be little justice here for John Carter, or his son, or for the great Thark who had commanded the savage6 tribesmen who overran Zodanga's broad avenues, looting, burning, and murdering.
About us the vast circular coliseum was packed to its full capacity. All classes were represented—all ages, and both sexes. As we entered the hall the hum of subdued7 conversation ceased until as we halted upon the platform, or Throne of Righteousness, the silence of death enveloped8 the ten thousand spectators.
The judges were seated in a great circle about the periphery9 of the circular platform. We were assigned seats with our backs toward a small platform in the exact centre of the larger one. This placed us facing the judges and the audience. Upon the smaller platform each would take his place while his case was being heard.
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vivacious
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uncertainty
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swarming
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