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him on the saddle, and away they rode, above
land and wide seas, till they saw the crest of
the hollow hill, where Jaqueline was with the
Earthquaker. Beyond it they marked the
glittering spires and towers of Manoa, the City
of the Sun; and ‘‘ Thither,” said King Prigio,
who had been explaining how matters stood, to
Ricardo, ‘‘we must ride, for I believe they
stand in great need of our assistance.”

‘“‘Had we not better go to Jaqueline first,
sir?’’ said Ricardo.

‘“No,” said the king; ‘‘I think mine is the
best plan. Manoa, whose golden spires and
pinnacles are shining below us, is the City of
the Sun, which Sir Walter Raleigh and the
Spaniards could never find, so that men have
doubted of its existence. We are needed there,
to judge by that angry crowd in the market-
place. How they howl!”

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