Quotation from: The Gods of Mars

Written by: Edgar Rice Burroughs


It is the oath of fealty that men occasionally pay to a Jeddak whose
high character and chivalrous acts have inspired the enthusiastic
love of his followers. Never had I known this high tribute paid to
a lesser mortal. There was but one response possible. I stooped
and lifted the sword from the ground, raised the hilt to my lips,
and then, stepping to Hor Vastus, I buckled the weapon upon him
with my own hands.


"Hor Vastus," I said, placing my hand upon his shoulder, "you know
best the promptings of your own heart. That I shall need your sword
I have little doubt, but accept from John Carter upon his sacred
honour the assurance that he will never call upon you to draw this
sword other than in the cause of truth, justice, and righteousness."

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