d.Thetwoothergirlspaidnoattentionto
usbutwentonwiththeirworkpreparingmorefood.Atlastwecould
eat no more; and Kleeto led us to a darkened room and left us to sleep.
Idon'tknowhowlongwewereinthepalaceofMeeza.Iknowwe
sleptmanytimes;andwelivedoffthefatoftheland.Kleetosawtothat
forsheseemedtohavetakenalikingtous.Nobodyseemedtoknow
whatweweredoinginthepalace;butaftertheybecameaccustomedto
seeingusaroundtheypaidnomoreattentiontousexceptthatwewere
notpermittedtoleavethebuildingwhichmeantofcoursethatwe
couldnotescape;butwebidedourtimehopingthatsomeday
somethingwouldoccurtogiveustheopportunityforwhichweso
longed.
Goofowhowasmajor-domoofthepalacenevercouldrecallwhywe
werethere.Iusedtoseehimsittingwiththatpuzzledlookonhisface
gazingatusintentlyandIknewperfectlywellthathewastryingtore-
call who we were and why we were in the palace.
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AstimewentonIbecamemoreandmoreimpressedwithKleeto'sin-
telligence.Shehadanexcellentmemoryandbycomparisonwiththe
othersthatwemetshewasunquestionablysane.ZorandIusedtolike
totalkwithherwhenevertheopportunityarose.Shetoldusmuchabout
the ways of the people and the gossip of the palace.
Which village are you from?
she asked one day.
Village?Idon'tunderstandIsaid.ZorisfromthelandofZoram
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