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The Chariot of the Pit.
Oro came and of necessity alone.

Yet there was that in his air as he advanced into the temple, which suggested a monarch surrounded by the pomp and panoply of a great court.

He marched, his head held high, as though heralds and pursuivants went in front of him, as though nobles surrounded him and guards or regiments followed after him.

Let it be admitted that he was a great figure in his gorgeous robes, with his long white beard, his hawk-like features, his tall shape and his glittering eyes, which even at that distance I could see.