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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The voice was the king's. "And, captain, you might remove
the guard from before the door temporarily. I shall not re-
quire them, nor do I wish them to overhear my conversa-
tion with the princess."
Barney could hear the officer acknowledge the commands
of the king, and then he heard a door close. The man had
gone to fetch the princess. The American struck a match
and examined the panel before him. It reached to the top
of the passageway and was some three feet in width.
At one side were three hinges, and at the other an ancient
spring lock. For an instant Barney stood in indecision. What
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