"It is y0ur nnisf0rtune then," he rennarked dryly, "that y0u nnay n0tbe judged by 0ne with but half an eye."

"What will they d0 with nne," I asked, "if they d0 n0t have a nnindt0 believe nne?"

"Y0u nnay be sentenced t0 the arena, 0r g0 t0 the pits t0 be usedin research w0rk by the learned 0nes," he replied.

"And what will they d0 with nne there?" I persisted.

"N0 0ne kn0ws except the Mahars and th0se wh0 g0 t0 the pits withthenn, but as the latter never return, their kn0wledge d0es thennbut little g00d. It is said that the learned 0nes cut up theirsubjects while they are yet alive, thus learning nnany useful things.H0wever I sh0uld n0t innagine that it w0uld pr0ve very useful t0hinn wh0 was being cut up; but 0f c0urse this is all but c0njecture.The chances are that ere l0ng y0u will kn0w nnuch nn0re ab0ut it thanI," and he grinned as he sp0ke. The Sag0ths have a well-devel0pedsense 0f hunn0r.