# The House of the Falcon

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THE HOUSE OF ♦ THE FALCON ♦
By HAROLD LAMB, Author of "Marching Sands," etc.
"The stars an setting and the Caravan Starts for the Dawn of Nothing. Oh, make haste!"
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK:LONDON:MCMXXI
COPYRIGHT, 1921. BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1920, by the Frank A. Munsey company PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[Page 194]
TO
MY WIFE
CONTENTS
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* I.The Roof of the World ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.The Listener ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
* III.The Gate ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
* IV.The Seller of Rugs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* V.Alai Bala Sleeps ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
* VI.The Garden ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
* VII.Into the Unknown ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
* VIII.Events of a Day ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
* IX.Abbas Arranges ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................71
* X.Concerning a "Yashmak" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
* XI.Edith Rides Alone ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
* XII.The Country of the Falcon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................106
* XIII.A Lamp Goes Out ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................114
* XIV.The Bronze Bowl ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................122
* XV.Questions and Answers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128
* XVI.Pandora's Box ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................139
* XVII.Arayang Explains ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
* XVIII.The Stone Chamber ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160
* XIX.New Arrivals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................167
* XX.In the Shadow of the Temple ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* XXI.A Veil is Drawn ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................184
* XXII.A Pledge ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................191
* XXIII.The Pledge is Broken ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* XXIV.The Vulture's Nest ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................216
* XXV.Cards on the Table ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................232
* XXVI.An Hour after Dark ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................240
* XXVII.Sanctuary of the Tower ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................250
* XXVIII.The Voice OF Mahmoud ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................258
* XXIX.The Sayak Fury ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................268
* XXX.The Passing of the Caravan ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
THE HOUSE OF THE FALCON
HAROLD LAMB
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