another, while the sea foamed and thundered on
the shore beneath, and dashed its jets of spray
over the giant's feet. What was still more re-
markable, whenever the sun shone on this huge
figure, it flickered and glimmered; its vast coun-
tenance, too, had a metallic lustre, and threw
great flashes of splendor through the air. The
folds of its garments, moreover, instead of waving
in the wind, fell heavily over its limbs, as if
woven of some kind of metal.

The nigher the vessel came, the more Theseus
wondered what this immense giant could be.
and whether it actually had life or no. For
though it walked, and made other lifelike mo
tions, there yet was a kind of jerk in its gait,
which, together with its brazen aspect, caused
the young prince to suspect that it was no true
giant, but only a wonderful piece of machinery.
The figure looked all the more terrible because
it carried an enormous brass club on its shoulder.

"What is this wonder?" Theseus asked of
the master of the vessel, who was now at leisure
to answer him.

"It is Talus, the Man of Brass," said the
master.

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