Excerpt from The Golden Scorpion
Stuart sat up in bed, slowly and cautiously, look ing all about him. He remembered to have awak ened once thus in India - and to have found a great cobra coiled at his feet. His inspection revealed the presence of nothing unfamiliar, and he stepped out on to the floor.
A faint clicking sound reached his ears. He stood quite still. The clicking was repeated.
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