Sea curse

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The narrator describes John Kulrek and his crony Lie-lip Canool as the brawlers and braggarts, the loud boasters and hard drinkers, of Faring town. The narrator recalls stealing as a tousled-haired lad to the tavern door to listen to their curses, their profane arguments and wild sea songs. When Moll Farrell's niece was put to shame by John Kulrek, none dared even to put in words what all thought. The text says Moll had never married and lived alone with the girl in a little hut down close to the beach.

The narrator says that Joe, a friend of his own age, and he were the ones who saw the first of the strange thing that happened. The narrator says all saw the dagger hilt that stood from a man's back, the dagger all of them had seen a thousand times at the belt of Lie-lip Canool.

About the author

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was an American author of pulp fiction across many genres, who also worked as a poet, novelist and short story writer. Conan the Barbarian was his creation, and he is credited with founding the sword and sorcery subgenre. His titles include "The Hour of the Dragon" and "The People of the Black Circle".