"I was so interested in what you were saying that I lost the thread of
my story. We were listening to an excited jabber of nonsense in the
hotel--for instance, one of the negro servants said you went away of
your own free will--and wondering what on earth we could do, when this
genii of an Arab came to me in a mysterious way, and led me straight on
your track. Shall we bid him discourse?"
"Oh, please do. It is all so wonderful. I could see through the open
windows of that hateful carriage when we crossed the causeway and went
off to the left into a wild country. I gave up hope then. Your
appearance on the beach was an actual miracle, to my thinking."
"Just one word before we tackle our guide," whispered Dick, bringing
his lips as near hers as he dared. "Though it was dark enough down
there by the water, I saw you lash out at that fellow with the knife at
precisely the right moment."
"Don't, don't." she cried, shuddering, and lifting her eyes to his in a
fleeting upward glance. "I hope I shall soon forget those few awful
seconds.
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