"I think we should all be happier and freer from restraint if Mrs.
Haxton and the Baron left us," she said.
"I agree with you. Mrs. Haxton, as a chaperone, can easily be dispensed
with. You say they have a scheme drawn up for my signature--setting
forth the number of camels, etc., they need? Bring it to me. We can go
through it together, and you and Stump can check the actual splitting
up of the caravan. Of course, they know that we have a thirty days'
march before us, as compared with their five or six, and we may also be
compelled to remain here another day or two. In the matter of funds I
shall be generous, at any rate where the woman is concerned. I believe
that von Kerber is a scoundrel, that he has led her blindfolded along a
path of villainy, and she thinks now that she cannot recede. However,
let us see what they want."
He was somewhat surprised to find that their demands were studiously
moderate. Their tent equipage, seven days' supplies, a dozen camels,
two horses, and the necessary number of men, made up the list.
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