What she means is, that you ought to hear what she and I have heard; and I mean to tell you more than I have her.

If she knew everything, I am afraid it would kill her." "Ay! I know nothing as yet, you know." Lee in the first place put him in possession of what we already know--the fact of Hawker's reappearance, and his identity with "The Touan;" then he paused.
"This is very astonishing, and very terrible, Lee," said he.

"Is there anything further ?" "Yes, the worst.

That man has followed us home!" Tom had exhausted all his expressions of astonishment and dismay before this; so now he could only give a long whistle, and say, "Followed us home ?" "Followed us home!" said Lee.

"As we were passing the black swamp, not two miles from here, this very morning, I saw that man riding parallel with us through the bush." "Why did not you tell me before ?" "Because I had not made up my mind how to act.