"Will you--not ?" She understood.

It was clear that he meant peace, for the moment at least.
"If I had influence I would advise him to reconcile you to Prince Kaid," she said quietly, then turned to David with an appeal in her eyes.
David stood up.

"I will do what I can," he said.

"If thee means as well by Egypt as I mean by thee, all may be well for all." "Saadat! Saadat!" said Nahoum, with show of assumed feeling, and made salutation.

Then to Hylda, making lower salutation still, he said: "Thou hast lifted from my neck the yoke.