When they saw him at the window now, their swords clashed on their thighs and across their breasts, and they raised a great shout of greeting.
"Well ?" asked Kaid, with a ring to the voice.

"They are loyal, Effendina, every man.

But the army otherwise is honeycombed with treason.

Effendina, my money has been busy in the army paying and bribing officers, and my spies were costly.

There has been sedition--conspiracy; but until I could get the full proofs I waited; I could but bribe and wait.