All that thou hast done there is in danger now.

The word for revolt has passed from tribe to tribe.

A tongue hath spoken, and a hand hath signalled"-- his voice lowered--"and I think I know the tongue and the hand!" He paused; then, as David did not speak, continued: "Thou who art wise in most things, dost decline to seek for thy foe in him who eateth from the same dish with thee.

Only when it is too late thou wilt defend thyself and all who keep faith with thee." David's face clouded.

"Nahoum, thou dost mean Nahoum?
But thou dost not understand, and there is no proof." "As a camel knows the coming storm while yet the sky is clear, by that which the eye does not see, so do I feel Nahoum.