At the first touch of that turgid stuff a shiver of delight passed through the drowsy lady.

At the second she gave a sigh, and her hand tightened on my arm.

I fetched another crockful, and by the flickering light rocking to and fro in the sky, took her head upon my shoulder, like a prodigal new come into riches, squandering the stuff, giving her to drink and bathing face and neck till presently, to my delight, the princess's eyes opened.

Then she sat up, and taking the basin from me drank as never lady drank before, and soon was almost herself again.
I went out into the portico, there snuffing the deep, strong breath of the fragrant black earth receiving back into its gaping self what the last few days had taken from it, while quick succeeding thoughts of escape and flight passed across my brain.

All through the fiery time we had just had the chance of escaping with the fair booty yonder had been present.