You robbed us of our treasure, did you?
And you sneaked away at night into the cover of the jungle, and left us to die or to be mutilated by those brutes of Chinese.

But we've run you down at last, and now when I get hold of you, by God, I'll tear your eyes and your tongue out, and you shall be like the two men you robbed and betrayed.

Keep your barrel fixed on him, Codd, I tell you! Remember if he moves you are to fire.

Oh! Gideon Hayle, I've prayed on my bended knees for this moment, and now it's come and----" At this moment we entered the room to find Hayle standing with his back to the window that opened into the balcony, which in its turn overlooked the somewhat steep slope that led to the cliff and the sea.

Codd was on the left of the centre table, a revolver in his hand, and a look upon his face that I had never seen before.