He took his pipe out of his pocket and placed it silently and quickly on the table.

He wanted a word with her when Ballantyne was out of the way and she was not upon her guard to fence him off.

The pipe might be his friend and give it him.

He went up to Stella at the tent-door and Ballantyne, who was half-way between the camp-fire and the tent, stopped when he caught sight of him.
"That's right," he said.

"You ought to be going;" and he turned again towards the camel.