"And, this being the prison, and you the jailer, it is my duty to place the prisoner in your charge." "True.

Come in, then, and I'll give you a receipt for him." They entered the house and passed through a hall to a large circular room, where the woman pulled the robe off from Ojo and looked at him with kindly interest.

The boy, on his part, was gazing around him in amazement, for never had he dreamed of such a magnificent apartment as this in which he stood.

The roof of the dome was of colored glass, worked into beautiful designs.

The walls were paneled with plates of gold decorated with gems of great size and many colors, and upon the tiled floor were soft rugs delightful to walk upon.