He shall hear nothing.

I know not the Great Taboo; but I know from him this much--that if by wile or guile I keep him alone in his temple to-night, the King of the Rain may fight with him in single combat; and if the King of the Rain conquers in the battle, he becomes himself the home of the great deity." She nodded thrice, with her hands on her forehead, and withdrew as stealthily as she had come through the jungle.

The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila, falling into line, remained behind, and kept watch upon the huts with the closest apparent scrutiny.
More than ever they were hemmed in by mystery on mystery.
The Shadow went back and reported to Felix.

Felix, turning it over in his own mind, wondered and debated.

Was this true, or a trap to lure him to destruction?
As the night wore on, and the hour drew nigh, Muriel sat beside her friend and lover, in blank despair and agony.