How could she ever allow him to leave her now?
How could she venture to remain alone with Mali in her hut in this last extremity?
It was awful to be so girt with mysterious enemies.

"I must go with you, Felix! I must go, too!" she cried over and over again.

"I daren't remain behind with all these awful men.

And then, if he kills either of us, he will kill us at least both together." But Felix knew he might do nothing of the sort.

A more terrible chance was still in reserve.