"She sacrificed herself before for that, and perhaps she will do so again.

But who knows ?" And he could find no answer to this question, since it is impossible for any man to say what a woman will do where her deepest emotions are concerned.
A touch on Pine's shoulder made him leap to his feet with the alertness of a wild animal on the lookout for danger.

By his side stood Chaldea, and her eyes glittered, as she came to the point of explanation without any preamble.

The girl was painfully direct.

"I have heard every word," she said triumphantly.