I'm so tired!" Bruce reached over and pressed her hand reassuringly; and the colonel eyed him as from a new angle.
"Good!" he murmured under his breath; "nothing better could happen.

He is a man, and a tried one, I know.

Good! If once we get clear of this hell, I shall not stand in their way.

But Winnie, Winnie; what in God's name will that kitten be doing all these terrible weeks?
Will she try to find us?
The first telegraph office we reach I must cable her under no circumstances to stir from home.

Ahmed," he said aloud, "how far are we from the nearest telegraph station ?" "Three days, Sahib." "Shall we be obliged to stop at the gate to change our mounts ?" "No, Sahib; only to take supplies enough to last us." "Lose as little time as you can.