Only," he added sadly, "hope my wife not come back, for that old girl too full of lofty temper for me.

Still, cheer up, not dead yet by long day's march, and meanwhile food good and this very jolly rest after beastly underground city.

Now I tell Professor some more stories about Fung religion, den of lions, and so forth." On the morning after this conversation a crisis came.

Just as we had finished breakfast the doors of our chamber were thrown open and in marched a number of soldiers wearing Joshua's badge.

They were headed by an officer of his household, who commanded us to rise and follow him.
"Where to ?" asked Orme.
"To take your trial before the Child of Kings and her Council, Gentile, upon the charge of having murdered certain of her subjects," answered the officer sternly.
"That's all right," said Higgs with a sigh of relief.