how make up his mind i can write very nice letter all in english learn that at or if you rather write in at this sally dick grinned for it pleased his wounded soul to see getting the worst of it for once in her life and burst out laughing the general effect was to induce to change her mind rapidly yes i shall stop she went on as though she had never suggested anything else because i suppose it is my duty to give him every chance glad you stop said my humble people much honoured give you nice house high up there on the mountain since in this month you catch great fever down here and perhaps stop too long and turning she issued a sharp and sudden order men sprang up bowed and ran to do her bidding what s that asked dick nervously nothing said only tell them make ready house on the mountain and take your things there and set guard about it so you no be hurt now i go good night whereon she rose bowed to her people bowed to her guests and then ct tbe making a deep to lifted his hand and with it her brow after this she descended from the platform and at its foot was instantly surrounded by an armed guard in the midst of which preceded by old marched down the passage between the central columns of the great hall while to right and left as was their custom on these of ceremony her people themselves as she passed shouting said she is charming no wonder do love her like all her folks look how they bow where is my photograph thing i wish to take them quick mustn t take photograph here answered gloomily they think that bad magic great big evil e no photograph please but had already forgotten her intention and was advancing towards my dear she said as climbing the platform she dropped into the throne like chair by and then bending forward solemnly kissed him upon the brow my dear oh i am glad to see you i cannot say how glad am glad to see you also he answered though i wish we could have met under more pleasant circumstances you are in a deep hole she said down at the bottom of a well but there is light above and who knows you may come out again i don t see how he answered sadly no but god sees perhaps he will pull you out i am sorry for you dear i have no patience with and that dick i hate him now and always tell me a little about things he said we may not have another chance so she told him all she knew dick and had vanished back through the side door the audience for the � and most part had melted away only a few of them remaining at the far end of the hall as she spoke rapidly mixing german and english words together although his intelligence followed her s mind wandered as was its ancient fashion he recalled for instance how and he had once sat together upon another in a very different hall far away in england you remember he said suddenly that new year s eve at the night i got engaged and what you told me then she nodded you said she would breed trouble he went on you said she was very dangerous well it is so and now � what am i to do nothing at all just wait she answered you have a month and during that time you need only see her in public in a month many things may happen indeed i do think that things will happen and once again that look crept over the strong solid face and into the quiet eyes the same look that he had noted years ago when she sat with him on the in the hall at god he does not desert men like you who have suffered so cruelly and behaved so well she murmured gently pressing his hand look dick has come back and is calling me when shall we meet again to morrow he said i cannot see her to night i will not see her privately at all till the month is up you must make her understand oh she understands well enough and so does dick and so do i but are they safe here safer than in london only they must not speak ill of the lady good night good night dear she said and went away leaving him seated there alone upon the platform m was ot tbe spirit that night and slept in the house which had assigned to them it was situated upon a over two miles from the town of which it formed part of the was cool and commanded a beautiful view to dick was given a similar but somewhat smaller house belonging to the same chain of but about five hundred yards away both of these houses were and both of them guarded day and night that no harm might come to the guests of the tribe so angry was that for a long while she would scarcely speak to who their meal finished sat upon a kind of or outlook place a shut bible upon her knees looking at the desert upon the one hand and the misty on the other at this game of silence her patient mind was far stronger than that of at length the latter could bear it no longer the deep peace of the place which should have soothed only exasperated her raw temper she broke out into a of words she abused for bringing her here and exposing her to such she named by ill names she declared that she would go away at once ah asked at last and will you take dick with you no she answered i 