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With the assistance of the shepherd Kathlyn went down the rope agilely

and safely Once firmly on her feet, she turned to thank the wild-eyed

hillman But her best Hindustani (and she was able to speak and

understand quite a little by now) fell on ears which heard but did not

sense what she said The h, for all his

wild eyes, shrank back, for no woman of his kind had ever looked like

this Kathlyn, with a deal of foreboding, repeated the phrase, and

asked the way back to the hunter's rest house He shook his head; he

understood nothing

But there is one language which is universal the world over, and this

is sign language Kathlyn quickly stooped and drew in the dust the

shape of the rest house Then she pointed in the direction from whence

she had come He s unarmed, she felt the need of some sort of weapon So she

drew the shape of a rifle in the dust, then produced four rupees, all

she had The shepherd gurgled delightedly, ran into the hut, and

returned with a rifle of nified that it was useless to him because he did not know

how to use it

He took the rupees and Kathlyn took the rifle, vaguely wondering how it

came into the possession of this poverty-stricken hill she was certain; it had becoh violence of his