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and her woman companion

For the first time in many years Ahmed cursed his prophet He that had

had time to warn the child, had slept like the sloth of Ceylon!

He went directly to the point He told her briefly what had happened

He had not the least doubt that Umballa was already aware of her

arrival She alow; her

ht, if Umballa or his men failed to appear, he

would lead her off to safety But there was no hope of stealing away

in the daytime In his heart, however, he entertained no hope; and

like the good general he was, he despatched the hter were fated to return

Ahmed had reckoned shrewdly Uhter of Colonel Hare Backed as he was by nuned himself to the inevitable They found Winnie

and her maid (whom later they sent to the frontier and abandoned) and

took them to the palace