? ? ? ? "What are we to do now?" she asked. "Morning will bring discovery of this," and she pointed to the still body of Mohammed Beyd. "They will kill you when they find him."
? ? ? ? For a time Werper did not reply, then he turned suddenly toward the woman.
? ? ? ? "I have a plan," he cried. "It will require nerve and courage on your part; but you have already shown that you possess both. Can you endure still more?"
? ? ? ? "I can endure anything," she replied with a brave smile, "that may offer us even a slight chance for escape."
? ? ? ? "You must simulate death," he explained, "while I carry you from the camp. I will explain to the sentries that Mohammed Beyd has ordered me to take your body into the jungle. This seemingly unnecessary act I shall explain upon the grounds that Mohammed Beyd had conceived a violent passion for you and that he so regretted the act by which he had become your slayer that he could not endure the silent reproach of your lifeless body."
? ? ? ? The girl held up her hand to stop. A smile touched her lips.
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