Hal nodded. Judith Nazet's head was bare and the dark halo of her hair framed herface. Oncecommitted neither man dared break off the engagement, for to do so wasto concede an opening. Sabah sat down in the ring of men and,with an apologetic air, began to explain.
Myofficers have searched the huts of your men in the stockade, but thereis still no sign of the other half. Do not ruffle the feathers, Hal cautioned them. A resounding shout of triumphwent up from the pursuing soldiers, whose cries rang along the cliffsand echoed through the gloomy depths of the dark gorge. Hal did not understand what he was doing,until he saw that the man had severed a rope of plaited bark, thick asa man's wrist and hairy.
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