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Chapter 33

           Shepausedthetimetodrawaninaudiblebreath.“Herfathertoo.”...Thesewerethethingssheknew!AtonceIsaid,“Ah!butheisnotlikethat.”This,itseemed,shedidnotintendtodispute;butafteratimethestrangestillwhisperwanderingdreamilyintheairstoleintomyears.“Whyishedifferent?Ishebetter?Ishe...“Uponmywordofhonour,”Ibrokein,“Ibelieveheis.”Wesubduedourtonestoamysteriouspitch.AmongstthehutsofJim’sworkmen(theyweremostlyliberatedslavesfromtheSherif’sstockade)somebodystartedashrill,drawlingsong.Acrosstheriverabigfire(atDoramin’s,Ithink)madeaglowingball,completelyisolatedinthenight.“Ishemoretrue?”shemurmured.“Yes,”Isaid.“Moretruethananyotherman,”sherepeatedinlingeringaccents.“Nobodyhere,”Isaid,“woulddreamofdoubtinghiswordnobodywoulddareexceptyou.”

           ‘Ithinkshemadeamovementatthis.“Morebrave,”shewentoninachangedtone.“Fearwillneverdrivehimawayfromyou,”Isaidalittlenervously.Thesongstoppedshortonashrillnote,andwassucceededbyseveralvoicestalkinginthedistance.Jim’svoicetoo.Iwasstruckbyhersilence.“Whathashebeentellingyou?Hehasbeentellingyousomething?”Iasked.Therewasnoanswer.“Whatisithetoldyou?”Iinsisted.

           ‘“DoyouthinkIcantellyou?HowamItoknow?HowamItounderstand?”shecriedatlast.Therewasastir.Ibelieveshewaswringingherhands.

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