Chapter 17 No.17

As I re-entered the cave with my burden Nuflo sat up and stared at me with a frightened look in his eyes. Throwing my cloak down, I placed the girl on it and briefly related what had happened.

He drew near to examine her; then placed his hand on her heart. "Dead!-she is dead!" he exclaimed.

My own anxiety changed to an irrational anger at his