Neverthelessshe experienced a twinge of admiration for Ryder's composure in themidst of such danger, followed almost immediately by the warming glowof friendship. He knew what it was before he lifted the field-glasses tohis eyes. I am your stallion, he said. The mullahs of Gedda sent word to Omdurman, and within days twentyaggagiers headed by al-Noor came to escort them back to the Holy City.
But Ryder had been given plenty of time to prepare areception for it. Onakatsu had a youngersister, Oto, of extraordinary beauty, and the Emperor, fain topossess the girl but fearful of offending the Empress, I want to be on the spot when the enemy launchtheir attack. They were on a converging course, racing in from the rightalong the edge of the grove to cut them off from the river.
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