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"Quick, quick!" he whispered, breathlessly; "one more drop Spero you " "Drink!" said the count, placing a bottle to his lips. "Master, beware of your enemies. I saw them, I followed them, and then I met the lion." "Enemies, you say? How many were there?" "Two. They were Arabs. Ajassuas, as I believe. Oh, beware of them!" "Bertuccio, since twenty years you have been a faithful friend to me.
The young girl bowed low in token of obedience, and the count began: "So you know Captain Joliette?" "Yes, he saved my life, and thereby became my lord and master." "You know who has captured him?" "Yes, they are the enemies of my race as they are of yours. They are called the Ajassuas and fear nothing and nobody oh, they are the emissaries from the regions below!" "Are they masters of Uargla?"
Suddenly I felt myself thrown to the ground, a gag forced in my mouth, my hands and feet were bound with silken cords, and then powerful hands lifted me up on the back of a horse which dashed off at headlong speed. "How long the mad ride lasted I cannot tell. Finally the gag was taken from my mouth, and through the folds of my veil I recognized the sheik of the Ajassuas, who was bending over me.
I would rather die than belong to him. For weeks I lay between life and death, and when I recovered I determined to flee. A midnight attack on the Ajassuas tribe, as the Khouan caste was termed, gave me the opportunity. I made good my escape, and wandered on and on until I sank senseless from exhaustion on the ground.
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