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Updated: May 17, 2025
"I see," said Bladud, still in a meditative mood. "There would have to be a succession of ponds alongside of the hot stream, with leads to let the water in " "And other leads to let the overflow out," suggested the practical Arkal. "Just so. And booths around the ponds for people to dry themselves and dress in. Ha!" exclaimed the prince, smiting his knee with his hand.
It was a forlorn hope, but he resolved to try it. Arkal, in the meantime, had recovered breath and self-possession. Seeing the danger of his comrade, he boldly dropped to the ground, picked up his bow, ran under the other tree, and sent an arrow deep into the bear's flank. With a savage growl, the animal looked round, saw the captain getting ready a second arrow, and immediately began to descend.
"Arkal," said the prince, turning to the captain, "I will leave you in charge here, and start off by the first light to-morrow morning. See that poor Konar is well cared for. Maikar, you will accompany me, and I suppose, Dromas, that you also will go." "Of course," said Dromas, with a meaning smile so full of meaning, indeed, as to be quite beyond interpretation.
On arriving at the Hot Swamp he was amazed to find the change that had been made in the appearance of the locality in so short a time. "United action, you see," said Captain Arkal, who did the honours of the new settlement in the absence of Bladud and his friends, these being still absent on their vain search for the lad Cormac, "united action, perseveringly continued, leads to amazing results."
Arkal and his men whiled away the time in whispered conversations, which related more or less to the part they were expected to play. "If any of the robbers reach this side of the swamp alive," remarked Arkal, "there will be no need to kill them." "What then? would you let them escape?" asked Maikar in surprise. "Not on this side of the river," returned the captain.
"A strange way to mark his home-coming," muttered Captain Arkal, thrusting himself as near to the scene of action as possible, closely followed by Maikar, who, being little, kept easily in his wake. "He knows well what he's about," returned the little man, whose admiration for Bladud was great, and his belief in him unbounded.
Fortunately the gale was favourable, so that they were enabled to lay their course, but it required all the skill and seamanship of Captain Arkal to prevent their being pooped and swamped by the waves that rolled hissing after them as if hungering mightily to swallow them up.
To get round to the river on the banks of which your home stands would oblige me to run far towards the cold regions, into waters which I have not yet visited though I know them pretty well by hearsay. On another voyage I may accomplish it, but not on this one." "I am sorry for that, Arkal, because things that are put off to another time are often put off altogether.
Gunrig put himself at the head of a hundred and fifty of these, and Dromas, being a skilled warrior, was given command of the remaining fifty, with Captain Arkal, who begged to be allowed to go as his lieutenant, and little Maikar as one of his fighting men.
Give another haul on the sail-rope, mate, and pull, men, pull, if you would save your liberty for these brutes have no mercy." The sail was tightened up a few inches, and the vessel was put more directly before the wind. The way in which the slaves bent to the oars showed that the poor fellows fully understood the situation. For a few minutes Captain Arkal watched the result in stern silence.
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