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"When I fire this pistol," I said, producing it, "a man will start at once for Zeitoon to warn Kagig. He has a note in his pocket written to Kagig. Judge for yourselves how long it will take Kagig and his men to reach this place!" The nearest man made a very well-judged spring at me and pinned my elbows from behind. Another man knocked the pistol from my hand. The women seized Gloria again.
But I knew Kagig would not come, that night or at any time, and Ephraim shook me in frenzied impatience for an answer. The ancient orders pass. The fetters fall. All-potent inspiration stirs dead peoples to new birth. And over bloodied fields a new, clear call Rings kindlier on deadened ears of earth.
"A fight between Will and Kagig for that woman ought to be amusing, if only Will weren't a friend of mine. Watch America challenge him!" But Will did nothing of the kind. He smiled at Maga, offered her a cigarette, which she refused, and returned to his place beyond Fred, leaving her standing there, as lovely in the glowing firelight as the spirit of bygone romance.
His eyes were ablaze with excitement, and between black beard and mustache his teeth showed in a grin mixed of scorn and amusement. Next I beard Will's voice: "Jimminy!" and Will sat up. Then Fred gave tongue: "That you, Kagig? Where's Monty? Where's Lord Montdidier?" Kagig strode into the room, set the lantern on the floor, struck the remnants of the food from off the little stool, and sat down.
At the moment of starting I gave Ephraim another order, and within two hours owed my life and that of most of my men to his disobedience. "You stay here with your handful, and don't budge except as Kagig moves his line! Few as you are, you can hold this flank safe if you stay firm."
Monty and Kagig drew ahead, quite a little way behind the gipsies still, but far in front of us, who had to keep Fred upright on his horse. "My particular need is breakfast," said I. "And Will's is the woman!" said Fred, admitting himself awake at last. Will had been straining in the stirrups on the top of every rise his horse negotiated ever since the sun rose.
"What happened?" "She broke away, and came down to see the fighting." "Why did you follow her? Weren't you afraid?" "Oh, Mr. Fred, if you only knew! Yet I felt impelled to find her. I could not trust her out of sight." "Why not? She seems fairly well able to look after herself." "Oh, I can not allow wickedness. I must make it to cease! It entered my head that she intended to find Kagig!" "Well?
"Oh, Kagig how shall they reich Zeitoon? The cursed Turks have ordered out the soldiers and are sending regiments " "I warned they would!" "The cavalry are hunting down fugitives along the roads!" "As I foretold a hundred times!" "They were sent to protect Armenians " "That is always the excuse!" "And they kill kill kill! A dozen of them hunted me for two miles, until I hid in a watercourse!
I believed at the moment that she chose that position so as to be near to Will, but changed my mind later. Several times Gregor shouted for her, and she made no answer. The place had no other occupants. Either we were the only travelers on that road that night or, as seemed more likely, Kagig had exercised authority and purged the kahveh of other guests.
None of us suspected what it might be until the man returned presently with a quart bottle of Scotch whisky. Kagig himself got mugs down from a shelf three inches wide, and Monty poured libations. Kagig, standing with legs apart, drank his share of the strong stuff without waiting; and that brought out the chief surprise of the evening.
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