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Hawthorne, the Resident, informed us that the enemy had fortified themselves at a place called Tabe-si-kuddi, but, on hearing of the approach of the detachment, had gone off to the hills in the Sungeitenang country and fortified themselves at Koto Tuggoh, a village that had been a receptacle for all the vagabonds from the districts near the coast. 13th.
My hopes rose high as I darted a glance over my shoulder and saw Captain Crane and Koto taking, three at a time, the gangway steps which led to the deck and control room, with LeConte directly behind them. Now there were only seven guards left instead of a dozen, and those were at last showing signs of being cowed.
Koto and LeConte kicked open the laboratory door and shot through. Captain Crane and I jumped after them. Through the Darkness of Orcon Gongs clanged, blue lights flashed on and off with the lurid glare of sulphur pits burning in hell, and screaming, winged Orconites, all mixed up together, pelted toward us as thickly as the snowflakes of a blizzard.
Her voice suddenly changed into another key. Hamel knew instinctively that she wished him to understand that their conversation was over. "Chow-Chow," she cried, "come along, dear, we must have our walk. Come along, Koto; come along, little dogs." Hamel strolled down the terrace steps and wandered for a time in the gardens behind the house.
Guards were posted all around the walls of this new cavern, and those I had just walked away from now came crowding in to join their fellows, but none spoke to us or held us back. In another thirty seconds LeConte had slid down from the ship, Captain Crane had stumbled to her feet, Koto had flung an arm about me, and we were all babbling together.
'Oh! it is quite true! declared Jin, the morning after the alleged occurrence; 'and if you don't believe it, send word to Koto that you want to see her. She can't go out: her face is all swelled up. Now the last statement was fact for Koto had a very severe toothache at that time and the fact helped the falsehood.
"That's something." Koto and LeConte were as hard pressed as we. Then, as we fell steadily back into a passage between two of the vast generators, back toward the solid wall of the cavern, a queer thing happened. Despite the fact that LeConte was embroiled with a dozen winged men, his face became crinkled with a broad grin! "Watch!" he yelled suddenly, and I did watch.
"Mind that he comes to see me soon. I do so long to hear what he'll say about his new sister-in-law. I had made up my mind that I should have to koto to you before long as a real live marchioness." "You'll never have to do that." "Not if this child is a real Lord Popenjoy. But I have my hopes still, my dear." Soon after that Hetta Houghton reverted to the all important subject.
There are forty of the Orconites and their leader, and only four of us. But we have strength that they never dreamed of possessing. It makes the odds almost even!" "Right," I snapped. "And they will be even altogether if we can get hold of some clubs." Koto and the others looked doubtful at that, but I had been thinking hard of the problem all the while we were talking.
It was easy to see that the cable had been fastened there by the Orconites and that our ship and ourselves might be drawn to destruction. I flung myself over to Koto's side to help him with the gun. The howling wind which had been at a lull as we reached the deck, broke loose again, and, as a gust hit us, Koto, gun, and I were all but swept overboard.
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