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"If Mistress Vernon had aught to do with last night's affairs, she should be full of shame. I will not believe that she knew of it at all. My opinion is that one of the servants was bribed by some person interested in Tom-Tom's escape." "Believe nothing of the sort," retorted Bess. "It is the mistress and not the servant who stole the keys and liberated Tom-Tom.
The others were similarly dressed in feathers, paint and tinkling ornaments. I soon heard the tom-tom's doleful sound from the direction of the bear's den, and a few warwhoops from the throats of the youthful warriors. As I joined the motley assembly, I noticed that the bear man's drum was going in earnest, and soon after he began to sing. This was the invitation to the dance.
In the wind was it imagination? I seemed to hear some thin, passing echoes of a tom-tom's beat. "Come in," I said to the Spahi. "You shall sup with me to-night, and and you shall sleep here with me." D'oud's expressive face became sinister. Arabs are almost as jealous as they are vain. "But, monsieur, he will sleep in the Café Maure. If monsieur wishes for a companion, I "
Our door was locked, and it was opened only by your messenger who brought the good news of Tom-Tom's escape. I say good news, uncle, because his escape has saved you from the stain of murder. You are too brave a man to do murder, uncle." "How dare you," said Sir George, taking his arm from Madge's waist, "how dare you defend "
"Had I liberated him I should probably have lied to you about it; therefore, I wonder not that you should disbelieve me. But I tell you again upon my salvation that I know nothing of the stealing of the keys nor of Tom-Tom's escape. Believe me or not, I shall deny it no more." Madge gropingly went to Sir George's side, and he tenderly put his arms about her, saying:
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