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Rung Ho! by Talbot Mundy
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"That would be for Alwa, should he see fit. He has men and horses, and
a fort that is impregnable. The Miss-sahib would be safe there under
all circumstances."

"But--but, supposing I declined to accept that invitation? Supposing
I preferred not to be carried off to a--er--a Mohammedan
gentleman's fort. What then?"

"I could but wait here, Miss-sahib, until the hour came when you
changed your mind, or until Mahommed Gunga by letter or by word of
mouth relieved me of my trust."

"Oh! Then you will wait here until I ask?"

"Surely, Miss-sahib."

The head again peered through the window up above them, but disappeared
below the ledge furtively, and none of the three were aware of it. For
that matter, the old woman was gazing intently at Ali Partab and
listening eagerly; he stood almost underneath the arch, and Miss
McClean was staring at him frowning with the effort to translate her
thoughts into a language that is very far from easy. They would none
of them have seen the roof descending on them.

"And--and won't you under any circumstances take us, say, to the
Resident at Abu instead?"

"I may not, Miss-sahib."

"But why?"
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