They weresitting together by the small fire in the soot-blackened lean-tokitchen of the caravanserai, and eating the stew of mutton, wild onionsand chilli. That's a lie. In this defensive position they awaited the firstassault of the Dervish. They have killed my father, shesaid hopelessly, and ran to Ryder.
In the fever of themoment, one of the ancient cannon had been double charged and it burstin spectacular fashion on the first discharge. Once he wascertain that it was clear, they waded across, the water only chindeep. They hoisted sail and steered back towards the west bank. predicting that the assassin wouldultimately suffer retribution, justified the assassination on theground that previous misdeeds had deserved it.
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