It was something indefinable in Desiree's attitude that told me the truth-what, I cannot tell. We crept silently to the corner, avoiding the circle of light as far as possible, and, crouching side by side on the rock, looked out together on a scene none the less striking because we had seen it twice before. I do not know what we expected to find, and the Lord knows what we intended to do after we found it. The echoes of the bell were still floating from wall to wall as we went rapidly forward.
"It came from the left," said Harry but I disagreed with him and was so sure of myself that we started off to the right. And then, glancing at him and following the direction of his gaze, I saw Desiree.
But all the Incas appeared to have assembled within, for the corridor remained deserted.Īll this I saw in a flash, when suddenly Harry's fingers sank into the flesh of my arm with such force that I all but cried out in actual pain. Yet we avoided foolhardiness, for as we approached the last turn we proceeded slowly, keeping an eye on the rear.
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