The child was weeping piteously, and Hal had no word of Geez to comforthim, so he held his head clear and spoke to him in English. Through the dancing flames he saw Judith Nazet leap out ofthe entrance to the stern companionway. The last item to go up wasthe smallest. They'll be on us in a minute.
As Hal watched they reached thefrigate's drooping anchor line and he saw Sukeena stand up in the bowsand take hold of the cable. He was heading for Zanzibar, the centre of all trade onthis coast. It happened sooner than she had expected. to the heavens and which bore down upon them with such speedthat it made him think again of the avalanche sweeping down the darkgorge.
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