I saw at once that she was tall and very beautiful.

The elder woman was praying, while the other, who knelt by her side, listened and looked up vacantly at the sky.
"O God," prayed the woman, "for Christ's sake look in pity upon us two poor captives, and if it be possible, send us deliverance from this savage land.

We thank Thee Who hast protected us unharmed and in health for so many years, and we put our trust in Thy mercy, for Thou alone canst help us.

Grant, O God, that our dear husband and father may still live, and that in Thy good time we may be reunited to him.

Or if he be dead and there is no hope for us upon the earth, grant that we, too, may die and find him in Thy Heaven." Thus she prayed in a clear, deliberate voice, and I noticed that as she did so the tears ran down her cheeks.