Somehow her touch gave me confidence again and enabled me to say quite boldly that I only wanted my dinner.
"Yes," she replied, "but you are not to eat much and you must only drink water.

The priestesses in Kendah Land told me that this was necessary before taking _Taduki_ in its strongest form, as we are going to do to-night.

You know the prophet Harut only gave us the merest whiff in this room years ago." I groaned and she laughed again.
That dinner with nothing to drink, although to avoid suspicion I let Moxley fill my glass once or twice, and little to eat for my appetite had vanished, went by like a bad dream.

I recall no more about it until I heard Lady Ragnall tell Moxley to see that there was a good fire in the museum where we were going to study that night and must not be disturbed.
Another minute and I was automatically opening the door for her.

As she passed she paused to do something to her dress and whispered, "Come in a quarter of an hour.