"All the Christians are dead--save one; he hath turned Muslim, and is safe." His voice had a note of scorn.

"It fell sudden and swift like a storm in summer.

There were no paths to safety.

Soldiers and those who led them shared in the slaying.

As he and I who had travelled far together these many years sojourned there in the way of business, I felt the air grow colder, I saw the cloud gathering.