I wonder if anyone has ever seen its like." "You are a marvellous woman, Juanna," said Leonard, with admiration.

"We owe our lives to your wit and courage." "You see I was right in insisting on coming with you," she answered somewhat aggressively.
"For our sakes, yes; for your own I am not so sure.

To tell you the truth, I think that we should have done better never to have started on this mad expedition.

However, things look a little more promising now, though Nam and his company have still to be reckoned with, and we don't seem much nearer the rubies, which are our main object." "No," said Juanna, "they are gone, and we shall be lucky if we do not follow them into the home of that hideous snake.

Good night." "Francisco," said Leonard, as he rolled himself up in his blanket, "you had a narrow escape to-night.