Listen: we must watch this woman; we will guard her to-day and you must take your turn to-night--it will keep you from your drink." "Yes, Baas, I will watch, though it would be better to kill her at once, for thus we should be spared trouble." Then they bound Soa securely and set her in a corner of the throne chamber, and all that day Leonard and Francisco mounted guard over her alternately.

She made no resistance and said nothing; indeed it seemed as if a certain lassitude had followed her outbreak of rage, for she leaned her head back and slept, or made pretence to sleep.
The day passed uneventfully.

Olfan visited them as usual, and told them that the excitement grew in the city.

Indeed the unprecedented prolongation of the cold weather was driving the people into a state of superstitious fury that must soon express itself in violence of one form or another, and the priests were doing everything in their power to foment the trouble.

No immediate danger was to be apprehended, however.
After sundown Leonard and Francisco went out into the courtyard to inspect the weather according to their custom.