I will not let you stay." But the lady paid no heed.

Her mind floated above the earth, and with every moment the danger grew.

Closer and closer the throng pressed in upon Ralston and his attendant.

The clamour rose shrill and menacing.
Ralston cried out to his Pathan in a voice which rang clear and audible even above the clamour: "Bring handcuffs!" The words were heard and silence fell upon all that crowd, the sudden silence of stupefaction.

That such an outrage, such a defilement of a holy place, could be contemplated came upon the worshippers with a shock.
But the Pathan levy was seen to be moving towards the door to obey the order, and as he went the cries and threats rose with redoubled ardour.
For a moment it seemed to Ralston that the day would go against him, so fierce were the faces which shouted in his ears, so turbulent the movement of the crowd.