From the intonation of the words, she guessed, with her woman's quick intuition, at their meaning; but she quite failed to follow, when, becoming more pressing, he continued to urge his suit in a mixture of the grossest animal passion and ridiculous threats.

He warned her that he knew she had tried to steal his master's treasure, and that he had caught her in the act.

But if she would be his, he would share the treasure with her, and they could live in luxury in the African forests.

But if she refused, he would tell his master, who would flog and torture her and then give her to the police, who would kill her..