I'll own that I'm sleepy enough and you two can arrange the rest between you." He was asleep very soon, his great figure lying motionless on his blanket, and the two wary lads watched, although they sat together, and, at times, talked.

Both knew there was full need for vigilance.

They had triumphed for the moment over Tandakora and De Courcelles, but they expected many other lions in the path that led to Fort Refuge.

It was important also, not only that they should arrive there, but that they should arrive in time.

It was true, too, that they considered the danger greater by night than by day.