"Where is my husband?
You promised to bring him back to me! You promised--you promised--" Her voice failed.

She felt choked, as if an iron hand were slowly, remorselessly, crushing the life out of her panting heart.

Thick darkness hovered above her, but she fought it from her wildly, frantically.
"You promised--" She gasped again.
He took her gently by the arm, supporting her.
"Mrs.Tudor," he said very earnestly, "I have done my best." He led her unresisting into a room close by.

The colonel was there, and with him a man in flowing, native garments.
"Mrs.Tudor," said Phil, his hand closing tightly upon her arm, "before you blame me, I want you to speak to this man.

He can tell you more about your husband than I can." He spoke very quietly, very steadily, almost as if he were afraid she might not understand him.
Audrey made an effort to collect her reeling senses.