If the maseua knows it, then the tapop will not be long without notice." "The tapop knows nothing," breathed Say.
"But how can the maseua have been informed without the knowledge of the other ?" Shotaye asked with surprise.
"He is my father," replied Say, and wept aloud.

"He is my father, and yet"-- she started to rise and grasped her hair with both hands, screaming--"he has to kill me with his own hands!" So loud and piercing was her shriek that Shotaye was seized with sudden fright.

Rising quickly, she ran to the doorway and peeped outside to see if the scream had attracted attention.

But there appeared to be nobody about, except a few children who were playing and romping in front of the caves and whose cries had drowned the shriek.

Reassured she returned to Say, who was lying with her face on the floor, tearing her hair and uttering low convulsive groans.