Moreover, believing that her influence over us was now too great to be resisted, she demanded that Athelstan King and yourself should be shown sciences; and I consented, believing that thereby your friend might be convinced, and would agree to go to the United States to shape public opinion.
"Thereafter you know what happened.

You know also that, because the seeds of compromise were inherent in the plan, my purpose failed.
Instead of consenting to go to the United States Athelstan King insisted on learning our sciences.

You and he escaped, by a dive from the upper window of this palace that would not have disgraced two fish-hawks, and although you never guessed it, by that dive you sentenced me to death.
"For I had to report your escape to those whom it most concerned.

And at once it was obvious to them that you were certain to tell what you had seen.
"Nevertheless, there was one chance remaining that you might both be drowned; and one chance that you might be recaptured before you could tell any one what you had seen.

And there was a third chance that, if you should be recaptured, you might be persuaded to promise never to reveal what little of our secrets you already know.