You, a girl, standing between me and such a terror as that! Frank has told me all about it--about how brave you were! It was beautiful!" "When I felt how wicked my thoughts was, there came an awful revulsion of feeling; and then I rushed into the street, not caring if I was killed, if I could only save you.

I felt that the sacrifice of my life, even, if it were necessary, was demanded to pay for those dreadful thoughts.

I knew the danger, Inza, but that hideous thought made me brave." "You are naturally brave, Elsie! I feel that I owe my life to you." "And I wished you dead!" said Elsie self-reproachfully.

"I can never forget it.

Wished you dead when you were knocked down and when the tiger threatened you.