For rest, you come to other place, sit down and eat while I talk with priests.

Be afraid nothing; you quite safe." "Why should we be afraid?
It is you who should be afraid, you who stole the lady and brought Bena to his death.

Do you not remember the words of your own Oracle, Harut ?" "Yes, I know words, but how _you_ know them _that_ I not know," he replied.
Then he issued some orders, as a result of which a guard formed itself about us and conducted us through the crowd and along the passage to the second court of the temple, which was now empty.

Here the guard left us but remained at the mouth of the passage, keeping watch.

Presently women brought us food and drink, of which Hans and I partook heartily though Ragnall, who was so near to his lost wife and yet so far away, could eat but little.