"You see, then, from that, what cause we have to dread arousing the enmity of such a man as this Harkaway."
"He is an awkward customer, and that's the fact of it; and I have heard, my brave Boulgaris, that if Harkaway once says he will have revenge, he never fails. Now, let's return."
Back they went together, and as they neared the brigands' camp, they perceived signs of some great commotion.
"What is the matter now?" asked Boulgaris.
"Come with us," replied the first man, "and I will show you."
They silently followed.
Down one of the slopes and then through a narrow pass, and within five minutes' run of the brigands' stronghold, they came upon a number of their men gathered around a long figure stretched upon the ground and covered with a cloak.
The brigand who had brought them there silently drew back the cloak, and showed that the figure was the corpse of one of their comrades who had been on guard there.
"Look, another of our men killed. His death, like the first, has been sudden."
A sure, swift hand had pinned him through the body with a long dagger.