“Where is the master of this boat?” she suddenly demanded, half starting up. “I demand to see him!”
“All in good time, my dear. You shall see him soon.”
“Now! He must listen to me! He must explain his conduct! You have deceived him! You have lied to him! He cannot realize what he is doing!”
“You are wholly mistaken, I assure you. Medjid Bey understands quite perfectly what he is doing.”
“It is unlawful! It is a crime!”
“He has learned of a certain crime that was lately committed in Damascus.”
“You mean——”
“I speak of the murder of Hafsa Pasha, a countryman of Medjid Bey.”
“How does that concern me?”
“You know you are concerned. In Damascus it is said an American adventuress ensnared Hafsa Pasha, and her friends killed him.”