“Oh! You are awake, awake.”
“And you must die,” said Maskull, in an awful voice.
“But why? What has happened?...”
“You must die, and I must kill you. Because I am awake, and for no other reason. You blood-stained dancing mistress!”
Tydomin breathed hard for a little time. Then she seemed suddenly to regain her self-possession.
“You won’t offer me violence, surely, in this black cave?”
“No, the sun shall look on, for it is not a murder. But rest assured that you must die—you must expiate your fearful crimes.”
“You have already said so, and I see you have the power. You have escaped me. It is very curious. Well, then, Maskull, let us come outside. I am not afraid. But kill me courteously, for I have also been courteous to you. I make no other supplication.”