“That is what he said you would say, and this note he sent.”
Rondah read it—Regan’s writing:
“My Darling: Do not delay; to-day only we can reach the island. This friend can bring you very swiftly in his car. I wait upon the shore until you come. I shall return if you are too late. It all depends upon you! Come instantly or all is lost!
“Regan.”
“I will see Father Renaudin,” said Rondah.
She returned a moment later, pale and troubled.
“Father Renaudin is asleep!”
“Then we must return for him. I am sorry to inconvenience you, but by sunset the wall will close! Then you will be shut outside!”
“Father Renaudin?”
“We will leave him here for this trip. It is too late to take him.”