"And our place of concealment?"
"We shall reach it this very evening," replied Turner; "it is a famous little spot, and you will be delighted with it."
"But you have never told me yet where it is," said the doctor suspiciously; "why all this secrecy?"
"You'll know it soon enough. But what is to be done with the girls afterwards?"
"Oh, let us drop all further plans for the present," said Normann, "we have plenty of time for that when we have nothing else to do; now for the smooth side outwards. In fact, I think we have won the confidence of the young ladies to such a degree that they will go with us without much difficulty, if we ask them to accompany us for a walk."
"No fear; I know a capital lie, which seldom fails to raise the curiosity of a young lady of sensibility."
"And that is——"
"Hallo, there," said the American, jocularly, "does it produce its effect upon you? Well, as far as that goes, also, you must allow me to keep my own counsel. What will you bet, now, that it does not succeed?"
"It would be against my own interest to bet against it," smiled the doctor, "inasmuch as I am interested in its success; so let us to work, for the ground begins to burn under my feet, and may next hour find us in possession of two angels that might well excite a sultan's envy!"
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