"It is good of you to take my hand, Denham," said he. "Can you forgive me all I did and tried to do to you."
"I do not properly know what that was," said Ralph joyously. "I have never understood why you did not like me, nor believed half the others wanted to make out; but I am ever so glad to see you now."
"And you can forgive me?"
"Anything, everything, if you will only help me to get out of this place."
"Are you alone?"
"Yes, quite alone. I missed my party, and am lost. I have been wandering in the jungle for many days, and was starving."
"And in that state? A literal Baresarker costume."
"Even so."
"Come along, I can do something to remedy that, at anyrate."