"They traveled at night to avoid the heat of midday, but the sudden sickness of the Excellency made further travel impossible."
"The officer Excellency lied——!" said Zaidee.
"Be quiet, thou——!" roared Selim.
"Let Zaidee speak. I am no policeman," said Renwick.
"What interest is it of yours?"
Renwick caught the man by the shoulders with both hands and glared at him.
"Merely because this is the woman I seek."
"An Excellency like—and you?"
"What I am does not matter. A hundred kroner if you tell the truth——"
"A hundred kroner——!"