“He is out of sight—he can not hear you,” he said. “It appears that you fear this man as well as love him.”
“No, I do not fear him; but I would do nothing to displease him.”
“Is he easily angered?”
“Oh, no; he has never uttered an angry word to me yet.”
Percy smiled.
“It may be because you have been so submissive to his wishes,” he rejoined. “You appear to me to have a very amiable temper.”
Oneotah laughed, in her musical manner.
“That is why the demons never seek to injure me, I suppose,” she answered.
“Have you ever seen any of these demons?” he cried, quickly.
“Yes—one.”