"A hundred men are there."
"By the garden?"
"It is full of spearmen."
"Oh, is there no place?" whispered Phra—"nowhere that we could crawl up unseen?"
"The Sahib Prince knows the place better than his servant, and that it is strong. His servant would have tried to climb over the wall, but there were many men everywhere, and he could not get near."
"If we could only let my father know that we are near!" said Phra excitedly.
"If we could, Sahib," said Sree slowly, "he would command you to escape, and wait till the danger is at an end."
"Yes—yes—he would wish me to go, but I cannot. Mr.
Kenyon—Doctor—what shall we do?"
"We must get help," said Mr. Kenyon promptly. "Phra, my dear lad, we can do nothing alone."
"But who would help us at a time like this? The priests and the whole city have risen against my father; who will help us now?"