"It is plainly written, 'Nelly Rawlinson and Stanislas Tarkowski.'"
"Most plainly."
"And they may be somewhere in this region."
"God rescued them, so it is probable."
"Thank Him for that," exclaimed the doctor fervently. "But where shall we seek them?"
"Is there no more on the kite?"
"There are a few other words but in the place torn by the bough. It is hard to read them."
Both leaned their heads over the sheet and only after a long time were they able to decipher:
"The rainy season passed long ago."
"What does that mean?"