“There may be a worse fate in store for you than I have undergone.”
“I don’t think Ajeeb bears me any ill-will,” said Enoch.
“Don’t flatter yourself with that idea,” remarked Stolburst. “You will never escape from this place unharmed. You’ll be lucky if you escape with your life.”
“You are a poor consoler.”
“I know the men we have to deal with better than you. I wish it had been Dick Kidd they captured. But for that thief, I could have made things square with the high priest.”
“Kidd fears Ajeeb.”
“Does Ajeeb believe Kidd stole the Eye of Jobu from me?”
“Yes; I am sure he did.”
“Then,” said Stolburst, with a grim smile, “the high priest will punish him with death.”