“You look more beautiful than ever,” he said, “when you are angry.”
“Why should you insult me?”
“I never, knowingly, insulted a woman in all my life.”
“Your sneering compliment was an insult,” declared Zulima.
“Perhaps, then, I shall lower your dignity much further.”
“What do you mean?”
“I may put you under arrest, and have you locked up in prison.”
Zulima’s cheeks blanched and her lips trembled.
“I have broken no law.”
“You helped Ajeeb entrap Stolburst, who had so long been your friend.”