He fell in a fit, foaming at the mouth.
There was utter silence for a moment. Then Peter Gross said to the aged priest who kept the temple:
"Call the guard, father, and have this carrion removed to the jail." At a nod from Lkath, the priest went.
Neither Lkath nor Koyala broke the silence until they had returned to the former's house. Peter Gross, elated at the success of his mission, was puzzled and disappointed at the look he surprised on Koyala's face, a look of dissatisfaction at the turn of events. The moment she raised her eyes to meet his, however, her face brightened.
When they were alone Lkath asked:
"How did you know, O wise one?" His voice expressed an almost superstitious reverence.
"The gods reveal many things to those they love," was Peter Gross's enigmatical reply.
To Paddy Rouse, who asked the same question, he made quite a different reply.
"It was really quite simple," he said. "The only man with a motive for the crime was the brother. He wanted the wife. His actions at the water-hole convinced me he was guilty; all that was necessary was a little claptrap and an appeal to native superstition to force him to confess. This looked bad for us at the start, but it has proven the most fortunate thing that could have happened. Lkath will be with us now."