"Do you not approve of my marriage?" asked Wharton, anxiously; "she is a Sioux, but has become a Christian?"
"Certainly, I can understand your case perfectly."
Wharton went away and Clary was left behind. She pondered deeply, whether she had done right in trusting herself to the care of these cannibals.
CHAPTER XLIX
MALDAR'S FAREWELL
The Ice Bird flew like an arrow over the glistening waters, and in a few hours land was in sight. Monte-Cristo went on deck with his son, and was delighted at the latter's enthusiasm.
"Spero," he said, solemnly placing his hand on the boy's head, "in less than two hours you will set foot in a new world. Great dangers await you. Will you have the courage to brave them?"
"Oh, papa, when you are near me, I have no fear."