At last she whispered hoarsely, “Jan! Jan! Are you asleep?”
“No. Of course not,” was Jan’s reply. “Don’t you think I hear you tumbling about?”
“All right,” Gale laughed. “Let’s slip into our jackets and slacks and slip out on the trail. We’ll walk off the strong tea we drank.”
“Anything you say.” Jan tumbled out of bed.
There was a watchman at the main gate, but at the back was a narrow hole in the wall that was not locked. With a pinpoint light they made their way through this gate, then along the wall to the main trail.
“Jan,” Gale whispered. “I wish the war was over right now.”
“Who doesn’t?” was the quick reply. “The whole world is waiting.”
“But if it was over I’d stay right here for a month,” said Gale. “Think what fun it would be studying the birds, the gorgeous butterflies, the monkeys and everything!”
“Yes, everything,” Jan laughed softly. “Rogue elephants, man-eating tigers, mad water-buffalo! No! No! Let me out, PDQ.”
“Listen,” Gale whispered. “I think I hear a plane.” By this time they were some distance from the temple.