And he placed the ingot of melted gold and jewels on the bed.
Christina hesitated.
"Oh, you must take it, for you need a dower—" exclaimed Balthazar as he pressed her hand.
"That is, if you will accept me for a husband?" added Cornelius.
Christina did not reply, but she gave the man who had saved her honor a look which certainly did not mean—No.
THE PRISONER OF ASSIOUT
BY GRANT ALLEN
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (born 1848, died 1899) was a Canadian of Irish descent. Beginning as a writer of popular scientific and historical works, he gradually entered the field of fiction, publishing a number of notable novels, among which may be mentioned: "Philistia"; "The Devil's Die"; "The Woman Who Did"; and "A Bride from the Desert." The present tale, so Oriental in its feeling, is a convincing illustration of the versatility of the author's genius.
THE PRISONER OF ASSIOUT