“They will seize upon every man and woman in yonder fort”—it was not then taken!—“and repeat upon them the same tortures.”
“Ha! Belinda! Speak—how can all this be avoided?”
“Listen. Gahagan loves the moon-face called Belinda.”
“He does, Vizier, to distraction.”
“Of what rank is he in the Koompani’s army?”
“A captain.”
“A miserable captain—oh, shame! Of what creed is he?”
“I am an Irishman, and a Catholic.”
“But he has not been very particular about his religious duties?”
“Alas, no!”