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 The hunter stared down at her, open-mouthed.

"By the Lord!" he exclaimed, "I said nothing of this to you!"

"You said it as plainly," she smiled, "as a man may say anything without putting it into words. You can now dismiss your fears. I have done that to your Indian Prince which puts me forever beyond the pale of his desires."

"In God's name, what have you done to him?" asked Almayne in some alarm.

"I have shown him Jolie Stanwicke as she really is," she answered solemnly. "And henceforward he will flee from her as from a plague."