"He brought a message from you to the effect that I was a
prisoner, that I must make no attempt to escape, and that if I did
try to escape, you had given your men instructions to kill me."
She nodded, quite seriously. "That is right, M'sieu David."
His face flamed. "Then I am a prisoner? You threaten me with
death?"
"I shall treat you very nicely if you make no attempt to escape,
M'sieu David. Isn't that fair?"
"Fair!" he cried, choking back an explosion that would have vented
itself on a man. "Don't you realize what has happened? Don't you
know that according to every law of God and man I should arrest
you and give you over to the Law? Is it possible that you don't
comprehend my own duty? What I must do?"
If he had noticed, he would have seen that there was no longer the
flush of color in her cheeks. But her eyes, looking straight at
him, were tranquil and unexcited. She nodded.
"That is why you must remain a prisoner, M'sieu David, It is
because I do realize, I shall not tell you why that happened
behind the rock, and if you ask me, I shall refuse to talk to you.
If I let you go now, you would probably have me arrested and put
in jail.
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