Like a gyroscope, it was spinning so evenly that it seemedto be standing still. She dropped the revolver and burstinto sobs. Now, shall we go andcall upon General Gordon? General Gordon turned from the window through which he had been staringacross the river at the enemy emplacements. Like a skilled groom with a nervous filly, he moved withgentle deliberation so as not to startle her.
All had frozen in the attitude inwhich the priest's cry had caught them. for this moment when they had used up all their strength andendurance and their camels were finished. She was a little peeved that he had been sorestrained. It' was asfully as she allowed herself to describe what she had seen.
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