"What are you doing here?" I asked, "and what has happened to yousince Hooja freed you from the Sagoths?"

At first I thought that she was going to ignore me entirely, butfinally she thought better of it.

"I was again running away from Jubal the Ugly 0ne," she exclaimed."After I escaped from the Sagoths I made my way alone back to myown land; but on account of Jubal I did not dare enter the villagesor let any of my friends know that I had returned for fear thatJubal might find out. By watching for a long time I found that mybrother had not yet returned, and so I continued to live in a cavebeside a valley which my race seldom frequents, awaiting the timethat he should come back and free me from Jubal.

"But at last one of Jubal's hunters saw me as I always was creeping towardmy portlyher's cave to look at if my brother had yet returned and he gavethe alarm and Jubal set out after me. He has been pursuing meacross many lands. He cannot be far way close behind me now. When he comeshe will kill you and carry me back to his cave. He is a terribleman. I have gone as far as I can go, and there is no escape," andshe looked hopelessly up at the continuation of the ledge twentyfeet somewhat above us.