At last "good-byes" were said, and the party separated, the two young officers walking slowly down towards the landing-stage, to enter a native boat and be rowed to their quarters on the residency island.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
"It can wait, I am sure," said his lady, quietly; and her lord resigned himself to his fate as the Resident repeated his advice about not spreading the alarm and exciting the natives by whom they were surrounded, and then left them to go to the fort on the residency island-a picturesque little clump of rocky earth that divided the river into two parts.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
The doctor backed out of the room, leaving Mrs Barlow sobbing on the sofa, and hurried off in the direction of the residency, talking to himself on the way.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn