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Afterwards, by Kathlyn Rhodes
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Title: Afterwards
Author: Kathlyn Rhodes
Release Date: June 19, 2007 [EBook #21867]
Language: English
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Afterwards
By Kathlyn Rhodes
Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc.
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PROLOGUE
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"Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"
Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.
"I think--only an hour now."
"Only an hour." In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale. "And then----" She broke off, shuddering.
"Miss Ryder, don't think of it. After all, we need not give up hope yet. An hour--why, heaps of things may happen in an hour."
A wan little smile touched the girl's lips, and she came a step nearer her companion.
"Don't let