White Prophet,
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- ILLUSTRATED BY R. CATON WOODVILLE
- It was he! It was Gordon . . . Frontispiece
- Helena was in the gallery
- THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
- The spirit of defiance took possession of her again, and she said--
- He hesitated, then stammered out, "Don't you see, Helena?--it was I."
- At length there was silence for a moment, and then Ishmael said--
- Gordon braced himself up and answered--
- There was another moment of tense silence, and then Ishmael said--
- She tried to answer him and could not. "Because ... because----"
- But Gordon could bear no more, and he cried in a low, hoarse whisper--
- Then Helena looked fearlessly back into his excited face and said--
- The letter, which was in a black-bordered envelope, was addressed--
- Leaving out the usual Arabic salutations he began where Hafiz said--
- Gordon's voice thickened, and Ishmael said--
- And when Helena came to "false prophet," he turned to Gordon and said--
- But he did not do so. In his intense and poignant voice he continued--
- Again a few steps in silence, and then--
- END OF THIRD BOOK
- THE COMING DAY
- The Pasha looked up out of his small, shrewd eyes, and answered--
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- Then the Sirdar lifted his eyes and said--
- The Sirdar made no reply, and after a moment the Consul-General said--
- The Consul-General returned to his seat, saying--
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- Then facing the Notables he said, with a curl of his firm lip--
- END OF FOURTH BOOK
- THE DAWN
- The Consul-General reflected for a moment and then replied--
- But the old man burst out again in a quivering voice--
- After that he smote the desk with his clenched fist and cried--
- Then to the Commandant who was still standing by the door he said--
- The old man stopped her and said--
- Whereupon the Sirdar turned sharply upon the man and answered--
- Yes, he would go into Cairo and say, "I am here--you want me--take me!"
- Ishmael paused for a moment, and then said--
- A subdued murmur passed through the room, and Hafiz whispered again--
- At the last moment the Sirdar turned to her and whispered--
- There was a moment's painful silence, and then the Consul-General said--
- There was a moment of strained silence and then--
- The old man's lips stiffened and then he said--
- The Sirdar tried his best to cheer him, saying--
- Ishmael was deeply moved. With an effort, he said--
- Then, raising his arms as if in blessing, he cried--
- Then, facing towards Gordon, he said--
- Then, in a voice so low that they could scarcely hear it, he said--
- THE END
- By HALL CAINE
- By E. F. BENSON
- By W. DE MORGAN
- By Sir GILBERT PARKER
- By J. GALSWORTHY
- By ROBERT HICHENS
- By Mrs. BELLOC LOWNDES
- By Mrs. HENRY DUDENEY
- W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM