It was a dream from which he was aroused three hours later--a wild dream
of a banquet served in barbaric splendour, but whose viands seemed to be
snatched from his grasp each time he tried to satisfy the pangs which
seemed to gnaw him within. He had fallen into a deep sleep, in which he
had remained conscious of his hunger, though in perfect ignorance of
what had taken place around.
His first thought was of capture, for his head was clear now, and he saw
a rough hand as he gazed up wildly at a dim horn lantern.