CHAPTER VI.
AJEEB’S NEW ALLY.“Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
“Why?”
“Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours. That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
“What do you mean by spoiling my voice?” the girl asked.
“Without the tongue, we could not speak, much less sing.”
“True, Ashah.”
“The good Ajeeb would have had me pluck out your tongue!”
Zulima was horrified.
“Surely, uncle would not have gone that far?” she said.
“Aye.”
“I go this way.”
The princess was about to turn a corner.
“Nay; you must go with me,” remarked the giant.
“Where?”
“To where Ajeeb awaits us.”
