Atlas Nightshade

Day 105

In a little while the Professor signalled to me, so I got up and joined

him. He had found a wonderful spot, a sort of natural hollow in a rock,

with an entrance like a doorway between two boulders. He took me by the

hand and drew me in: "See!" he said, "here you will be in shelter; and

if the wolves do come I can meet them one by one." He brought in our

furs, and made a snug nest for me, and got out some provisions and

forced them upon me. But I could not eat; to even try to do so was

repulsive to me, and, much as I would have liked to please him, I could

not bring myself to the attempt. He looked very sad, but did not

reproach me. Taking his field-glasses from the case, he stood on the top

of the rock, and began to search the horizon. Suddenly he called out:--

"Look! Madam Mina