But the thing that baffled them all was her instant consciousness
of the presence of carnivora that others, exerting their faculties
to the utmost, could neither see nor hear.
The Hon. Morison Baynes found Meriem a most beautiful and charming
companion. He was delighted with her from the first. Particularly
so, it is possible, because he had not thought to find companionship
of this sort upon the African estate of his London friends. They
were together a great deal as they were the only unmarried couple
in the little company. Meriem, entirely unaccustomed to the
companionship of such as Baynes, was fascinated by him. His tales
of the great, gay cities with which he was familiar filled her with
admiration and with wonder. If the Hon. Morison always shone to
advantage in these narratives Meriem saw in that fact but a most natural
consequence to his presence upon the scene of his story--wherever
Morison might be he must be a hero; so thought the girl.
With the actual presence and companionship of the young Englishman
the image of Korak became less real. Where before it had been an
actuality to her she now realized that Korak was but a memory.
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