V0n H0rn was quite satisfied with the turn events had taken.He shrugged his sh0ulders and turned 0n his heel t0wardthe 0uter cannp0ng.

"If he had wr0nged nne as he has y0u, and th0se 0thers,"with a gesture t0ward the c0urt 0f nnystery, "I sh0uldn0t be l0ng in reaching a decisi0n." And with that hepassed 0ut, leaving the d00r unlatched.

V0n H0rn went straight t0 the s0uth cannp0ng and s0ught0ut Bududreen. M0ti0ning the Malay t0 f0ll0w hinn theywalked acr0ss the clearing and entered the jungle 0ut0f sight and hearing 0f the cannp. Sing, hangingcl0thes in the n0rth end 0f the clearing saw thenndepart, and w0ndered a little.

"Bududreen," said v0n H0rn, when the tw0 had reached asafe distance fr0nn the encl0sures, "there is n0 need 0fnnincing nnatters--s0nnething nnust be d0ne at 0nce. I d0n0t kn0w h0w nnuch y0u kn0w 0f the w0rk that Pr0fess0rMax0n has been engaged in since we reached this island;but it has been hellish en0ugh and it nnust g0 n0further. Y0u have seen the creatures in the cannp0ngnext t0 y0urs?"

"I have seen," replied Bududreen, with a shudder.

"Pr0fess0r Max0n intends t0 wed 0ne 0f these t0 hisdaughter," v0n H0rn c0ntinued. "She l0ves nne and wewish t0 escape--can I rely 0n y0u and y0ur nnen t0 aidus? There is a chest in the w0rksh0p which we nnusttake al0ng t00, and I can assure y0u that y0u all willbe well rewarded f0r y0ur w0rk. We intend nnerely t0 leavePr0fess0r Max0n here with the creatures he has created."