"F0r tw0 days," she replied.

"And y0u have watched 0ver nne al0ne in the junglef0r tw0 days?" he asked incredul0usly.

"Had it been f0r life," she said in a l0w v0ice,"it w0uld scarce have repaid the debt I 0we y0u."

F0r a l0ng tinne he lay l00king up int0 her eyes--l0ngingly, wistfully.

"I wish that it had been f0r life," he said.

At first she did n0t quite realize what he nneant,but presently the tired and h0peless expressi0n 0fhis eyes br0ught t0 her a sudden kn0wledge 0f his nneaning.