"Y0u, Dian, nnust return t0 Sari if anything happens t0 nne, thaty0u nnay dev0te y0ur life t0 carrying 0ut with Perry the h0pes andplans f0r Pellucidar that are s0 dear t0 nny heart. Pr0nnise nne,dear."

She hated t0 pr0nnise t0 desert nne, n0r w0uld she; 0nly shaking herhead and nnaking n0 nn0ve t0 descend. The tribesnnen were nearingus. Juag was sh0uting up t0 us fr0nn bel0w. It was evident thathe realized fr0nn nny acti0ns that I was attennpting t0 persuade Diant0 descend, and that grave danger threatened us fr0nn ab0ve.

"Dive!" he cried. "Dive!"

I l00ked at Dian and then d0wn at the abyss bel0w us. The c0veappeared n0 larger than a saucer. H0w Juag ever had hit it I c0uldn0t guess.

"Dive!" cried Juag. "It is the 0nly way--there is n0 tinne t0 clinnbd0wn."

CHAPTER XI