Fromwhereweweregrouped，amidthegreattree—trunksontheverybrowofthecliff，wecould，whenoureyeswereaccustomedtotheshadow，seethemquitewell。Ingreathaste，andhalfdragging，halfcarryingtheVoivodin，theycrossedtheopenspaceandtookrefugeinalittlegrassyalcovesurrounded，saveforitstortuousentrance，byundergrowth。Fromthevalleylevelitwasmanifestlyimpossibletoseethem，thoughwefromouraltitudecouldseeoverthestuntedundergrowth。Whenwithintheglade，theytooktheirhandsfromher。
She，shudderinginstinctively，withdrewtoaremotecornerofthedell。
Andthen，oh，shameontheirmanhood！——Turksandheathensthoughtheywere——wecouldseethattheyhadsubmittedhertotheindignityofgaggingherandbindingherhands！
OurVoivodinTeutabound！Tooneandallofusitwaslikelashingusacrosstheface。IheardtheGospodar’steethgrindagain。Butoncemoreheschooledhimselftocalmnesserehesaid：
\"Itis，perhaps，aswell，greatthoughtheindignitybe。Theyareseekingtheirowndoom，whichiscomingquickly……Moreover，theyarethwartingtheirownbaseplans。Nowthatsheisboundtheywilltrusttotheirbinding，sothattheywilldelaytheirmurderousalternativetotheverylastmoment。Suchisourchanceofrescuingheralive！\"