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Quietly Mona went out to meet Peter. "He is sleeping," she said, as Peter's arm closed about her in the thickening darkness. "If he can only pass the night that way he will be strong and well again in the morning. " Yet her voice trembled as she tried to bring him comfort. "Aleck is safe? " she whispered. "He is on the island?"
"Yes, he is safe for tonight -- and maybe for a number of days. After that -- -- "