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There was still a suggestion of death and disaster in the eyes of the woman as she stood there, almost like a statue, gazing at the two men.
It was almost as if she had expected to see them there, although, not by so much as the lifting of an eyebrow, did she express the least surprise. For a moment or two she gave no sign; then she raised one of the long skeleton-like hands and beckoned mysteriously. Kelso and Denver looked at one another, hesitating what to do next. Then there came a still more imperious summons, and with a common impulse both of them moved forward.