Chapter 14: The Haunted Valley

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​⁠Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile. At last:

“He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.

John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs. One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the p