Now, as he stared after the boat, the man who had joined it from the barge looked back.
As the moonlight shone onto his face, Lord Victor was almost certain that it was Alexander.
It was then with a quickness of mind that was characteristic of him, he knew what they had been doing.
Running as swiftly as he could to the centre of the deck, he seized the Princess by the hand.
He pulled her from the throne.
As he did so, he shouted,
“A bomb! A bomb in the stern! Move quickly! A bomb in the stern!”
He was speaking in Greek, but, as he was not certain if the word he was using was right, he repeated it in English as well.
“A bomb! A bomb!”
As he was shouting, he was also running, pulling the Princess towards the bow of the barge.
When they reached it, he was almost breathless.
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