"Do you mean you knew that Mary was travelling with the column?" Jack stared at Elliot.
"Yes, sir." Elliot stood at attention inside the tent. Sweat glistened on his face.
"Why the devil did you not tell me?"
"I thought you had enough worries," Elliot said. "I kept an eye on her."
"Dear God, man – she could have been killed!"
"Yes. That"s why I kept an eye on her." Elliot remained stubbornly unrepentant.
"Go and find her and bring her here," Jack ordered.
"No need for that, Captain. I"m already here." Mary pushed back the flap and entered the tent. "Arthur is not to blame, Jack. I made him swear not to tell you."
About to blast her, Jack took a deep breath to control his temper. This woman drives me to distraction. "Why are you here?"
"Sir Colin needed an interpreter," Mary said.
