Aouda, despite the storm, kept coming out of the waiting-room, going to the end of the platform, and peering through the tempest of snow, as if to pierce the mist which narrowed the horizon around her, and to hear, if possible, some welcome sound. She heard and saw nothing.
Had het de Indianen achterhaald? Had men gevochten of waren de soldaten door den mist het spoor bijster geraakt?