Marie Chapter 7 - Allan's Call

In which Allan Quatermain receives a desperate letter from Marie, detailing the harrowing plight of her trek-Boer party in a fever-ridden wilderness, and resolves with determined heart and swift action to attempt their rescue despite the daunting odds. His father’s blessing given, Allan makes a daring ride across the country to catch a ship bound for Delagoa Bay, setting forth on a perilous voyage into the unknown.