I explained to her that Aden did not have the benefits conferred even on the land of the seven fat and seven lean kine--that there had not been rain there for years, and that when it did come it was neither prolonged nor plentiful.

Then came questions as to how long ago the Tanks were built.
"Thirteen hundred years!" she exclaimed.

"How strange to feel it so! It is like looking at old graves.

And how high the walls are, closing up the gorge between the hills." At that moment Mrs.Callendar drew our attention to Mrs.Falchion and a party from the ship.

Mrs.Falchion was but a few paces from us, smiling agreeably as she acknowledged our greetings.