But neither Bohannan nor the Frenchman had even paled.

Not one of their men showed any hesitancy whatever.
"Ready, sir," said the major, crisply.

"Faith, give the signal and down we go; and we'll either bring back what we're going after, or we'll all come back and report ourselves dead!" "Just a minute, Major," the Master answered.

He had opened a small door of the box containing the apparatus he had just clamped to the rail, and had taken out a combination telephone earpiece and receiver.
With this at mouth and ear, he leaned over the rail.

His lips moved in a whisper inaudible even to those in the lower gallery with him.
An astonishing change, however, swept over the infuriated mob in the Haram and throughout the radiating streets.