10/36 We wish to see if the infidels are still at Ambukol." "For that you will not want guns," the man said, "and we need them badly. I beg of you to give them to us." "They may be of use to us. We may come upon infidel scouts." "Nevertheless, my friends, you must hand them over to us. We are, as you see, eight, and you are only two. The law of the desert is that the stronger take, and the weaker lose." "It may be so, sometimes," Gregory said quietly, "but not in this case. |