[The Lion of Petra by Talbot Mundy]@TWC D-Link bookThe Lion of Petra CHAPTER XII 13/20
I used one of the presentation razors. Then Grim came striding up the mountain-ledge, with Ali Baba and all the rest of the gang at his tail, but no sign anywhere of Jael Higg.
He stood and boomed out a sonorous Arab blessing; and if ever a man felt and looked like a trapped wild beast it was that Lord of the Limits of the Desert and Lion of Petra, Ali Higg. However, Narayan Singh and I had played our part and got him weak enough; he could not even jump to grab his rifle.
The rest was clearly up to Grim, who looked in no hurry at all. He stood in the cave entrance with the light behind him, turning slightly sidewise to let Ali Higg see him in profile.
The Lion's jaw dropped.
Grim's very head-dress was striped like Ali Higg's. His cloak was the same color.
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