17/18 It is not unheard of for an Arab sheikh to use Zeiss binoculars, but it might make a stranger suspicious. They seemed to take it for granted that we were friends, for we were in full view and far outnumbered them, yet they did not check for an instant, and that in itself was a suspicious circumstance. We could see her talking to them, but could not hear what she said. I think that even Grim with his poker face in perfect working order would have been flustered if he had been given time to think. |