The crew and the guard were forward of the saloon.

A gangway was fixed from the side to the shore and over it a sentry stood, or was supposed to stand.

During the night a Khamsin wind began to blow, though lightly as was to be expected at this season of the year.

I did not hear it for, as a matter of fact, I slept very soundly, as it appears did everyone else upon the dahabeeyah, including the sentry as I suspect.
"The first thing I remember was the appearance of Lady Longden just at daybreak at the doorway of my cabin and the frightened sound of her voice asking if Luna, that is my wife, was with me.

Then it transpired that she had left her cabin clad in a fur cloak, evidently some time before, as the bed in which she had been lying was quite cold.
Quatermain, we searched everywhere; we searched for four days, but from that hour to this no trace whatever of her has been found." "Have you any theory ?" I asked.
"Yes, or at least all the experts whom we consulted have a theory.