It was a juggling act that required strength anddexterity. The other three followed hisexample, then ran back to the beach, and fell upon the boats lyingthere. A little behind him, on another pile of cushions, sat Ahmed El Grang,the Left Hand of Allah. No questions, he said at last, and satdown heavily.
Noman cursed or spoke, even Hugo Barnard was subdued, and at every chancetheir heads turned to look down at the closed iron door. The harsh red rock cliffs and hills of the Gulf of Aden were the jawsof Africa. Suddenly he fled. Schreuder's voice was husky with double meaning.
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