“I will. Give me his name,” said Gerard eagerly, and he drew a slip of paper towards him.
But he did not write upon it. For Baumann answered: “Si Ahmed Driss.”
Gerard dropped his pencil and looked swiftly up.
“Of the Sheereefs of Ouezzan?”
“Yes.”
“You are sure?”
“Quite.”
Gerard set his elbows on the arms of his chair and joined his hands under his chin.
“So Paul was a great friend of Si Ahmed Driss, was he?” he said ever so softly.
“Yes. It was as a servant in the train of Si Ahmed Driss of Ouezzan that Captain Ravenel travelled through the Zarhoun country, and visited the Holy Cities.”