"She is living?"
"But living, saadat el basha."
Dicky started to his feet. "At the mudirieh?"
"At the house of Azra, the seller of sherbet, saadat el basha."
"When did she leave the mudirieh?"
"A week past, effendi."
"Why did she leave?"
"None knows save the sister of Azra, who is in the harem. The
Englishwoman was kind to her when she was ill, and she gave her aid."
"The Mudir has not tried to find her?"
"Will the robber make a noise if the horse he has stolen breaks free, effendi?"