“In the Abyssinian desert. We were there at the time.”
“Abyssinia? Abyssinia? That's in Africa, isn't it?”
“Yes, northern Africa.”
“Mercy me, that's a long way off.”
“Oh, not so very, when one becomes accustomed to the journey. The first time I found it rather tiring, but not afterward.”
“Not afterward. You mean you've been there more than once?”
“Yes—ah—yes. Three times.”
“But why in the world do you go to such an outlandish place as that three times?”
“Oh, on research work, connected with my—ah—profession. There are some very interesting remains in that section.”
“What did you say your business—your profession was, Mr. Bangs?”