"Not to-night," he said.
And he turned away. Directly the door shut behind him Mrs. Armine darted into the garden.
"Ibrahim! Ibrahim! Are you there?"
"Yes, my lady."
He came up from the water's edge and stood beside her.
"I can't come yet, but I'll be as quick as I can."
"Yes."
He looked at her. Then he said:
"I dunno what Mahmoud Baroudi say to us. He got one girl on the board."
"On the board!"