Just then their eyes met. For ten seconds his startled eyes were upon her. Then, shouting, “Avarda! Avarda!” he forced his stout donkey through the throng, all but running several people down, at last disappearing from sight.
“How strange,” she murmured.
Men Sat Cross-Legged in the Midst of Their Wares
All too soon she was to learn that his actions had more meaning than they appeared to have.
“It is all arranged.” Her father was again at her side. “We are to be at the garden gate in just two hours. You’ll find it fascinating, the experience of a lifetime.”
“In these days,” she replied slowly, “each experience is one of a lifetime.
“I just saw the man who has an overnight bag like mine,” she added.