"He has more than a hundred armed men."
"I heard twice that number."
"And we shall be twenty?"
"Twenty."
"Oh, well, Allah makes all things easy!"
But that was not the last word. There was still a custom of the country to be met and overcome.
"Are the camels watered?" Grim asked.
"Surely."
"Packs all ready?"
"All tied up-everything."