It's only by a miracle we escaped. If those Arabs hadn't hesitated to attack us just those ten minutes we should have been wiped out.
Dick.
Alec was splendid, wasn't he?
Doctor.
Yes, by Jove! He thought we were done for.
Dick.
What makes you think that?
Doctor.
Well, you see, I know him pretty well. He's been a pal of yours for twenty years in England, but I've been with him out here three times, and I tell you there's not much about a man that you don't know then.
Dick.