"Thee shall buy of his Wares; not that which he shall offer First, nor Second; but that which he shall offer Third, that thee shall Buy; and for that thee shall Pay whatever he shall Demand.
"Thereafter thee shall do whatever he shall Direct.
"But enter not into the City but by the Shop of Shiraz the Rug-Merchant."
There was silence for a moment, then Aunt Amanda said:
"That's the way we are to get those wonderful things the map speaks of. It doesn't seem to tell us much, though. Where do you suppose is this Gate of Wanderers?"
"That, dear madam," said the Third Vice-President, "is one of the gates of our City of Towers. We know it very well, of course."
"Then," said Aunt Amanda, "as captain of my party, my orders is that we go there at once."
"Much good would that do," said Toby. "We've got to buy something of this here Shiraz, if that's his name, and pay anything he asks, too. And there ain't a penny amongst us. How could we buy anything?"
"The pirates' treasure!" cried Freddie. "The pirates' treasure in the cave!"
"By crackey!" said Toby. "I clean forgot all about it. Good for you, Freddie! Talk about money to buy things with! We'll buy out that old Shiraz's whole shop! The treasure belongs to us, as sure as you're born. By crickets, we're in luck."