"Let us go," he said.

Then he added in a businesslike way: "To-morrow at seven, Nahoum.

There is much to do." He turned towards the gate with Lacey, where the horses waited.

Mahommed Hassan met them as they prepared to mount.

He handed David a letter.
It was from Faith, and contained the news of Luke Claridge's death.
Everything had come at once.