The folds of loose linen were lifted from the face, and all three looked at it long in silence.

At last Lacey spoke: "He got what he wanted; the luck was with him.

It's better than Leperland." "In the bosom of Allah there is peace," said Ebn Ezra.

"It is well with Achmet." With misty eyes David stooped and took the dead man's hand in his for a moment.

Then he rose to his feet and turned away.
"And Nahoum also--and Nahoum," he said presently.