The Monacans put an arrow through the neck of a young brave, and they found this in his belt." He laid before me a bit of a printed Bible leaf.

About half was blank paper, for it came at the end of the Book of Revelation.

On the blank part some signs had been made in rude ink which I could not understand.
"But this is no proof," I said.

"It's only a relic from some plundered settlement.

Can you read those marks ?" "I cannot, nor could the Monacans.