[Jimgrim and Allah’s Peace by Talbot Mundy]@TWC D-Link bookJimgrim and Allah’s Peace CHAPTER Fifteen 22/31
Told him to follow any one who followed me.
I don't want that fellow interfered with.
He may stay there, or more likely he'll call others to take his place; they'll watch all night, if they're allowed to; let them.
Wish you'd give orders they're to be left alone.
Then, please let Narayan Singh go off duty and get some sleep; I'm going to want him all day tomorrow." "All right, Grim; anything else ?" "First opportunity, I wish you'd come to Davey's room upstairs. Now--long distance stuff again, sir--if any Syrian asks you about me, you might say I was making sure the car would come for me at dawn." They exchanged salutes again as one suspicious alien to another. Grim looked suitably surprised at sight of me, and led me and Suliman back to the hotel, where Suliman wanted him to wreak dire vengeance on the porter; he grew sulky when he discovered that his influence with Grim was not sufficient for the purpose, but forgot it, small boy fashion, ten minutes later, when he fell asleep on the floor in a corner of Davey's room. Davey did not look exactly pleased to see us, although he seemed to like Grim personally, and was the first that day to see through Grim's disguise at the first glance.
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