Why masquerade as a scoundrel ?" "I was in a place just now with a bunch of murderers, who'd have made short work of me if I couldn't give them a sound reason for being in Jerusalem just now." "Why not have 'em all arrested ?" "For the same reason, Davey, that your Oil Company isn't piping ten thousand barrels a day from Jericho.

The time is not yet.
Things haven't reached that stage.

I told them your Oil Company gave up hope long ago of getting a concession from the British, and has decided to finance Mustapha Kemal." Davey flung his cigar out of the window, and laid both hands on his knees.

His face was a picture of baffled indignation.

But his wife laughed.
"They were tickled to death," Grim continued.