I fancied I could see a sparkle of mirth in her eyes as she continued: "It is not so bad as that.

Neither is there a dragon for you to overthrow.

But I shall soon enlighten you--here we are at the top of the steps." At the moment she spoke I collided with a heavy oak partition, in which Yolanda quickly found a moving panel, and we entered a dimly lighted room.

I noticed among the furniture a gorgeously tapestried bed.

A rich rug, the like of which I had seen in Damascus, covered the floor.