It's maybe just beginning! We're going out on the long trek, _again_!" For a while he sat there musing.

Then he summoned Rrisa again, bade him remove the tray, and gave him instructions about the guest soon to arrive.

When Rrisa had withdrawn, the Master pulled over one of the huge atlases, opened it, turned to the map of Arabia, and fell into deep study.
Rrisa's tapping at the door, minutes later, roused him.

At his order to advance, the door swung.

The Arab ushered in a guest, then silently disappeared.