On this other side, however, there is nothing between us and them." "Abousir is on this side, is it not ?" "Yes.

That is why the excursion to the Abousir Rock has been forbidden for the last year.

But things are quieter now." "What is to prevent them from coming down on that side ?" "Absolutely nothing," said Cecil Brown, in his listless voice.
"Nothing, except their fears.

The coming of course would be perfectly simple.

The difficulty would lie in the return.