It is flanked by a strip of jungle and desert on either side, in which there are no wells for many miles.

We shall find Craig with the Mongars." They made their way back to the hotel, dined in a cool, bare room, and sauntered out again into the streets.

The Professor led the way to a little building, outside which a man was volubly inviting all to enter.
"You shall see one of the sights of Port Said," he promised.

"This is a real Egyptian dancing girl." They took their seats in the front row of a dimly-lit, bare-looking room.
The stage was dark and empty.

From some unseen place came the monotonous rhythm of a single instrument.