Beneath it was a small hole, barely large enough for a man to creep through.

Indeed it had been dug by jackals, for the doorway and some part of the cave were entirely silted up, and it was by means of this jackal hole that the tomb had been discovered.

Ali crept in on his hands and knees, and I followed, to find myself in a place cold after the hot outside air, and, in contrast with the light, filled with a dazzling darkness.

We lit our candles, and, the select body of thieves having arrived, I made an examination.

We were in a cave the size of a large room, and hollowed by hand, the further part of the cave being almost free from drift-dust.