I will give him fifteen, and if all is not in readiness by this newmoon at the latest, I will come to Omdurman to have further speech withhim. Penrod drew the tail of his turban closer over his mouth and nose sothat only his eyes showed, and edged aside his camel to pass the groupat a safe distance. Rebecca glanced down and saw that her father was speaking to thecommanding officer of the Egyptian garrison defending the city. Ryder pointed out the harpy.
In the centre Salida leant forward in the saddle of his grey camel. In the beam of thethis's spotlight the waters of the Nile were stained the colour ofmulberry juice by the blood of the dead and dying, and rivulets ofblood trickled down the sides of the barges. fishing-hooks, gaffs, harpoons, mallets, chisels,scrapers, hoes, sickles, whetstones, hammers, and drills. Now that her father had reminded her of theterrible peril in which they stood she felt the cold claws of dread inthe pit of her stomach as she looked across the river.
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