Depending,
however, on the context, and having ascertained from Abdur Kad'r that
the seven small lava hills at Moses's Well stood in an irregular circle
near the oasis, it was a reasonable deduction that the Romans had
selected a low-lying patch of sand or gravel somewhere in the center of
the group as a suitable hiding-place for their loot. It might be
assumed that Aelius Gallus meant to sail down the Red Sea again, within
a year at the utmost, and recover the spoil when his galleys were there
to receive it. Therefore, he would not dig too deeply, nor, in the
straits to which he was reduced, would he waste many hours on the task.
Fenshawe infected Dick with his own ardor. The two were puzzling over
each turn and twist of the Greek adventurer's awkward phrases when
Irene, who had gone out with Stump, interrupted them.
"Dick," she said, blushing poppy red because she used his familiar
name, "you must go and rest at once. I am sure, grandad, you don't want
Mr. Royson to break down a second time, do you? And I would like both
of you to know that Baron von Kerber took with him no pickaxes.
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