Now he set aside the silver cup and held out his hand. Hewhistled softly to attract their attention, then beckoned them into theruins of a building that had been destroyed by Dervish cannon fire fromacross the river. It may well be supposed, nevertheless, that Are's memory, howevertenacious, failed in many respects, and that his historical detailswere comparatively meagre. It did not take long, and neither spoke as they worked.
He left Jock to get on with it and went to thegreen-cake shed. His ears were ringing painfully with the concussion of the shot, and ashe shook his head to try to clear them the sodden pigeon carcass he wasstill holding in his teeth flopped against his cheeks. It was decreed that the faith and devotion of the Ansarshould be rewarded. Thestyling was elaborate and might take two or three days of patient,skilled creation.
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