age I think
Anazeh would laugh if I talked this ruse over with him--
afterwards. But if he knew about it here, with all these other
fanatics alert and fanning, he wouldn't dare not to expose me.
It's a good job you asked that. If I send any message to Anazeh
through you, be sure you don't give me away."

"How shall I make him believe the message is from you, then?"

"Begin with 'Jimgrim says.' He'll recognize the formula. But if
he questions that, say 'A lion knows a lion in the dark.'
That'll serve a double purpose--convince him and jog his memory.
He ignored a request of mine--once, and I was able to get back at
him. Tell you the story some day. Nowadays he's more or less
dependable, unless he gets a skin-full of redeye. Well, make the
most of your chance to sleep; you may have to go short later.
I'm going to saw off a cord or two myself."

He left the room as silently as a ghost. I don't doubt that he
slept peacefully. Subsequent acquaintance with him convinced me
that he can go to sleep almost anywhere in any circumstances.
And that is a very great gift, for it enables its owner to wear
down any dozen who must sleep for stated hours at fixed
intervals. Grim snatches his whenever the chance comes, and goes
without with apparent indifference. He told me once that he
dreams nearly all the time he is asleep. But the dreams don't
seem to trouble him. I believe he dreams out the key to whatever
problem puzzles him at the moment.

My own sleep was done for that night, his advice notwithstanding.
I lay listening to Anazeh's thunderous snores and naturally
enough imagining every possible contingency and dozens that were
totally impossible. Nothing turned out in the least like any of
my forecasts; but that was not for want of trying to foresee it
all. I don't seem to possess any of that quiet gift of waiting
to deal with each development on its merits, as and when it
comes. I have to speculate, and speculation is the ene my
of peace.

Looking back, I don't think I felt a bit afraid of the immediate
future; but that was due to ignorance of nearly all that the
present held. I think that was part of Grim's reason for helping
me to reach El-Kerak in the first place; he counted on my
ignorance of danger to keep me cool-headed. It is true, it did
dawn on me that if my host were to suspect me of intriguing under
cover of his protection, the protection might cease with
disconcerting abruptness. I reali