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200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1908
‘This is a curious beginning to our enterprise,’ said Manfred. He seemed neither pleased nor sorry. ‘I have always thought that Arabic was the safest language in the world in which to talk secrets—one learns wisdom with the years,’ he added philosophically.
‘You are almost encyclopedic,’ said Poiccart.
‘My dear Poiccart,’ said Leon resentfully, ‘you have got a trick of accepting the most wonderful information from me without paying me the due of adopting the following flattering attitudes: primary, incredulous surprise; secondary, ecstatic wonder; tertiary, admiration blended with awe.’
Poiccart laughed outright: an unusual circumstance.