Itoldhim，whereonherose，orrathertriedto，feltforhishat，which，ofcourse，hadgone，withtheideaoftakingitoff，andinstantlyaddressedherinhisbeautifulandfluentArabic，sayinghowgladhewastohavethisunexpectedhonour，andsoforth。
Shecongratulatedhimonhisescape，whereonhisfacegrewserious。
“Yes，anastybusiness，“hesaid，“asyetIcanhardlyrememberwhethermynameisDaniel，orPtolemyHiggs。”Thenheturnedtousandadded，“Lookhere，youfellows，ifIdon\'tthankyouitisn\'tbecauseIamnotgrateful，butbecauseIcan\'t。Thetruthis，I\'mabitdazed。
Yoursonisallright，Adams；he\'sagoodfellow，andwegrewgreatfriends。Safe?Oh！yes，he\'ssafeasachurch！OldBarung，he\'stheSultan，andanothergoodfellow，althoughhedidthrowmetothelions——becausethepriestsmadehim——isveryfondofhim，andisgoingtomarryhimtohisdaughter。”
Atthismomentthemenannouncedthateverythingwasreadyforourascent，andwhenIhadattendedtoJoshuawithaheartmadethankfulbyHiggs\'snews，webeganthattoilsomebusiness，and，asIhavealreadysaid，atlengthaccomplisheditsafely。Buteventhenourlabourswerenotended，sinceitwasnecessarytofillupthemouthoftheshaftsoastomakeitimpossiblethatitshouldbeusedbytheFung，whonowknewofitsexistence。