’“Pisansoldierysurprisedwhilebathing。”’remarkedDick，calmly。
’D’yourememberthepicture？It’sbyMichaelAngelo；allbeginnerscopyitThatscrub’salivewithenemy。’
Thecamel-corpsonthebankyelledtotheinfantrytocometothem，andahoarseshoutingdowntherivershowedthattheremainderofthecolumnhadwindofthetroubleandwashasteningtotakeshareinitAsswiftlyasareachofstillwateriscrispedbythewind，therock-strewnridgesandscrub-toppedhillsweretroubledandalivewitharmedmen。
Mercifully，itoccurredtothesetostandfaroffforatime，toshoutandgesticulatejoyouslyOnemanevendeliveredhimselfofalongstoryThecamel-corpsdidnotfireTheywereonlytoogladofalittlebreathing-space，untilsomesortofsquarecouldbeformedThemenonthesand-bankrantotheirside；andthewhale-boats，astheytoiledupwithinshoutingdistance，werethrustintothenearestbankandemptiedofallsavethesickandafewmentoguardthemTheAraboratorceasedhisoutcries，andhisfriendshowled。
’TheylookliketheMahdi’smen，’saidTorpenhow，elbowinghimselfintothecrushofthesquare；’butwhatthousandsof’emthereare！Thetribeshereaboutaren’tagainstus，Iknow。’