“Ihavefoundsomething,“shesaid。“WhenHeliodorefledshestillheldherbasket,whichfromthelookofitwaslastusedbythePharaohs。Atleast,oneofthecakeshasfallenfromorthroughit。
Come。“
Sheledmetothecliff,andupittoperhapstwicetheheightofaman,thenroundaprojectingrock。
“Hereisahole,“shesaid,“suchasjackalsmightmake。Perchanceitleadsintooneoftheoldtombswhereofthemouthissealed。ItwasontheedgeoftheholethatIfoundthecake,thereforedoubtlessHeliodorewentdownit。Now,whatshallwedo?“
“Follow,Ithink。Whereisit?“