Chapter 12 No.12

But Libyan bearers carried a litter into the garden.

The litter was close-curtained with blue canvas, against the rain.

And a veiled woman peeped through a slit in the curtains and beckoned to Caleb:

"Is he at home?" she asked.

Caleb recognized her, but he answered with an air of innocence and asked:

"Who, gracious lady?"

"He," re