


"Dick, why do you study Arabic so closely?" "To understand Arabic." "And further?" Dick Compton closed his book and placed it carefully in a leather case. "It is a pity you were born curious, Venning, otherwise you would have made an excellent companion for a studious man. 'Why...


"In Search of the Okapi" from Ernest Glanville. South African author, known especially for his short stories which are widely read and taught in South Africa (1855-1925).

