“I learned why you were coming here,” he replied.
“The child! Is he here in Fez?”
Rasmin spread out his hands with an eloquent gesture.
“I think so,” he answered, “but only Allah can be sure.”
“How much is known of this?”
“Those who have taken him know and have made much talk of it with their supporters,” Rasmin said.
“That, we expected,” Bing answered. “Are they surprised that there has been no public statement and no publicity?”
“Very surprised. They expected a great outcry, headlines in the papers, Police and troops searching everywhere.”
“It is the one thing that must be avoided,”
“I think I understand why,” Rasmin nodded.
“How many of them are in Fez?” Bing asked.
Again Rasmin made the wide gesture with his arms.
“Who can count the grains of sand?” he questioned. “And yet
