courtyard with the stars overhead and the dark bulk of a great mansion looming before us.
\"You will be safe here,\" he said. \"My employers have gone south for the winter.\"
\"How about your licence plates?\" asked Abdullah anxiously. \"The police in the small car certainly got the number.\"
\"That won't do them any good,\" answered Mr. Punch with a laugh. \"I always fasten on false plates when I go out in the evening—just to be on the safe side, you know.\"
courtyard with the stars overhead and the dark bulk of a great mansion looming before us.
\"You will be safe here,\" he said. \"My employers have gone south for the winter.\"
\"How about your licence plates?\" asked Abdullah anxiously. \"The police in the small car certainly got the number.\"
\"That won't do them any good,\" answered Mr. Punch with a laugh. \"I always fasten on false plates when I go out in the evening—just to be on the safe side, you know.\"
