Excerpt from The Wondrous Tale of Alroy, Vol. 2 of 3: The Rise of Iskander

Here, while he reposed, he also sought information as to the position of his enemy.

A party of observation, which he had immediately dispatched, returned almost instantly with a small caravan that had been recently plundered by the robbers. The merchant, a venerable and pious Moslemin, was ushered into the presence of the Governor of Hamadan.

"From the robbers' haunt?" inquired Hassan.

"Unfortunately so," answered the merchant.

"Is it far?"

"A day's journey."

"And you quitted it?"

"Yesterday morn."

"What is their force?"

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