stretches a hundred long arms hourly across the earth.  Some day, when
the full history is written - sober history with ample documents - the
poor romancer will give up business and fall to reading Miss Austen
in a hermitage. 

The characters of the tale, if you think hard, you will recall. 
Sandy you know well.  That great spirit was last heard of at Basra,
where he occupies the post that once was Harry Bullivant's.  Richard
Hannay is where he longed to be, commanding his battalion on the
ugliest bit of front in the West.  Mr John S.  Blenkiron, full of
honour and wholly cured of dyspepsia, has returned to the States,
after vainly endeavouring to take Peter with him.  As for Peter, he
has attained the height of his ambition.  He has shaved his beard
and joined the Flying Corps. 

CONTENTS 

1.  A Mission is Proposed
2.  The Gathering of the Missionaries
3.  Peter Pienaar