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Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates Vol 2 - The Search For Mecca

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(11. XVIII.] Mutiny in Camp. 55<br />

or say to all tins, beyond hoping that <strong>the</strong>y will<br />

think it over, and suggesting how many valualjle<br />

articles <strong>the</strong>re will be for division amono- <strong>the</strong> servants<br />

when <strong>the</strong> journey is over and <strong>the</strong> camp broken up.<br />

Money <strong>the</strong>y protest <strong>the</strong>y do not care about. Wliat<br />

good will it be to <strong>the</strong>m if<br />

<strong>the</strong>y are taken out to die<br />

in <strong>the</strong> wilderness ? But I am sure <strong>the</strong> thought <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> pots and pans he may inherit by persevering to<br />

<strong>the</strong> end will go far with Hanna, and Ferhdn is too<br />

good a creature to desert us if Hanna stays. So<br />

I have given <strong>the</strong>m till this evening to make up<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir minds.<br />

Everything else is arranged.<br />

We went this morning<br />

in state<br />

to <strong>the</strong> Mudir's, and he received us with<br />

many apologies in <strong>the</strong> wretched liovel he inhabits.<br />

It is a ground-floor without flooring, windows, furniture,<br />

or anything to make it comfortable, and<br />

looks more like an empty stable than an <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />

residence. However, Ali Bey is a well-bred man,<br />

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