The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . irst came a statelyfigure in white burnus, Abdullah, a famous guide, whoknew all the Libyan routes, of whom the Beduins said,He has a great heart, and next the neat, brisk httlecommandant, with his thin, humorous face and quiet, drymanner, the ebony Abdul Rahim. He was followed bya sergeant. Moraj a, whose home was in Kufara, and sixmen. Somewhere in the background lurked a cook,but we did not see him that evening, for he was imme-diately sent to prepare a banquet for our friends theShe-ibs. After the first rush of joy, in which every-one shook everyone else
The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . irst came a statelyfigure in white burnus, Abdullah, a famous guide, whoknew all the Libyan routes, of whom the Beduins said,He has a great heart, and next the neat, brisk httlecommandant, with his thin, humorous face and quiet, drymanner, the ebony Abdul Rahim. He was followed bya sergeant. Moraj a, whose home was in Kufara, and sixmen. Somewhere in the background lurked a cook,but we did not see him that evening, for he was imme-diately sent to prepare a banquet for our friends theShe-ibs. After the first rush of joy, in which every-one shook everyone elses hand a score of times, andMabsut and Taiyib and HamduliUah! filledthe air, we watched the barraking of the camels withblank amazement. Used to the indolence of the twoFarrajes, we could hardly believe our eyes when, literallyin five minutes, under the shrewd eyes of Abdul Rahim,the camels were freed, the luggage and rifles stacked,and the men rapidly putting up the tents. We couldonly rub our eyes and gasp, while my eyes wandered. UNLOADING ON THE SECOND DAY FROM JEDABIA WAUI lAUl llWTllllBI A HALT FOR THK XIGHT
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