The Desert gateway, Biskra and thereabouts . driss, that he was of a mostnoble family, and that his father was tres riche, a factin which they all seemed to take great pride. Onthe boys part there was not the slightest conscious-ness of this, and it certainly never made the leastdifference in his dealing with other boys. And oftenthis merry young scamp would drop all his play-fulness, and with serious face lead a poor old blindArab man (of whom there were too many) up to meto ask me if I would not like to give him a sou ! Bendriss lodged in Biskra during the school term,his home being at El Ou
The Desert gateway, Biskra and thereabouts . driss, that he was of a mostnoble family, and that his father was tres riche, a factin which they all seemed to take great pride. Onthe boys part there was not the slightest conscious-ness of this, and it certainly never made the leastdifference in his dealing with other boys. And oftenthis merry young scamp would drop all his play-fulness, and with serious face lead a poor old blindArab man (of whom there were too many) up to meto ask me if I would not like to give him a sou ! Bendriss lodged in Biskra during the school term,his home being at El Outaya, twenty miles or so upthe raihvay. One day I met him looking very spr)4in what one might call his second-best clothes. Iknew it was not holiday time, so I questioned him. What is the meaning of this? Oh! Ive got a conge, a holiday! By the twooclock train I am going home for two days. Orangesin my fathers garden —he enumerated the delightsin store—kous-kous made by my mother, horses toride, no work to do ! To express his pleasure he.
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