The desert of the Exodus : journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings : undertaken in connexion with the ordnance survey of Sinai, and the Palestine exploration fund . ame time endeavouring to win their conlidcnce and 326 THE SOUTHERX EDGE OF THE TIH. respect, I liave every reason to believe that theTeyilhah Bedawin gave us throughout a correct ac-count of their country and its nomenclature. When once an Arab has ceased to regard youwith suspicion, you may surprise a piece of informa-tion out of him at any moment; and if you repeat itto him a short time afterwards, he fo
The desert of the Exodus : journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings : undertaken in connexion with the ordnance survey of Sinai, and the Palestine exploration fund . ame time endeavouring to win their conlidcnce and 326 THE SOUTHERX EDGE OF THE TIH. respect, I liave every reason to believe that theTeyilhah Bedawin gave us throughout a correct ac-count of their country and its nomenclature. When once an Arab has ceased to regard youwith suspicion, you may surprise a piece of informa-tion out of him at any moment; and if you repeat itto him a short time afterwards, he forgets in ninecases out of ten that he has himself been your au-thority, and should the information be incorrect willflatly contradict you and set you right, while if it beauthentic he is puzzled at your possessing a know-ledge of the facts, and deems it useless to withholdfrom you anything further. Our friend proved to be the nephew of the sheikhof the Teyahah. He was encamped near some water,which, as rain had recently fallen, was plentiful inthe valley, and desired us to stay there too ; but.,as we preferred pushing on, he packed up his goodsand chattels, and came with us to 5^
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