. Across Asia Minor on foot . z. A MUSTER OF MOSLEMS 231 houses and you find rooms going out of it behind ;and in passing along the narrow alleys, you are oftenuncertain whether you are on solid ground or on themade roof of a building. I was always in doubt what these undergrounddwellers were in blood and faith. Some say thatliving underground is sure sign of a non-Moslempopulation, for the reason that Moslems have neverrequired subterranean safety, and that no peoplewould voluntarily adopt this mode of life. Beforereaching Uch Hissar I had asked Ighsan whether theinhabitants were Moslems, and
. Across Asia Minor on foot . z. A MUSTER OF MOSLEMS 231 houses and you find rooms going out of it behind ;and in passing along the narrow alleys, you are oftenuncertain whether you are on solid ground or on themade roof of a building. I was always in doubt what these undergrounddwellers were in blood and faith. Some say thatliving underground is sure sign of a non-Moslempopulation, for the reason that Moslems have neverrequired subterranean safety, and that no peoplewould voluntarily adopt this mode of life. Beforereaching Uch Hissar I had asked Ighsan whether theinhabitants were Moslems, and he asserted that theywere. But when we came in sight of the village Icould see no minarets, and therefore remarked thatthe people of Uch Hissar were Greek and not argument posed him at the time, but he took itto heart and bided his opportunity to refute me, forwhen in the village he pointed out a small mosqueand minaret. Nor was he satisfied with this justi-fication, but said he would show me Moslems of theplace. So
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