The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . els necessary forthe caravan. Therefore we decided to leave practicallyall our luggage behind and go off in the middle of thenight, if possible, with the ekhwan. Our little worldwould be told next morning that we had gone to visitsome of the neighbouring camps and would return in aday or two. To reassure them they would see all ourclothes hanging up on their usual pegs, most of our suit-cases scattered about the room, our sacks and boxes ofprovisions stored in various corners, even my camp chairand the table on which I wrote. On December 6 we did a hard morn
The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . els necessary forthe caravan. Therefore we decided to leave practicallyall our luggage behind and go off in the middle of thenight, if possible, with the ekhwan. Our little worldwould be told next morning that we had gone to visitsome of the neighbouring camps and would return in aday or two. To reassure them they would see all ourclothes hanging up on their usual pegs, most of our suit-cases scattered about the room, our sacks and boxes ofprovisions stored in various corners, even my camp chairand the table on which I wrote. On December 6 we did a hard mornings our date and egg breakfast we settled ourselveswith a Koran and note-books behind closed doors andsaid we did not wish to be disturbed. As soon as ourretinue had retired to the white bell-tent which servedas kitchen we set to work on the provision boxes. Weemptied them of their contents and carefully filled themwith immense stones which we laboriously collected froman inner court in course of construction. On top we. AHMED MOHAMMED BEY HASSANEIK, MY FELLOW EXPLORER
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