. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . entleman had arranged for an escortfor us, but that Sheik Saleh having been absent whenmy letter arrived, he had not been able to give himthe letter from the Consul, which was enclosed in it ;and had not dared to give it to any one else todeliver to him, lest the letter should be detained fora ransom. This did not give us a very favourableopinion of the Keraki. Soon afterwards there camenine horsemen of this tribe—tall, handsome, dark,dignified men, mounted on fine horses. With themarrived our second me
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . entleman had arranged for an escortfor us, but that Sheik Saleh having been absent whenmy letter arrived, he had not been able to give himthe letter from the Consul, which was enclosed in it ;and had not dared to give it to any one else todeliver to him, lest the letter should be detained fora ransom. This did not give us a very favourableopinion of the Keraki. Soon afterwards there camenine horsemen of this tribe—tall, handsome, dark,dignified men, mounted on fine horses. With themarrived our second messenger Sheik Selims negro slave,who was grinning from ear to ear at the success of his 1 The leopard is called Nimmr in Arabic, so that the nameNimeirah or Nimrin may be connected with this animal. 192 WITH THE BED UINS. long journey, and in joyful anticipation of back-sheesh and food. The two men had made the journeyto Kerak and back in twenty hours. They told usthey had had nothing to eat but two small Arab loaves,and to judge from the appetite which they displayedthey spoke SOME OF OUR FAITHFUL SERVANTS.
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