The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . d to shut usin with the hot coloured sands, but the cool white dunesbeyond called us back to the open deserts of the north. Just as Suleiman wavered as to whether we shouldturn right or left of a large cliff, sudden news broughtby Yusuf and Amar, who had climbed a gherd we hadjust left, abruptly shattered our peace. Our fat retainerwas actually running, a swift uneven little trot, whichmade him pant as he shouted, There is a caravanbehind us! The idea was starthng to say the least,for no one had travelled by this route for nearly fouryears and we knew that n
The secret of the Sahara : Kufara . d to shut usin with the hot coloured sands, but the cool white dunesbeyond called us back to the open deserts of the north. Just as Suleiman wavered as to whether we shouldturn right or left of a large cliff, sudden news broughtby Yusuf and Amar, who had climbed a gherd we hadjust left, abruptly shattered our peace. Our fat retainerwas actually running, a swift uneven little trot, whichmade him pant as he shouted, There is a caravanbehind us! The idea was starthng to say the least,for no one had travelled by this route for nearly fouryears and we knew that nobody was prepared to startwhen we left Kufara. At first we told Yusuf that hehad dreamed his caravan. We were two days marchfrom Hawari, from where all travellers start, and whenwe left the oasis there had been no question of any-body else going north by any route. Amar, however,was equally positive. We looked through the glasses,he said. There are four or six camels and nearly adozen men with them. They are travelling fast, about. OUR HOST AT JAGHABUB IF^ « I /- « #. I- i I 1 fe^-^^-^-lx^^ .-f^-i«#^ffi8^^%f^^Mi Sim IDRIS S HOUSE AT ,1 AC I { Aisr li
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