. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . iving. Aftermuch pondering—for he is a taciturn man, slow tospeak I—he proposes this question to me : Whenone man kill another and come to see you, whatyou tell him ? u When one man kills another he does not come tome. He runs away; if he is caught he will behanged. But if he bribe the judge ? JU(^ges in England do not accept bribes. Well it is different in Syria. And then he tells us how a man in a certain city of that country killed both his wives to satisfy another woman, who made these murders part
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . iving. Aftermuch pondering—for he is a taciturn man, slow tospeak I—he proposes this question to me : Whenone man kill another and come to see you, whatyou tell him ? u When one man kills another he does not come tome. He runs away; if he is caught he will behanged. But if he bribe the judge ? JU(^ges in England do not accept bribes. Well it is different in Syria. And then he tells us how a man in a certain city of that country killed both his wives to satisfy another woman, who made these murders part of her bargain to marry him, and how this man went to see the judge 1 Men of few words are the best men ( Henry V.). .3 2 WITH THE BEDUINS. with fifty Turkish pounds in his hand, and the judge tell the people, This murder not this mans business at all. These women kill one another. George wants to come to England with us and to help me at my office. What would you do there, George ? I stand at the door with my sword. This man come in, I let him come—this man go out, I put him GEORGE MABBEDY, His main idea is that I must be constantly engagedin divorce and murder cases, and that those whom I amopposing must always be seeking my life ; and he wantsto be my guard against avenging knives. George hastravelled much amongst the Beduins—having tradedwith them in earlier years, and is;a great favourite withthe Adwan tribe. On the second day after the messenger departed MAKING THE CONTRACT. 33 Sheiks Fallach and AH Abdul Aziz returned with himto Jerusalem. A small carpet was spread in the hall ofHowards Hotel for their reception, the sheiks arrangedthemselves upon it, and after they had consumed the largebowl full of mutton and rice which was placed beforethem, Mr. Howard and George sat down beside themto make the bargain. We placed our chairs near thatwe might enjoy the sight ; coffee and cigarettes werebrought ( Coffee very good, says George, bringmind in head) and the ne
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