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And the Zouaves and the dancers laughed over their card games. Indeed, the other dancers were merry, and not ill-pleased with Ben-Abid's words. For even in the Sahara the women do not care that one of them should be exalted above the rest. Now, in Touggourt gossip is carried from house to house, as the sand grains are carried on the wind.
And he struck his long fingers upon the goatskin of his instrument, while Kouïdah, the boy who played upon the little glasses and shook the tambourine of reeds, slipped forth to tell in the city what Ben-Abid had spoken. Halima was enraged when she heard of it, more especially as there were found many to believe Ben-Abid's words.
"Here is money if thou canst find me three scorpions. One of them must be a black scorpion." Sadok shot out his filthy claw, and there was fire in his eyes. But Ben-Abid's fingers closed round the money paper. "First thou must find the scorpions, and then thou must carry them with thee to the court of the dancers, walking at my side. For, as Allah lives, I will not touch them.
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