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Updated: June 2, 2025
"I knocked again loudly. "Again no answer. "Then I turned the handle, and entered. "The room was empty. I glanced round quickly. The small window was open. All the windows of the inn were barred, but, as I learned later, a bar in Marnier's had been broken, and was not yet replaced when we arrived at Beni-Kouidar. In consequence of this it was possible to squeeze through into the arcade outside.
"As we stepped out into the market Marnier paused to light his pipe. But suddenly he threw away the match he had struck. "'No, it's a sin to smoke in this air, he said. "And he drew a deep breath, looking at the round moon. "The priest smiled. "'I have lived here for four years, he said, 'and cannot resist my cigar. But you are right. The air of Beni-Kouidar is extraordinary.
"The railway stops at Beni-Mora. To reach Beni-Kouidar one must go on horse or camel back over between three and four hundred kilometres of desert, sleeping on the way at Travellers' Houses Bordjs as they are called there.
"His face was pale, and he certainly had the demeanour of a tired man. "'No, he answered. 'I should like to stroll in this wonderful air. "I turned to the priest. "'Yes, monsieur, I said. "'I come here to take my meals, but I live at the edge of the town. Perhaps you will permit me to accompany you for a little way. "'We shall be delighted, and we know nothing of Beni-Kouidar.
"Beni-Kouidar has nothing to say to modern civilisation.
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