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Forder slowly walked backwards toward his room, his defenders doing the same, and the crowd melted away. He then turned to his three defenders and said, "What made you come to defend me as you did?" "We have been to India," they answered, "and we have seen the Christians there, and we know that they do no harm to any man.
They listened very closely and asked many questions. It was all quite new to them. "Will you give me the book?" asked the Arab who was reading. Forder knew that he would only value it if he bought it, so he sold it to him for some dates, and eight or nine men bought copies from him. Next day the Chief tried to get other passing Arabs to conduct Forder to the Jowf, but none would take the risk.
"Never," said Forder. "This is not a custom-house." "Your boxes are full of powder for arming the Arabs against the Turkish Government," replied the official. "I will not open them," said Forder, "unless you bring me written orders from the Turkish Governor in Damascus and from the British Consul." The headman came and asked many questions.
So Forder handed the Chief most of his money to take care of, and sewed up the rest into the waistband of his trousers. If you have "eaten his salt" he will not betray or rob you. The Caravan of Two Thousand Camels At last the old Chief very unwillingly called a man, told him to get a camel, load up Forder's things on it, and pass him on to the first Arab tent that he found.
"And another thing, Ethel, I don't feel as if I had fairly earned it. Forder or Cheviot ought to have had it. They are both more really good scholars than I am, and have always been above me.
We have also seen the effect of the rule of you English in that land and in Egypt, and we will always help Christians when we can. We wish the English would come here; Christians are better than Moslems." Other adventures came to Forder in the Jowf, and he read the New Testament with some of the men who bought the books from him to read.
Every one thought Forder was sure, but they all were put out by the questions of general information those were all Mr. Everard's doing." "Mr. Everard was very much struck with Norman's knowledge and scholarship too," said Flora. "So every one says. It was all Mr. Everard's doing.
We shall leave your dead body in the sand if you do not change your religion and be a follower of Mohammed." After these cheerful encouragements the caravan started at one o'clock. For four hours they travelled. Then a shout went up "Look behind!" Looking round Forder saw a wild troop of Bedouin robbers galloping after them as hard as they could ride.
Papa, I'll give it up. I'll try to put next half out of my head, and not mind if they do pass me." "That's right, my boy," said the doctor. "At least if Cheviot and Forder do, for they ought. I only hope Anderson won't. I can stand anything but that. But that is nonsense too." "You are quite right, Norman," said the doctor, "and it is a great relief to me that you see the thing so sensibly."
Forder's compass showed that he was going south; so he turned east again; but he could not strike the narrow, broken, stony trail. Suddenly smoke could be seen, and then a hamlet of thirty houses loomed up. Forder opened a door and a voice came calling, "Welcome!" He went in and saw some Arabs crouching there out of the rain.
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