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She sat down again on the divan, at a short distance from him, and close to the door by which Hamza had gone out. "Nigel and I have talked this all over," she said, with a quiet sweetness. "Talked this over?" Isaacson said. With his usual quickness of mind he had realized the exact strength of the strategic position she had so suddenly and unexpectedly taken up.
"All what you want you must have." He nodded his head, as if agreeing passively with himself, and looked on the ground. "Hamza he ready. Hamza very good donkey-boy." "That's right. I am coming," she said. Ibrahim saluted, still smiling, and disappeared. Mrs. Armine walked to the window and looked out.
The white door opened gently, and Hamza reappeared. He made a gesture which invited Isaacson to come to him. Isaacson felt that he consciously braced himself, as a strong man braces himself for a conflict. Then he went over the deck, down the shallow steps, and was led by Hamza into the first saloon of the Loulia, that room which Baroudi had called his "den," and which Mrs.
Why did she for the first time really feel the intimate spell of this land feel it in the warmth that caressed her, in the softness of the sand that lay beneath her feet, in the little wind that passed like a butterfly and in the words of Hamza, in his pose, in his look, in his silence? Why? Was it because she was no longer companioned by Nigel?
One of his thin and delicate hands was laid on the red bridle of a magnificent donkey. He looked upon them with his wonderfully expressive Eastern eyes, which yet kept all his secrets. "What a marvellous type!" Isaacson said, in French, to Mrs. Armine. "Hamza yes." "His name is Hamza?" She nodded. "He comes from Luxor. Good-bye again.
In the stern of the boat, behind a comfortable seat with a back, was Hamza, praying. As Isaacson looked down, the sailors saluted. But Hamza did not see him. Hamza bowed down his forehead to the wood, raised himself up, holding his hands to his legs, and prostrated himself again. For a moment Isaacson watched him, absorbed. "Hamza very good donkey-boy, always prayin'."
He looked at her and went away, and was hidden by the rock. It seemed to her that a curious expression, that was unboyish and sharp with meaning, had dawned and died in his eyes. Slowly she ate a little food, and she sipped the lemon and water. Ibrahim did not return, nor did she hear his voice or the voice of Hamza.
Armine. "It's ready? Then then shall I put the sugar in?" she said. "Yes," said Hamza, looking steadily at her. She stretched out her hand, but not to the sugar bowl. Just as she did so a voice from over their heads called out: "Ruby! Ruby!" "Come down here!" she called, in answer. "But I want you to come up and see the sunset and the afterglow with me." "Come down here first," she called.
"We'll take Mohammed, of course, if you wish," he said, heartily, "though there are lots of donkey-boys to be got where we are going." "I've given up Mohammed," she said. He looked surprised. "Have you? What's he done?" "Nothing specially. But I prefer Hamza." "The praying donkey-boy!" "Yes."
Suddenly she noticed the tiny drops of blood on her fingers. "Oh!" she said. She put her hand up to the front of her gown, drew out a handkerchief, and pressed her fingers with it. "How stupid of me!" Hamza appeared. "Ah, the felucca is ready!" said Mrs. Armine. Isaacson leaned back quietly, and made himself comfortable on the broad divan. "In a minute, Hamza!" she said. Hamza went away.
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