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Updated: May 24, 2025
It was a most interesting ride; and whilst we were still in the barren plain a band of horsemen came out to meet us in rich Druze dress, and escorted us through a deep defile, and then up a rocky ascent to a Syrian palace, the house of the Sitt Jumblatt, which is situated in olive groves on the heights.
Arrived at the house, we were cordially received by the Sitt Jumblatt a woman who was the head of the princely family of the Lebanon Druzes with all the gracious hospitality of the East, and with all the well-bred ease of a European grande dame.
The next day we started early. I was sorry to leave, for the Sitt Jumblatt and I had formed a great friendship. We rode to B'teddin, the palace of the Governor of the Lebanon, where we were received with open arms. Five hundred soldiers were drawn up in a line to salute us, and the Governor, Franco Pasha, welcomed us with all his family and suite.
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