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Updated: June 23, 2025
Lothair recognized the well-known voice of his commanding officer in the Apennine, and advanced to him with a military salute. "I must first congratulate you on being alive, which I hardly hoped," said the general. "Then let me know why you are here." And Lothair told him. "Well, you shall have back your horses," said the general; "and I will escort you to El Khuds.
But, you see, my father of fathers, piastres and this Frank stranger are not of the same leaven. Name them not together, I pray you; mix not their waters. It concerns the honour, and welfare, and safety, and glory of Besso that you should cover this youth with a robe of power, and place him upon your best dromedary, and send him back to El Khuds. The great Sheikh groaned.
'So there was a fine pilgrimage last night; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre lighted up from sunset to sunrise, an extra guard in the court, and only the Spanish prior and two brethren permitted to enter. It must be 10,000 piastres at least in the coffers of the Terra Santa. Well, they want something! It is a long time since we have had a Latin pilgrim in El Khuds.
The four horsemen were surrounded by their brethren; but one of them, giving and returning blessings, darted forward to the pavilion of the great Sheikh. 'Have you brought camels, Shedad, son of Amroo? inquired one of the welcomers to the welcomed. 'We have been to El Khuds, was the reply. 'What we have brought back is a seal of Solomon.
Through grey avenues of forest trees rolling down khuds, ringing up crags the voice of Nut Kut went on out beyond the mountain peaks, to meet approaching day. Nut Kut, the great black elephant who had been trapped in these same Vindha Hills only a few years ago, was rejoicing in freedom again.
Down the long slopes and up the steep inclines the two big elephants close on either side of Mitha Baba plunging into khuds and out again most of the time up-ended, one way or the other, at astounding angles the wild herd raced with Mitha Baba toward whatever destination she might choose.
But the sons of Koreidha, who also had the five books, but who were not children of Rechab, but who came into the desert near Medina after Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed El Khuds, they first joined him of Mecca, and then they made war on him, and he broke their bows and led them into captivity; and they are to be found in the cities of Yemen to this day; the children of Israel who live in the cities of Yemen are the tribe of Koreidha.
'Oh, give him sleep, Eva, said Fakredeen, wringing his hands; 'you can do anything. 'I suppose, said Baroni, 'it is hopeless to think of finding any opium here. 'Utterly, said Eva; 'its practice is quite unknown among them. 'Send for some from El Khuds, said Fakredeen. 'Idle! said Baroni; 'this is an affair of hours, not of days.
And it was Quita who leant forward and grasped the bridle with a steady hand. Her action gave him the chance he wanted of getting close enough to speak a few words of encouragement in a hurried undertone. "Don't lose heart. It's an ugly drop. But he fell clear of the tree; and these khuds are the most chancy things imaginable. I'm off after him, as fast as hands and feet can take me."
The accident was a calamity, because Skag's was already worn out cutting step-way to climb out of khuds, and this was all they had left to serve such a purpose. "That settles it, we must go," said Cadman, looking ruefully at the stump of his old blade. "Our nearest kin wouldn't know us, but we are still recognisable to each other, and I'm not exactly ready to quit are you?"
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