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For a moment, a hideous moment, she felt as if he personified Beni-Mora, as if this smile were Beni-Mora's farewell to her and to Androvsky. And Irena was dancing at Onargla, far away in the desert. She remembered the night in the dancing-house, Irena's attack upon Hadj. That love of Africa was at an end. Was not everything at an end?
Domini turned away, shook hands with all her dark acquaintances, and climbed up into the train, followed by Androvsky. Batouch sprang upon the step as the porter shut the door. "Madame!" he exclaimed. "What is it, Batouch?" "To-day you have put Hadj to shame." He smiled broadly. "I? How? What have I done?" "Irena is dancing at Onargla, far away in the desert beyond Amara." "Irena! But "
Among the Orientals life has no value; resignation is natural. The nights are clear and empty of the somber spirit of unrest which haunts the brain in cooler lands. In the Orient panic is known, but not fear. "Well, then! Here is the incident that befell me in Africa. "I was crossing the great sands to the south of Onargla. It is one of the most curious districts in the world.
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