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He listened indeed, but simply to try what words of Arabic, in which the conversation was being held, he could pick up, not from any interest or curiosity which he felt in the subject of their talk. "Quite a boy when you went to England," said Reouf; "and yet I think I can recognise you. Do you remember you went in my diabeheeh from Berber home to Alexandria?" "Have you been to Berber lately?
Here Reouf the pilot joined the group, and he, too, was a friend of the family, and was made known. Harry Forsyth, seeing that old acquaintances had met after an absence, kept in the background, and lit his pipe.
Are my people there well?" "I was there less than a year ago, and all was well with them. You are journeying there now?" said Reouf. "I am," replied Daireh. "I returned from the land of exile to visit my home, hoping to share my hard-earned gains with my own people, when what did I find? Ruins in the place of my home, my family dispersed, my father slain by the English." "Not so," said Hassib.
The above-named Ambassador asked that the members of the Deputation should be treated with due respect, and should have every facility afforded them for accomplishing their mission. "This is the purpose of my writing to your Highness. "10 Gema-zil-Akhar, 1256. "Reouf." We attended divine service morning and evening, and received visits from the leading members of the community.
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