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Leaving the Mosque of El Hâkim on the right, we have Bâb El-Futûh, the Gate of Capture, which is connected by the city wall with the companion Bâb En-Nasr, or Gate of Victory. These two gates guard the strong northeast extremity of the old city fortifications, and in 1799 formed a strong position for the troops of Napoleon.
The next minute he was up again, and the two chiefs were chatting hurriedly together, before the elder turned to Ibrahim and spoke earnestly, his voice sounding hoarse and changed. "O Hakim," said the Sheikh, "he says that this is his son, whom he loves, and it will be like robbing him of his own life if the boy dies. He says that you must not let him sink.
It was not with regard to the plunder taken in the last village that had been sacked, and the great amount of corn that it was impossible to bring away, and consequently had to be destroyed, but of the wondrous holy man this prophet this inspired Hakim, whose touch to the fiery, throbbing wound was softer than that of a woman, and who caused a gentle sleep to fall upon him in whose flesh that ragged bullet lay deep, or in whom the broken spear-top was rankling and stabbing at every movement, while it refused to give way to the cutting and poulticing of their own wise men.
A few words to Frank resulted in a small glass of water being placed in his hand in company with a bottle and graduated measure; a small quantity of a colourless fluid was transferred to the glass, and the Hakim rose and walked with dignified pace to where the two chiefs stood, the younger scowling fiercely now as he saw that his companion was beginning to totter upon his legs and swaying slightly as if to fall.
In his time appeared Zaradusht al Hakim or the Wise.... But each of them stood up to protect him from its own kind. After he had attained to an age of thirty God sent him as his prophet and apostle to his creation, and he turned himself with his calling to king Bishtasb and the latter accepted his creed.
'I will feel his pulse; 'tis dull, but it beats. 'There is but one God, exclaimed Ali. 'And Mahomed is his Prophet, responded Abdallah. 'You do not believe in him, you Armenian infidel. 'I am a Hakim, replied the dignified Armenian. 'Although an infidel, God has granted me skill to cure true believers. Worthy Ali, believe me, the boy may yet live.
"It is reward enough for me that so great a king as Melech Ric should thus speak to his servant. But now let me pray you to compose yourself again on the couch." "I must obey thee, Hakim," said the king. "But what mean these shouts and distant music in the camp?" The Marquis of Montserrat at that moment entered.
"And now the Dervish and Hakim spoke together once again, and the place they visited next was of a very different description. "Enclosed within walls, and limited in extent, because in the outskirts of a populous town, the garden into which they presently entered, was though but as a drop in comparison with the ocean no unworthy rival of the gorgeous pleasure-grounds of the palace.
"I do not understand, Mr Samuel," he said. "Of course you don't, sir. How can you, seeing that you've picked up what you know by accident like, and not had a regular English education? There, it's all right. It was only a growl, and I'm better now." "But you said you were ashamed of the Hakim." "I said so, but I ain't, Mr Abrahams. He's splendid ain't he?"
The journey was made without any incident worth recording. Abu did not hurry. We made a long march between each of the wells, and then halted for a day. So we journeyed, until we made our last halt before arriving at Omdurman. "'You are still determined to go? Abu said to me. "'I shall leave tonight, my friend. "'I shall not forget all that you have told me about your people, hakim.
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