THE SENSE OF SMELL IN THE HORSE I9 



his teeth, and, lifting me from the ground, carried me to a 

 safe distance. Three times in the course of this removal I 

 recovered consciousness, when he would lay me down again 

 most carefully. Each time I found myself farther away 

 from the scene of battle, and at last began to revive. Some 

 of my regiment had followed us, but brave Omar would 

 allow nobody to approach me, standing guard defiantly over 

 me until my own servant arrived.' 



How dearly you must have loved so noble an animal ! 

 Where did you find one of such rare intelligence ? 



'Omar II. was of the pure Nedj breed of Arabia, the 

 rarest and finest in all the world. His father, Omar I., I 

 obtained by stratagem (as well as his mother, Ansha), leav- 

 ing in his place 815,000 in gold, as these horses are never 

 bought or sold. Omar II. had been my especial pet and 

 charge since his birth, and a more perfect animal never 

 lived.' 



