THE SHIPMENT OF HORSES 



slaves did not exist, but I am afraid my ex- 

 planation was not very clear. At any rate he 

 insisted that as the boy had been brought up 

 with the mare, or at any rate with her sons and 

 daughters, he should go with her wherever she 

 went. The mare was going with me, said 

 Akmet Haffez; so was Said. The logic 

 seemed perfectly clear to his mind. He dis- 

 missed the subject at once and considered the 

 incident closed. As his guest I could do no 

 more than follow suit and Said as a faithful 

 servant (both of us had forgotten the word 

 slave) has followed the fortune of Wadduda 

 ever since. 



We worked hard all day getting the horses 

 aboard and it was nearly dusk when the last 

 lighter came alongside with Consul Jackson. 

 We compelled all the grooms, four of whom 

 I had intended to take to America, to return 

 to the shore, to be checked off. I went ashore 

 with them to sign a few papers of release, and 

 incidentally pay a few more bills. Following 

 us at every step we took were the agents of 

 the spy, and when we were having our last 

 meal in MacAndrews & Forbes's house, they 

 paraded round the doorstep. 



It appears that, by some accident on the part 



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