THE SHIPMENT OF HORSES 



make him understand that it was safe for him 

 to come out, but once out he soon saw that he 

 was past danger of being caught and ten min- 

 utes afterwards he was as busy as ever feed- 

 ing and watering the horses. 



Anchoring next day at Latakia, Thompson 

 went ashore to get some tobacco. I had made 

 up my mind to take advantage of the stop and 

 finish up some pictures that I had under way. 

 Moore was not feehng entirely fit, though much 

 better, so stayed aboard, too. Then Thomp- 

 son returned and said he had found the Gov- 

 ernor's staff getting boats ready to come out 

 and call on us, as the Governor had been noti- 

 fied by the Governor of Aleppo that we were 

 on the steamer with the finest horses that had 

 ever come out of the desert. 



I was for sticking by my pictures, but 

 Thompson and Moore insisted, on the other 

 hand, that we should call on the Governor, es- 

 pecially as he had been told of our arrival by 

 the Governor of Aleppo. 



So, not expecting anything out of the ordi- 

 nary, but still against my wishes, we went 

 ashore. There was some whispering between 

 Jack and Arthur on the way in to the land, and 

 some laughing. My trousers were consider- 



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