THE BEDOUIN OF THE DESERT 



eyes often gleam with a wild expression ; every 

 motion and gesture he makes is artistic and he 

 is well imbued with the innate sense of polite- 

 ness which does not need to be taught. Though 

 you might be the first white person he 

 ever saw, his manners are alw^avs those of a 

 gentleman. He visits all day long, and until 



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An old Bedouin from the Sabba Anezeh and his Maneghi- 

 Hedruj horse that we purchased. 



quite late in the evening; he is liable to get up 

 at any time in the night and have coffee, and 

 smoke, and talk, and he is generally in a good 

 humor. But he will not work. He has a gen- 

 eral air of weariness. 



As a matter of fact, with the idea of fight- 

 ing constantly in his mind, he really believes 



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