vi Contents. 



CHAPTER XX. 



PAGE 



Ferlidn ibn Hcdeb— The Gomussa and tlieir mares — Moliainiued 

 Duki — A lawsuit in the desert — A tribe of Gazelle hunters — 

 Beteyen's mare — The Sebaa are attacked by the Koala — A panic 

 and a retreat — Our new brother, Meshiir ibn Mersliid — Scarcity 

 of water — "Wo leave the Anazeh camp and make a forced march 

 toBirSukr 98 



CHAPTER XXI. 



March under a burning sun — The Welled Ali and their sheep — Wii, 

 come to the Eodla camp — One hundred and fifty thousand 

 camels — Sotamm ibn Shaalau receives us — Diplomatic checks 

 — Sotamm's wife — The Uttfa— IMohammed's clioice — Good -bye 

 to the Desert 13U 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Last words — The camel defended — Sotamm in town — Farewells — A 



party of Yahoos 152 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Geogi'aphy of Northern Arabia — Physical features of the Desert — 

 ^ligi'atious of its tribes— The Euphrates valley — Desert villages 

 — Some hints for map-makers . 161 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Desert History — The Shammar and Anazeh invasions — Destruction 

 of civilisation in the Eui)hrates Valley — Reconcjuest by the 

 Turks — Tlieir present position in Arabia — List of the Bedouin 

 Tribes — An account of the Sabreans 175 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Physical characteristics of the Bedouin Araljs — Tliey are short-lived 

 — On certain fallacies regarding them — Their humanity — Their 

 respect for law— Tlicyare defective in truth and in gratitude 

 — Their childish lov(! of money — Their hosjiitality — Bedouin 

 women 198 



