BEDOUIN TEIBES 



OF 



THE EUPHRATES. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



" I must say the man in black clothes seemed to be as fine a man as ever lived in 

 the world."— Aktemas AV'akd. 



Difficulties arise with the Mutesherif — We are suspected of being 

 spies — Kadderly Pasha — His excellent principles — Turkey 

 the Land of Freedom — We engage a Bedouin from the 

 Mehed to take us to Jedaan. 



In leaving Bagdad, as we liad done, without 

 paying a farewell visit to the Valy, we had com- 

 mitted a breach of etiquette, and in travelling with- 

 out a buyuruldi a breach of the law, which might 

 bring us into trouble with the Turkish authorities, 

 whenever we came again under their jurisdiction. 

 So we were rather anxious about the reception our 

 old friend Huseyn might be disposed to give us, 

 now that we were back at Deyr. AVe had learnt 

 from the MoUah, in the course of our ride, some 

 details of the little comedy, which had been played 

 us there two months before, and were prepared for 

 finding ourselves in the Pasha's bad books. 



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