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Anazeh tents to-morrow. We have come about 



thirty miles. 



GHANIM'S SONG. 



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April 4. — Jazzer, for some reason unexplained? 

 altered his course this morning, and started off south- 

 east ; and, after passing the tell we had seen yester- 

 day, a line of low hills came in sight, or as they 

 turned out afterwards, of cliffs, the edge of an upper 

 table land. Towards this we advanced obliquely, 

 keeping a good look-out for tents, which we expected 

 to find in ever}^ hollow, — for a party of Sleb were 

 known to be in the neighbourhood. About nine 

 o'clock Wilfrid thought he saw two men, peeping 

 over a bit of broken ground about a mile off to our 

 right, and galloped up to them for news, leaving 

 me with Mr. S., who made me anxious by saying 

 that it was very imprudent to ride up in this way 

 to unknown people by oneself, but by this time 

 AYilfrid was far away and unconscious of criticism. 

 Besides, I knew he was well armed and mounted, 

 and would run no unnecessary risk. Mohammed 

 too had started off to support him as soon as he 

 saw what was going on. 



As it turned out, it was very lucky AVilfrid went 

 to them, for in about half-an-hour he returned at 

 full speed to tell us we were going the wrong 

 way, that the Anazeh had moved away from the 



