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HADJ ANO 



by, but he said not a word until he 

 had come sufficiently close to touch 

 my stirrup. Then, in a low voice, 

 he asked in Arabic if I were English ; 

 on my satisfying him on that score, 

 he merely said, in a lower voice than 

 before, ^' Hadj Ano," and pointed to 

 a distant clump of trees. I guessed 

 that my friend must be there, and had 

 sent this mysterious little messenger 

 to tell me. So, accompanied by the 

 boy, I rode in that direction, and 

 as we approached the place a figure 

 came out to meet us, which I soon 

 recognised as Hadj Ano himself. 

 He was a fine, tall, well - propor- 

 tioned man of about forty, with 

 the typical high-caste Arab features. 

 Except for a turban, he was dressed 

 in European shooting clothes, and 



