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THE UNIVERSE. 



refuse such an offer would be almost an offence, so I 

 turned towards the oasis which he inhabited. It was a 

 delicious hamlet, crowned with date-trees, and the entrance 



318. The Mirage in tLe Desert. 



to it Avas picturesquely decorated with some tombs of a 

 most charming apj^earance. 



After the frugal repast of dates and milk which was 

 offered me, I plunged into the desert, and I was already 



