Chap. XLI. 
CAMP TAKEN. 
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to my horse's tail. It was the very last moment, 
for at the same time the enemy began to attack the 
east side of the camp. All the people had fled, and I saw 
only the chief slave of Ghet, who, with great anxiety, 
entreated me to take his master's state sword with me, 
that it might not fall into the hands of the enemy. 
But I had not gone a great distance when I heard 
firing close behind me, and, turning round, saw the 
Arab horsemen rallying, and with the cry, " He 
keleb, keleb," turn round against the enemy, who 
had dispersed in order to collect the spoil. I went 
on in order to inform Mr. Overweg, who, together 
with the Arabs who were mounted on camels, and 
even several horsemen, had fled to some distance and 
posted themselves on a hill. Assuring him that the 
danger was over, I returned with him to the camp, 
where we were rather surprised to find that not only 
all our luggage was gone, but that not even a vestige 
of my tent was left. 
The enemy, attracted only by the English tent 
and Sheikh Ghet's baggage, had scarcely touched the 
effects of the other people, but considered my tent as 
a fair prize and ran away with it. But the Arabs 
pursuing them, we got back most of our things. A 
leathern English bag of mine which contained some 
articles of value had been cut open, just, as it seemed, 
at the moment when our friends came up with the 
enemy. Our chief loss consisted in our cooking 
utensils and provisions ; I also much regretted the 
loss of an English prayer-book, which had belonged 
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