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OUR STATE OF MIND. 
US our camels ; nevertheless, having been deceived a 
thousand times, 1 had my misgivings. Yet I did not 
forget we had twice been delivered out of the hands 
of bandits by our escort and friends, so that we 
ought not to despair of seeing a brighter and a 
quieter time. After midnight I had a few hours 
of refreshing sleep. 
