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but others called in another old man, and the same 
scene re-commenced. They unloaded some camels to 
load others, and the dispute continued in the same 
manner, and with the same cries as before. At length 
we all re- mounted and set out, but the dispute still con- 
tinued: some of the drivers held the camels, and pre- 
vented them from proceeding, whilst others ran on to 
arrive at the place where the contest was to cease. 
Sometimes they stopt the whole caravan by stooping 
down together in a circle in the middle of the path, 
where they re- commenced the discussion, got angry 
with each other, some insisting and others refusing to 
exchange burdens, and seizing each other by the collar, 
and coming almost to blows. At length, on arriving at 
the group of palm trees, they exclaimed with one ac- 
cord, B/ialas, Hhalas, "it is enough, it is enough." 
They then remained motionless as stocks, after which 
they continued their route very quietly. I could hardly 
forbear to laugh at seeing this grotesque mode of dis- 
cussion; but they constantly answered me that it was 
the constitution, I applauded the simplicity of these 
people, who in reality have not the haughty demeanour 
of the Arabs of Hedjaz. 
We continued our march to the village of El Wadi 
Tor, where we halted, at the distance of nearly a league 
from Tor. I took up my lodging at one of the houses 
in the village. 
The inhabitants of Tor have abandoned their town 
and port, because they were often aggrieved in the most 
horrible way by the crews of the daos which anchored 
there; so that the houses being untenanted are falling to 
ruin, and serve only for shelter to some fishermen. 
The inhabitants who have transported their families 
to El Wadi Tor, find themselves in much better cir~ 
