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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1900 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII THE WONDROUS CRESCENT When they woke a filtered and weakened daylight was pouring down into the chamber, as from a very high and very wide chimney. Indeed, it seemed as if the chamber was not a chamber at all, but part of a tunnel, which extended this way and that into darkness. The little company looked about upon each other; and it was touching to note that, while Kadoor himself was very lightly clothed, his haidus, or cloak of goafs-hair, was found covering the doctor. He pretended that he could not guess how that had come about, but, since it had happened, it was well, for the Sidi Tabeeb was not a strong man. His other outer garment was found covering Zara, and Jim's cloak was found covering Susannah. "I am terribly thirsty and hungry," said Jim. "I don't suppose there's anything handy," said Sandy Peebles, "unless we could find our way to where the Veiled Men put up." "God forbid!" said the doctor. "I don't want to see any more of them--even if we were starving. They are too horrible." "Horrible! Is that the word?" said Jim. "Quite the word! By Jingo!" said Sandy. "Tell us about them," said Jim. "Well," said Sandy, "there's not much to tell, my boy--except that they're the most stinking, depraved ruffians it has ever been my privilege to meet; and I think your learned and gentle brother agrees with me." "I do," said the doctor, "most fervently." "You may suppose, my lad," continued Sandy, "that they did not overwhelm us with kindness. They were not even polite. They led us off on a string with our necks haltered together, like three beasts, and they prodded us up now and then with their iron spears. They took us to their encampment, somewhere among the ruins, and made us wait while they ate their supper." "Didn't they offer you any?" ask...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150641347
- ISBN 13 9781150641343
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages58
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