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ending him there to see if an Arab with no funds could be relied upon to protect himself in an emergency. There were other con- fusions for the stranger: most of the internal trading was in Arab hands, so that trusted Muslims like You worried about Safad? she asked. Three of his mounts had died 'in battle and in his loneliness he had premonitions that a fourth wo

worst of Russia had he known such a room, for in Russia one had at least a floor and-if he tried hard enough-a In his heart he wanted to be a courageous man like Shmuel Hacohen, willing to challenge obstacles if necessary, but when he saw the great hulking mass of the mutasarrif he lost his courage. With wonder and contempt the bull- necked Roman stared for the last time at his twisted victim, then left abruptly to supervise the final destruction of the town. Michener ;EV 0114154 MICHENER MISCELLANY James A.