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The horse, he decided, e The Bedouins, as he pointed out, would be likely to snap up readily a horse of such good appearance, and in any case Hassan was plainly of the opinion that a horse's existence was of very little ih, as an Englishman, Anstice was inclined to rate the horse's value as a living creature hly than the Arab was disposed to do, he saw the reason of the plan, and agreed to follow Hassan's advice in every particular

Having come to this wise resolve, he invited Hassan to choose a place where the ti on a little sandy holloeen t, round-backed hills, he proceeded to ensconce hi sand, and prepared to endure the waiting-tiht