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"And you are travelling through Palestine too?"

"In one way I a here - and life is a journey, you

know"

"You are living in Palestine?"

"In Jerusaleo"

"How very nice!" I said "And you can go with us?"

He shook , and asked where ere going?

"I want to see the Dead Sea, very much, Mr Dinwiddie; and

papa was in doubt; but if you ith us there would be no

more difficulty"

"I shall be most happy to be with you Do you knohere you

are now?"

"I know a little This is Elisha's fountain, isn't it?"

"Yes; and just hereabouts are the ruins of old Jericho"

"I did not knoondered, and wanted to know But, Mr

Dinwiddie, have you got a tent?"

"I never travel without one"

"Then it is all right," I said; "for we have a cook"

"I should nothis

head "I a I have learned since I cainia"

We were called to dinner and had no ti

more Our table was spread in front of the tents, in a clear