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;iven to me. Several men spoke
iglish and one had travelled all
we treated as cordially as in
hospitality was here shown at
ere no crowds at our heels in the
ise was cast at us by passers by.
out every evening and given
n. Nowhere were there bigger
dcs. The streets leading to the
led with camels and Bedouins,
impossible for me to enter my
of the crowds that pulled at my
me by my arms. The Bedouins
nk that we ran a sort of ‘ operate
ital. Some were known to have
lels before our door and ordered
itch the animal while they went
ation. One son of the desert had
his eye-lids. He was of course
off by a friend. The next day he
is his bandage. When asked
answered, ‘I could not see, so I
where is the bandage ? ’ ‘ Oh, I
jert.’
Only a six hours’ camel ride from Aneiza is
Boreida, the capital of Kaseem. It is completely
surrounded by a sea of yellow sand. For one who
loves the desert it is a beautiful place. From it,
one sees the sand dunes, the shepherd and his
flocks, camel caravans coming and going, and the
Bedouin tents. And there are always many
Bedouins here for the Sultan has a treasury and a
supply house here and a Bedouin always looks for
gifts.
Boreida, like Shukra, is very fanatic, and not at
all like its near neighbour, Aneiza. Here there
were no invitations to spend the evening ; no
requests to dine ; only the cold scowl of the bigot
and the half-hearted friendliness of him who wants
to be friendly but fears the scorn of the multitude.
It is worthwhile to think about the cost of such
a tour, the expense of which is entirely paid by the
Sultan.
At the port of entry our goods are permitted to
go through without a customs declaration, without
search and without duty. Every donkey, camel
and man received his hire, frequently a house must
be rented, servants supplied, and always we are
boarded well at state expense. When leaving a
place we are given liberal rations for the journey,