’I，’saidavoice’Iwillgo——butthereisnogoingfromthecamp。’
’Fool！Iknowthatacamelcanbreakhisknee-halter，andthesentriesdonotfireifonegoesinchaseTwenty-fivepoundsandanothertwenty-fivepoundsButthebeastmustbeagoodBisharin；Iwilltakenobaggage-camel。’
Thenthebargainingbegan，andattheendofhalfanhourthefirstdepositwaspaidovertothesheik，whotalkedinlowtonestothedriver。
Dickheardthelattersay：’AlittlewayoutonlyAnybaggage-beastwillserveAmIafooltowastemycattleforablindman？’
’AndthoughIcannotsee’——Dickliftedhisvoicealittle——’yetIcarrythatwhichhassixeyes，andthedriverwillsitbeforemeIfwedonotreachtheEnglishtroopsinthedawnhewillbedead。’