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Withnootherguidethanthesunbyday，andbynightthehostofstars，thetwocaptainssoonlostsightofeachother，andallthesooner，asFadriqueavoidedintentionallytheobjectofhisaversion。
Heimbert，ontheotherhand，hadnothoughtbuttheattainmentofhisaim；and，fullofjoyfulconfidenceinGod’sassistance，hepursuedhiscourseinasoutherlydirection。
Manynightsandmanydayshadpassed，whenoneevening，asthetwilightwascomingon，Heimbertwasstandingaloneintheendlessdesert，unabletodescryasingleobjectallroundonwhichhiseyecouldrest。Hislightflaskwasempty，andtheeveningbroughtwithit，insteadorthehoped-forcoolness，asuffocatingwhirlwindofsand，sothattheexhaustedwandererwasobligedtopresshisburningfacetotheburningsoilinordertoescapeinsomemeasurethefatalcloud。Nowandthenheheardsomethingpassinghim，orrustlingoverhimaswiththesoundofasweepingmantle，andhewouldraisehimselfinanxioushaste；butheonlysawwhathehadalreadytoooftenseeninthedaylime——thewildbeastsofthewildernessroamingatlibertythroughthedesertwaste。Sometimesitwasanuglycamel，thenitwasalong-neckedanddisproportionedgiraffe，andthenagainalong-leggedostrichhasteningawaywithitswingsoutspread。Theyallappearedtoscornhim，andhehadalreadytakenhisresolvetoopenhiseyesnomore，andtogivehimselfuptohisfate，withoutallowingthesehorribleandstrangecreaturestodisturbhismindinthehourofdeath。
Presentlyitseemedtohimasifheheardthehoofsandneighingofahorse，andsuddenlysomethinghaltedclosebesidehim，andhethoughthecaughtthesoundofaman’svoice。Halfunwilling，hecouldnotresistraisinghimselfwearily，andhesawbeforehimariderinanArab’sdressmountedonaslenderArabianhorse。Overcomewithjoyatfindinghimselfwithinreachofhumanhelp，heexclaimed，\"Welcome，oh，man，inthisfearfulsolitude！Ifthoucanst，succorme，thyfellow-man，whomustotherwiseperishwiththirst！\"ThenrememberingthatthetonesofhisdearGermanmothertonguewerenotintelligibleinthisjoylessregion，herepeatedthesamewordsinthemixeddialect，generallycalledtheLinguaRomana，universallyusedbyheathens，Mohammedans，andChristiansinthosepartsoftheworldwheretheyhavemostintercoursewitheachother。