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My sister was the most surprised person on earth when she saw me walking into her room, and, when I told her that I wanted her to go with me on the Chester, she thought me crazy, for she knew that hundreds of persons were trying in vain to find means of leaving the country and it seemed to her impossible that we, who were Turkish subjects, could succeed in outwitting the authorities. MY SISTER WAS THE MOST SURPRISED PERSON ON EARTH WHEN SHE SAW ME WALKING INTO HER ROOM AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I WANTED HER TO GO WITH ME ON THE CHESTER SHE THOUGHT ME CRAZY FOR SHE KNEW THAT HUNDREDS OF PERSONS WERE TRYING IN VAIN TO FIND WAYS OF LEAVING THE COUNTRY AND IT SEEMED TO HER IMPOSSIBLE THAT WE WHO WERE TURKISH SUBJECTS COULD SUCCEED IN OUTWITTING THE AUTHORITIES
rut appeared in the distance and I found myself in the forest of pines that leads into the city. The fresh dawn was filled with the balmy breath of the pines and all the odors of the Lebanon. Driving my donkey before me, I boldly approached the first picket-house and saluted the non-commissioned officer in military fashion. He stopped me and asked whence I came and where I was going. I smiled sweetly and replied that I was the orderly of a German officer who was surveying the country a few hours to the south and that I was going to Beirut for provisions. Then I lighted a cigarette and sat down for a chat. After discussing politics and the war for a few minutes, I jumped up, exclaiming that if I didn't hurry I should be late, and so took my departure. It was all so simple, and it brought me safely to Beirut. My donkey, having served the purpose for which I had brought him, was speedily abandoned, and I hurried to a friend's house, where I exchanged my uniform for the garb of a civilian. TIFUL BAY ROOT APPEARED IN THE DISTANCE AND I FOUND MYSELF IN THE FOREST OF PINES THAT LEADS INTO THE CITY THE FRESH DAWN WAS FILLED WITH THE BALMY BREATH OF THE PINES AND ALL THE ODORS OF THE LEBANON DRIVING MY DONKEY BEFORE ME I BOLDLY APPROACHED THE FIRST PICKET HOUSE AND SALUTED THE NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN MILITARY FASHION HE STOPPED ME AND ASKED ME WHENCE I CAME AND WHERE I WAS GOING I SMILED SWEETLY AND REPLIED THAT I WAS THE ORDERLY OF A GERMAN OFFICER WHO WAS SURVEYING THE COUNTRY A FEW HOURS TO THE SOUTH AND THAT I WAS GOING TO BAY ROUTE FOR PROVISIONS THEN I LIGHTED A CIGARETTE AND SAT DOWN FOR A CHAT AFTER DISCUSSING POLITICS IN THE WAR FOR A FEW MINUTES I JUMPED UP EXCLAIMING THAT IF I DIDN'T HURRY I SHOULD BE LATE AND SO TOOK MY DEPARTURE IT WAS ALSO SIMPLE AND IT BROUGHT ME SAFELY INTO BAY ROUTE MY DONKEY HAVING SERVED THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I HAD BROUGHT HIM WAS SPEEDILY ABANDONED AND I HURRIED TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE I EXCHANGED MY UNIFORM FOR THE GARB OF A CITIZEN
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