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I gave my friend the name of a boatman who was under obligations to me and had sworn to be my friend for life or death. Even under the circumstances I hesitated to trust a Mohammedan, but it seemed the only thing to do; I had no choice left. I GAVE MY FRIEND THE NAME OF A BOATMAN WHO WAS UNDER OBLIGATIONS TO ME AND SWORN TO BE MY FRIEND FOR LIFE OR DEATH EVEN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES I HESITATED TO TRUST THE MOHAMMEDAN BUT IT SEEMED THE ONLY THING TO DO I HAD NO CHOICE LEFT
roulton_ was useless. At dawn, two days later, I slipped into Jaffa by way of the sand-dunes and went to the house of a friend whom I could trust to help me in every possible way, and begged him to find me a passport for a neutral. He set off in search and I waited all day at his house, consumed with impatience and anxiety. At last, toward evening, my friend returned, but the news he brought was not cheering. He had found a passport, indeed, but his report of the rigors of the inspection at the wharf was such as to make it clear that the chances of my getting through on a false passport were exceedingly slim, since I was well known in Jaffa. If I were caught in such an undertaking, it might mean death for me and punishment for the friends who had helped me. Evidently this plan was not feasible. All that night I racked my brain for a solution. Finally I decided to stake everything on what appeared to be my only chance. The Tennessee was due on the next day but one, early in the morning. PAIGN WAS OVER MY BOYOU ROTON WAS USELESS AT DAWN TWO DAYS LATER I SLIPPED INTO JAFFA BY WAY OF THE SAND DUNES AND WENT TO THE HOUSE OF A FRIEND WHOM I COULD TRUST TO HELP ME IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY AND BEGGED HIM TO FIND ME A PASSPORT FOR A NEUTRAL HE SET OFF IN SEARCH AND I WAITED ALL DAY AT HIS HOUSE CONSUMED WITH IMPATIENCE AND ANXIETY AT LAST TOWARD EVENING MY FRIEND RETURNED BUT THE NEWS HE BROUGHT WAS NOT CHEERING HE HAD FOUND A PASSPORT INDEED BUT HIS REPORT OF THE RIGOURS OF THE INSPECTION AT THE WHARF WAS SUCH AS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE CHANCES OF MY GETTING THROUGH ON A FALSE PASSPORT WERE EXCEEDINGLY SLIM SINCE I WAS WELL KNOWN IN JOFFA IF I WERE CAUGHT IN SUCH AN UNDERTAKING IT MIGHT MEAN DEATH FOR ME AND PUNISHMENT FOR THE FRIENDS WHO HAD HELPED ME EVIDENTLY THIS PLAN WAS NOT FEASIBLE ALL THAT NIGHT I RACKED MY BRAIN FOR A SOLUTION FINALLY I DECIDED TO STAKE EVERYTHING ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE MY ONLY CHANCE THE TENNESSEE WAS DUE ON THE NEXT DAY BUT ONE EARLY IN THE MORNING
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