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My friend brought the boatman, and I put my plan before him, appealing to his daring and his sense of honor. MY FRIEND BROUGHT THE BOATMAN AND I PUT MY PLAN BEFORE HIM APPEALING TO HIS DARING AND HIS SENSE OF HONOUR
 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. 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. R 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 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
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