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He seemed to recognize her and he asked her in German if she were not Miss Aaronsohn. I felt my blood leave my face, and, looking him straight in the eye, I whispered, "If you say one word more, you will be a dead man; so help me God!" HE SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE HER AND HE ASKED HER IN GERMAN IF SHE WERE NOT MISS AARONSON I FELT MY BLOOD LEAVE MY FACE AND LOOKING HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE I WHISPERED IF YOU SAY ONE WORD MORE YOU WILL BE A DEAD MAN SO HELP ME GOD
 through. My sister was taken into a private room and thoroughly searched; so was I. Nobody could leave the country with more than twenty-five dollars in cash on his person. Our baggage was carefully overhauled. No papers or books could be taken. My sister's Bible was looked upon with much suspicion since it contained a map of ancient Canaan. I explained that this was necessary for the orientation of our prayers and that without it we could not tell in which direction to turn our faces when praying! This seemed plausible to the Moslem examiners and saved the Bible, the only book we now possess as a souvenir from home. Now our passports were examined again and several questions were asked. My sister was brave and self-possessed, cool and unconcerned in manner, and at last the final signature was affixed and we jumped into the little boat that was to take us out to the ship. At this moment a man approached, a dry-goods dealer of whom my sister had made some purchases a few months before. HER ORDEAL TO GO THROUGH MY SISTER WAS TAKEN INTO A PRIVATE ROOM AND THOROUGHLY SEARCHED SO WAS I NOBODY COULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS IN CASH ON HIS PERSON OUR BAGGAGE WAS CAREFULLY OVERHAULED NO PAPERS OR BOOKS COULD BE TAKEN MY SISTER'S BIBLE WAS LOOKED UPON WITH MUCH SUSPICION SINCE IT CONTAINED A MAP OF ANCIENT CANAAN I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY FOR THE ORIENTATION OF OUR PRAYERS AND THAT WITHOUT IT WE COULD NOT TELL IN WHICH DIRECTION TO TURN OUR FACES WHEN PRAYING THIS SEEMED PLAUSIBLE TO THE MOSLEM EXAMINERS AND SAVED THE BIBLE THE ONLY BOOK WE NOW POSSESS AS A SOUVENIR FROM HOME NOW OUR PASSPORTS WERE EXAMINED AGAIN AND SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE ASKED MY SISTER WAS BRAVE AND SELF POSSESSED COOL AND UNCONCERNED IN MANNER AND AT LAST THE FINAL SIGNATURE WAS AFFIXED AND WE JUMPED INTO THE LITTLE BOAT THAT WAS TO TAKE US OUT TO THE SHIP AT THIS MOMENT A MAN APPROACHED A DRY GOODS DEALER OF WHOM MY SISTER HAD MADE SOME PURCHASES A FEW MONTHS BEFORE
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