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I stuck to it, however, making it clear that his part would be well paid for, and at last he consented and we arranged a meeting place behind the sand dunes by the shore. I put a few personal belongings into a little suit case and had my friend give it to one of the refugees who was to sail on the Tennessee. If I succeeded, I was to recover it when we reached Egypt. The only thing I took with me was the paper which declared my "intention of becoming an American citizen," the "first paper." I STUCK TO IT HOWEVER MAKING IT CLEAR THAT HIS PART WOULD BE WELL PAID FOR AND AT LAST HE CONSENTED AND WE ARRANGED A MEETING PLACE BEHIND THE SAND DUNES BY THE SHORE I PUT A FEW PERSONAL BELONGINGS INTO A LITTLE SUIT CASE AND HAD MY FRIEND GIVE IT TO ONE OF THE REFUGEES WHO WAS TO SAIL ON THE TENNESSEE IF I SUCCEEDED I WAS TO RECOVER IT WHEN WE REACHED EGYPT THE ONLY THING I TOOK WITH ME WAS THE PAPER WHICH DECLARED MY INTENTION OF BECOMING AN AMERICAN CITIZEN THE FIRST PAPER
ad 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. My friend brought the boatman, and I put my plan before him, appealing to his daring and his sense of honor. I wanted him to take me at midnight in his fishing-boat from an isolated part of the coast and wait for the appearance of the Tennessee; then, on her arrival, amid the scramble of boats full of refugees, I was to jump aboard, while he would return with the other boats. The poor fellow tried to remonstrate, pointing out the dangers and what he called--rightly enough, doubtless--the folly of the plan. MENT 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 MY FRIEND BROUGHT THE BOATMAN AND I PUT MY PLAN BEFORE HIM APPEALING TO HIS DARING AND HIS SENSE OF HONOUR I WANTED HIM TO TAKE ME AT MIDNIGHT IN HIS FISHING BOAT FROM AN ISOLATED PART OF THE COAST AND WAIT FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE TENNESSEE THEN ON HER ARRIVAL AMID THE SCRAMBLE OF BOATS FULL OF REFUGEES I WAS TO JUMP ABOARD WHILE HE WOULD RETURN WITH THE OTHER BOATS THE POOR FELLOW TRIED TO REMONSTRATE POINTING OUT THE DANGERS OF WHAT HE CALLED RIGHTLY ENOUGH DOUBTLESS THE FOLLY OF THE PLAN
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