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I could only shake my head and with death in my heart descend the Tennessee's ladder. It did not matter now what boat I took. I COULD ONLY SHAKE MY HEAD AND WITH DEATH IN MY HEART DESCEND THE TENNESSES LADDER IT DID NOT MATTER NOW WHAT BOAT I TOOK
 passport, I put on a bold front and asked him to tell Captain Decker that Mr. Aaronsohn wished to see him. Ten minutes later I stood in the captain's cabin. There I unfolded my story, and wound up by asking him if, under the circumstances, my "first papers" might not entitle me to protection. As I spoke I could see the struggle that was going on within him. When he answered it was to explain, with the utmost kindness, that if he took me aboard his ship it would be to forfeit his word of honor to the Turkish Government, his pledge to take only citizens of neutral countries; that he could not consider me an American on the strength of my first papers; and that any such evasion might lead to serious complications for him and for his Government. Well, there was nothing for me to do but to withdraw and go back to Jaffa to face trial for an attempt to escape. When I reached the deck again I found it swarming with refugees, many of whom knew me and came up to congratulate me on getting away. CER DEMANDED MY PASSPORT I PUT ON A BOLD FRONT AND ASKED HIM TO TELL CAPTAIN DECKER THAT MISTER ARANSON WISHED TO SEE HIM TEN MINUTES LATER I STOOD IN THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN THERE I UNFOLDED MY STORY AND WOUND UP BY ASKING HIM IF UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES MY FIRST PAPERS MIGHT NOT ENTITLE ME TO PROTECTION AS I SPOKE I COULD SEE THE STRUGGLE THAT WAS GOING ON WITHIN HIM WHEN HE ANSWERED IT WAS TO EXPLAIN WITH THE UTMOST KINDNESS THAT IF HE TOOK ME ABOARD HIS SHIP IT WOULD BE TO FORFEIT HIS WORD OF HONOUR TO THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HIS PLEDGE TO TAKE ONLY CITIZENS OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES THAT HE COULD NOT CONSIDER ME AN AMERICAN ON THE STRENGTH OF MY FIRST PAPERS AND THAT ANY SUCH EVASION MIGHT LEAD TO SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS FOR HIM AND FOR HIS GOVERNMENT WELL THERE WAS NOTHING FOR ME TO DO BUT TO WITHDRAW AND TO GO BACK TO JOFFA TO FACE TRIAL FOR AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE WHEN I REACHED THE DECK AGAIN I FOUND IT SWARMING WITH REFUGEES MANY OF WHOM KNEW ME AND CAME UP TO CONGRATULATE ME ON GETTING AWAY
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