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It was all perfectly simple. IT WAS ALL PERFECTLY SIMPLE
the old régime, I entered boldly, squatted beside him and told him my troubles. The answer came with an enormous shrug of the shoulders. "You are serving the Sultan. Hardship should be sweet!" "I should be more fit to serve him if I got more sleep and rest." He waved a fat hand about the tent. "Look at me! Here I am, an officer of rank and"--shooting a knowing look at me--"I have not even a nice blanket." "A crime! A crime!" I interrupted. "To think of it, when I, a humble soldier, have dozens of them at home! I should be honored if you would allow me--" My voice trailed off suggestively. "How could you get one?" he asked. "Oh, I have friends here in Saffêd but I _must_ be able to sleep in a nice place." "Of course; certainly. What would you suggest?" "That hotel kept by the Jewish widow might do," I replied. More amenities were exchanged, the upshot of which was that my four friends and I were given permission to sleep at the inn--a humble place, but infinitely better than the mosque. DDING DROWSILY OVER HIS COMFORTABLE PAUNCH AS HE WAS AN OFFICER OF THE OLD REGIME I ENTERED BOLDLY SQUATTED BESIDE HIM AND TOLD HIM MY TROUBLES THE ANSWER CAME WITH AN ENORMOUS SHRUG OF THE SHOULDERS YOU ARE SERVING THE SULTAN HARDSHIP SHOULD BE SWEET I SHOULD BE MORE FIT TO SERVE HIM IF I GOT MORE SLEEP AND REST HE WAVED A FAT HAND ABOUT THE TENT LOOK AT ME HERE I AM AN OFFICER OF RANK SHOOTING A KNOWING LOOK AT ME I HAVE NOT EVEN A NICE BLANKET A CRIME A CRIME I INTERRUPTED TO THINK OF IT WHEN I A HUMBLE SOLDIER HAVE DOZENS OF THEM AT HOME I SHOULD BE HONORED IF YOU ALLOW ME MY VOICE TRAILED OFF SUGGESTIVELY HOW COULD YOU GET ONE HE ASKED OH I HAVE FRIENDS HERE IN SUFFOIT BUT I MUST BE ABLE TO SLEEP IN A NICE PLACE OF COURSE CERTAINLY WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST THAT HOTEL KEPT BY THE JEWISH WIDOW MIGHT DO I REPLIED MORE AMUNITIES WERE EXCHANGED THE UPSHOT OF WHICH WAS THAT MY FOUR FRIENDS AND I WERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO SLEEP AT THE INN A HUMBLE PLACE BUT INFINITELY BETTER THAN THE MOSQUE
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