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For food I had brought bread, dried figs, and chocolate, and water was always to be found in little springs and pools. In these clear, warm nights I used to think of David, a fugitive and pursued by his enemies. How well I could now understand his despairing cry: "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever?... FOR FOOD I HAD BROUGHT BREAD DRIED FIGS AND CHOCOLATE AND WATER WAS ALWAYS TO BE FOUND IN LITTLE SPRINGS AND POOLS IN THESE CLEAR WARM NIGHTS I USED TO THINK OF DAVID A FUGITIVE AND PURSUED BY HIS ENEMIES HOW WELL I COULD NOW UNDERSTAND HIS DESPAIRING CRY HOW LONG WILT THOU FORGET ME O LORD FOR EVER
t with the refugees. It would be a difficult undertaking but it might be our only chance and I quickly made up my mind to carry it out if it were a possible thing. I had to act immediately; no time was to be lost, for no one could tell how soon the Chester might sail. My last adventure had been entered upon with forebodings, but now I felt that I should succeed. To us Orientals intuition speaks in very audible tones and we are trained from childhood to listen to its voice. It was with a feeling of confidence in the outcome, therefore, that I bade this second good-bye to my family and dearest friends. Solemn hours they were, these hours of farewell, hours that needed few words. Then once more I slipped out into the night to make my secret way to Beirut. It was about midnight when I left home, dressed in a soldier's uniform and driving a donkey before me. I traveled only by night and spent each day in hiding in some cave or narrow valley where I could sleep with some measure of security. TUNITY TO GET OUT WITH THE REFUGEES IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT UNDERTAKING BUT IT MIGHT BE OUR ONLY CHANCE AND I QUICKLY MADE UP MY MIND TO CARRY IT OUT IF IT WERE A POSSIBLE THING I HAD TO ACT IMMEDIATELY NO TIME WAS TO BE LOST FOR NO ONE COULD TELL HOW SOON THE CHESTER MIGHT SAIL MY LAST ADVENTURE HAD BEEN ENTERED UPON WITH FOREBODINGS BUT NOW I FELT THAT I SHOULD SUCCEED TO US ORIENTALS INTUITION SPEAKS IN VERY AUDIBLE TONES AND WE ARE TRAINED FROM CHILDHOOD TO LISTEN TO ITS VOICE IT WAS WITH A FEELING OF CONFIDENCE IN THE OUTCOME THEREFORE THAT I BADE THIS SECOND GOOD BYE TO MY FAMILY AND DEAREST FRIENDS SOLEMN HOURS THEY WERE THESE HOURS OF FAREWELL HOURS THAT NEEDED FEW WORDS THEN ONCE MORE I SLIPPED OUT INTO THE NIGHT TO MAKE MY SECRET WAY TO BAYROUT IT WAS ABOUT MIDNIGHT WHEN I LEFT HOME DRESSED IN A SOLDIER'S UNIFORM AND DRIVING A DONKEY BEFORE ME I TRAVELLED ONLY BY NIGHT AND SPENT EACH DAY IN HIDING IN SOME CAVE OR NARROW VALLEY WHERE I COULD SLEEP WITH SOME MEASURE OF SECURITY
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