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Solemn hours they were, these hours of farewell, hours that needed few words. SOLEMN HOURS THEY WERE THESE HOURS OF FAREWELL HOURS THAT NEEDED FEW WORDS
ur village, and roads are unsafe. It was out of the question to permit my sister to come home alone, and it was impossible for any of us to get leave to go after her; nor did we want to have her at home in the unsettled condition of the country. I began wondering if I could not possibly get to Beirut and get my sister aboard the Chester, which offered, perhaps, the last opportunity to go 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. FOUR DAYS TRIP FROM OUR VILLAGE AND ROADS ARE UNSAFE IT WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION TO PERMIT MY SISTER TO COME HOME ALONE AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OF US TO GET LEAVE TO GO AFTER HER NOR DID WE WANT TO HAVE HER AT HOME IN THE UNSETTLED CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY I BEGAN WONDERING IF I COULD NOT POSSIBLY GET TO BAYROOT AND GET MY SISTER ABOARD THE CHESTER WHICH OFFERED PERHAPS LAST OPPORTUNITY 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
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