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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. 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
my friend returned, but the news he brought was not cheering. He had found a passport, indeed, but his report of the rigors of the inspection at the wharf was such as to make it clear that the chances of my getting through on a false passport were exceedingly slim, since I was well known in Jaffa. If I were caught in such an undertaking, it might mean death for me and punishment 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 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. LAST TOWARD EVENING MY FRIEND RETURNED BUT THE NEWS HE BROUGHT WAS NOT CHEERING HE HAD FOUND A PASSPORT INDEED BUT HIS REPORT OF THE RIGOURS OF THE INSPECTION AT THE WHARF WAS SUCH AS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE CHANCES OF MY GETTING THROUGH ON A FALSE PASSPORT WERE EXCEEDINGLY SLIM SINCE I WAS WELL KNOWN IN JOFFA IF I WERE CAUGHT IN SUCH AN UNDERTAKING IT MIGHT MEAN DEATH FOR ME AND PUNISHMENT 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
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