A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race. Vol. 1 [of 2] A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "our Persian Campaign."

CHAPTER VIII.

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Mohammed in love—We enter the red sand desert—Geology of 150 the Nefûd—Radi—The great well of Shakik—Old acquaintance—Tales of the Nefûd—The soldiers who perished of thirst—The lovers—We nearly remain in the sand—Land at last