CHAPTER IX

Travellers’ troubles--A corner of the desert--The mirage-- Dangerous _wadies_--Lunch in the desert--A “blind” guide--The clerk to the _sheyûkh_--A milestone--_Kalʿat Esdein_--Thirst-- The uplands of Gilead--Search for water--A _Bedawy_ camp-- Terrific thunderstorm 117