CHAPTER XVII.

LADY BLUNT’S PILGRIMAGE TO NEJD 279

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

NIGHT MARCH IN THE DESERT FRONTISPIECE FACING PAGE THE COFFEE HILLS OF YEMEN 19 VIEW OF EL-MEDINA 39 A VALLEY IN OMAN 51 THE RUINS OF NAKAB EL-HADJAR, IN HADRAMAUT 59 VIEW OF MEDINA FROM THE WEST 69 CAMP AT MOUNT ARAFAT 77 COSTUME OF PILGRIMS TO MECCA 81 WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE 84 AN ARAB CHIEF 105 CAPTAIN BURTON AS A PILGRIM 129 THE VILLAGE OF EL-SUWAYRKIYAH 184 AN ARAB ENCAMPMENT 190 DEATH ON THE DESERT 208