"
"Then you know nothing about that pleasantness of which you spoke
just now?"
"Nor of the unpleasantness, thank God; my personal experiences are
all to come,--as also are yours, I presume?"
It was possible that he had hampered himself with some woman, and
that she was to meet him at Alexandria. Poor fellow! thought I.
But his unhappiness was not of that kind. "No," said he; "I am not
married; I am all alone in the world."
"Then I certainly would not allow myself to be troubled by
unpleasant acquaintances."
It was now four hours since we had left Jerusalem, and we had
arrived at the place at which it was proposed that we should
breakfast. There was a large well there, and shade afforded by a
rock under which the water sprung; and the Arabs had constructed a
tank out of which the horses could drink, so that the place was
ordinarily known as the first stage out of Jerusalem.
Smith had said not a word about his saddle, or complained in any way
of discomfort, so that I had in truth forgotten the subject. Other
matters had continually presented themselves, and I had never even
asked him how he had fared.
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