And the only easy way to ditch a man like Feisul, who's as honest as the day is long, and no man's fool, is to convince his fanatical admirers that for his own sake he ought to be forced along a certain course.

The game's as old as Adam.

You fill up a man like Sidi bin Tagim with tales about Jews--convince him that Jews stand between Feisul and a kingdom--and he'll lend a hand in any scheme ostensibly directed against Jews.

Get me ?" "So would I!" swore Jeremy.

"I'm against 'em too! I camped alongside the Jordan Highlanders one time when--" But we had had that story twice that evening with variations.