8/31 225.)--M] [Footnote 1737: She was escorted by a guard of females disguised as soldiers. When she discovered this, Ayesha was as much gratified by the delicacy of the arrangement, as she had been offended by the familiar approach of so many men. 229 .-- M.] [Footnote 174: The plain of Siffin is determined by D'Anville (l'Euphrate et le Tigre, p. 29) to be the Campus Barbaricus of Procopius.] [Footnote 1741: The Shiite authors have preserved a noble instance of Ali's magnanimity. |