That will oblige ben Nazir to introduce you to any one you want to interview.

That will explain without any further argument whatever weakness you seem to have for talking to men in the street like Mahommed ben Hamza.

It would even explain away any politeness that I might show you in my capacity of Ichwan.

For safety's sake, and to create an impression, I take the line of being rude to every one; but I might reasonably toss a few crumbs of condescension to an altruist from foreign parts.

At any rate, I'll have to take that chance.