Lives may be sacrificed.
Morale demands that we go back.

Moreover, we certainly need not traverse the desert." "How, then ?" "We can descend the wady to the beach, and make southward along it, under the shelter of the dunes." "In the noise and confusion of the storm they may take us for Arabs and shoot us down." "I will see to that.

Come, we must go! Carry Lebon, if you like.

Rrisa and I will take Abd el Rahman." "_M'alme_, not Abd el Rahman, now," ejaculated Rrisa, "but Abd el Hareth![1] Let that be his title!" [Footnote 1: The former name signifies "Slave of Compassion;" the latter, "Slave of the Devil."] "As thou wishest, Rrisa.

But come, take his feet.