As to the fact that she was not of the same race or religion, he would never give it a thought.

It would be quite enough for him that she was a woman." "And you," Mahmud said, turning to Zaki, "you are a Jaalin, are you not ?" "I am." "Jaalin or Baggara, you are my friend," Mahmud said, placing his hand on Zaki's shoulders.

"And so you, too, leapt overboard to save a woman ?" "No, Emir," he replied, "I jumped over because my master jumped over.

I had not thought about the woman.

I jumped over to aid him, and it was to give him my help that I took my share in supporting the woman.