7/13 He told you not to trust us, not to be so friendly with persons who are natives of this land, and therefore born inferior.' I made no answer, and Suleyman went on: 'A man who journeys in the desert finds a guide among the desert people, and he who journeys on the sea trusts seamen. What allegations did he make? A tiger, if one asked him to describe mankind, would doubtless say that they are masters of the guile which brings destruction, deserving only to be clawed to death. Question the pigeons of some mosque, upon the other hand, and they will swear by Allah men are lords of all benevolence.' Rashid broke in: 'His boys, with whom I talked, inform me that he is devoid of all humanity. |