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IASIAS stands for:
Israel ben Oliel!' that's what you hear in the mosques
shame on us! He was our father.html">father!' Jews and Muslimeen, they're all
That black page of Israel's life which told of the people's ingratitude
his good friend mean? Behold! was he not rich? Had he not troops
one man--it was no other than 'Larby the wastrel--drew some
that he's thinking of. _I_ know what it is--who knows so well.html">well.html">well as I?
for ever. He must be _made_ to weep. Yes, by Allah! and I must do it."
That same night, when darkness fell over the dark place,
to sleep, 'Larby sat beside Israel's place with sighs and moans
and he was blind.html">blind. Born blind, Sidi, my own mother's son.
Sidi he never missed anything, and so his little face was like
Women? Why--well, never mind! He was six and I was eighteen,
and big white eyes that looked at you for all they couldn't see.
Looked at little Hosain--'Scales!' said he--burn his father!
yes, for a minute.html">minute--half a minute! 'Oh, 'Larby,' he cried--I was
that's lost in the mountains--and then--and then--'Oh, oh, 'Larby,'
That's why I'm here!"
It was a lie, but 'Larby acted it so well that his voice broke
While 'Larby was speaking, he was beating his forehead and mumbling:
in an ebbing sea. And when 'Larby finished, he fell on him
"You think it much that the sweet child is dead--God rest him!
Am I weeping? No; I would scorn to weep. But I have more cause
without children? Hard bread with no water for sop. I asked God
and deaf. I asked God to take my riches and give her hearing.
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