I crept out of my tent and by the light of the moon, which was setting, for dawn drew near, I saw a man who leant upon the handle of a very wide-bladed spear which was taller than himself, a big man over six feet two high, I should say, and broad in proportion.

He wore a long, white cloak reaching from his shoulders almost to the ground.

On his head was a tight-fitting cap with lappets, also white.

In his ears were rings of copper or gold, and on his wrists bracelets of the same metal.
His skin was intensely black, but the features were not at all negroid.
They were prominent and finely-cut, the nose being sharp and the lips quite thin; indeed of an Arab type.

His left hand was bandaged, and on his face was an expression of great anxiety.