I rode--I was then a mere boy, and a very wild lad--with one of our men.

When the storm commenced we found ourselves among the sand-hills.

Ah! that you should have seen! The sand forms along the strand high banks, which serve as dikes against the sea; these are overgrown with sea-grass, but, if the storm bursts a single hole, the whole is carried away.

This spectacle we chanced to witness.
It is a true Arabian sand-storm, and the North Sea bellowed so that it might be heard at the distance of many miles.

The salt foam flew together with the sand into our faces." "That must have been splendid!" exclaimed Wilhelm, and his eyes sparkled.