I know a man who could pass as an Arab, but do you think they would send him to the East?
They left him in my battalion--a lucky thing for me, for he saved my life at Loos.

I know the fashion, but isn't this just carrying it a bit too far?
There must be thousands of men who have spent years in the East and talk any language.

They're the fellows for this job.

I never saw a Turk in my life except a chap who did wrestling turns in a show at Kimberley.

You've picked about the most useless man on earth.' 'You've been a mining engineer, Hannay,' Sir Walter said.