'My kind host, I must leave you.

Gentlemen all, my apologies and farewells.' Before he left he asked my name and wrote it down.

'This is an unhealthy city for strangers, Mr Hanau,' he said in very good English.
'I have some small power of protecting a friend, and what I have is at your disposal.' This with the condescension of a king promising his favour to a subject.
The little fellow amused me tremendously, and rather impressed me too.
I said so to Gaudian after he had left, but that decent soul didn't agree.
'I do not love him,' he said.

'We are allies--yes; but friends--no.

He is no true son of Islam, which is a noble faith and despises liars and boasters and betrayers of their salt.' That was the verdict of one honest man on this ruler in Israel.