The only white man on the east coast was dead, and his soul, delivered from the trammels of his earthly folly, stood now in the presence of Infinite Wisdom.

On the upturned face there was that serene look which follows the sudden relief from anguish and pain, and it testified silently before the cloudless heaven that the man lying there under the gaze of indifferent eyes had been permitted to forget before he died.
Abdulla looked down sadly at this Infidel he had fought so long and had bested so many times.

Such was the reward of the Faithful! Yet in the Arab's old heart there was a feeling of regret for that thing gone out of his life.

He was leaving fast behind him friendships, and enmities, successes, and disappointments--all that makes up a life; and before him was only the end.

Prayer would fill up the remainder of the days allotted to the True Believer! He took in his hand the beads that hung at his waist.
"I found him here, like this, in the morning," said Ali, in a low and awed voice.
Abdulla glanced coldly once more at the serene face.
"Let us go," he said, addressing Reshid.
And as they passed through the crowd that fell back before them, the beads in Abdulla's hand clicked, while in a solemn whisper he breathed out piously the name of Allah! The Merciful! The Compassionate! ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ALMAYER'S FOLLY*** ******* This file should be named 720.txt or 720.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/7/2/720 Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.
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