He was a man I knew, and the last man I had expected to see in that place.

I suppose Abdul Ali noticed my look of surprise.
"You know him ?" he asked.
"By sight.

He was at Sheikh ben Nazir's house yesterday." "That is Suliman ben Saoud, a stranger from Arabia, but a man of great influence because of his connection with the Ichwan movement.

If you are interested in our types that man will repay study." "Good.

I'll try to study him," said I.
It was all I could do to keep a straight face.