I had plenty of room on my camel, and could sit farther back or forward as I chose, and had provisions and a bottle of water at my side.

Besides this, the heat was not oppressive; I felt very comfortable, and could look down from my high throne almost with a feeling of pride upon the passing caravans.

Even the swaying motion of the camel, which causes in some travellers a feeling of sickness and nausea like that produced by a sea-voyage, did not affect me.

But after a few hours I began to feel the fatigues and discomforts of a journey of this kind.

The swinging motion pained and fatigued me, as I had no support against which I could lean.