Notwithstanding all this they would not obey, but continued to advance.

I now became angry, and desired the servant once more to stop my camel, as I was fully determined not to proceed another step.
I told him I had hired both camels and men, and had therefore a right to be mistress; if he did not choose to obey me, he might go his way with the camel-driver, and I would join the first caravan I met, and bring him to justice, let it cost me what it would.

The fellow now stopped my camel, and went away with the other and the camel-driver.

He probably expected to frighten me by this demonstration, and to compel me to follow; but he was vastly mistaken.

I remained standing where I was, and as often as he turned to look at me, made signs that he might go his way, but that I should stay.