The little jackal sidled up and fawned on her feet.

I had no intention, however, of delivering a lecture on the faith of the prophet.
I saw my friend was embarrassed in the conversation, and I resolved, if possible, to interest her.
"Among primitive people and very young persons," I continued, "marriage is an article of faith, a moral precept, and a social law." "I suppose you are married, Mr.Griggs," she said, with an air of childlike simplicity.
"Pardon me, Miss Westonhaugh, I neither condescend to call myself primitive, nor aspire to call myself young." She laughed.

I had put a wedge into my end of the conversation.
"I thought," said she, "from the way in which you spoke of 'primitive and young persons' that you considered their opinion in regard to--to this question, as being the natural and proper opinion of the original and civilised young man." "I repeat that I do not claim to be very civilised, or very young--certainly not to be very original, and my renunciation of all these qualifications is my excuse for the confirmed bachelorhood to which I adhere.

Many Mohammedans are young and original; some of them are civilised, as you see, and all of them are married.

'There, is no God but God, Muhammad is his prophet, and if you refuse to marry you are not respectable,' is their full creed." Isaacs frowned at my profanity, but I continued--"I do not mean to say anything disrespectful to a creed so noble and social.