They intend to kill him.
That is why he wants to sell.

It is good to know this, since it gives us an advantage.' Suleyman arrived.

We all three breakfasted on slabs of country bread and a great bowl of curds, and then went out to view that old man's land.

The sheykh--whose name was Yusuf--and his sons were there to show us round, and, though the property was not extensive, they contrived to keep us there till noon, when a round meal was spread for us beneath some trees.

And after that was finished, the sheykh availed himself of some remark of mine to start the whole perambulation once again.
At last it came to mention of the price, which seemed to me excessive, and I said so to my friends.
Rashid replied: 'Of course! The business has not yet begun.