I know him intimately.' 'Ma sh'Allah! Is there then a guild of thieves ?' 'There is.' 'The Sheykh of the Thieves must be the greatest rogue.

I do not care to have to do with him.' 'You err,' remarked Suleyman, with dignity.

'Your error has its root in the conviction that a thief is evil.

He may be evil as an individual; all men are apt to be who strive for gain; but as a member of a corporation he has pride and honour.

With Europeans, it is just the opposite.