'
'Well, well,' said Tancred, 'I dare say they will spare our lives. I
cannot much assist you here; but if there be anything you particularly
want, I will try and see what can be done.'
Freeman and Trueman looked at each other, and their speaking faces held
common consultation. At length, the former, with some slight hesitation,
said, 'We don't like to be troublesome, my lord, but if your lordship
would ask for some sugar for us; we cannot drink their coffee without
sugar.'
CHAPTER XXXII.
_Suspense_
'I WOULD not mention it to your lordship last night,' said Baroni; 'I
thought enough had happened for one day.'
'But now you think I am sufficiently fresh for new troubles.' 'He spoke
it in Hebrew, that myself and Sheikh Hassan should not understand him,
but I know something of that dialect.'
'In Hebrew! And why in Hebrew?' 'They follow the laws of Moses, this
tribe.' 'Do you mean that they are Jews?' 'The Arabs are only Jews
upon horseback,' said Baroni. 'This tribe, I find, call themselves
Rechabites.'
'Ah!' exclaimed Tancred, and he began to muse. 'I have heard of that
name before. Is it possible,' thought he, 'that my visit to Bethany
should have led to this captivity?'
'This affair must have been planned at Jerusalem,' said Baroni; 'I saw
from the first it was not a common foray.
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