IT was long after noon in the far, big, white Northwest. Day was on the wing. Christmas Eve splendidly impended—thank God for unspoiled childish faith and joys of children everywhere! Christmas Eve was fairly within view and welcoming hail, at last, in the thickening eastern shadows. Long Day at its close. Day in a perturbation of blessed unselfishness. Day with its tasks of love not half accomplished. And Day near done! Bedtime coming round the world on the jump. Nine o'clock leaping from longitude to longitude. Night, impatient and determined, chasing all the children of the world in drowsy expectation to sleep—making a clean sweep of 'em, every one, with her soft, wide broom of dusk. "Nine o'clock? Shoo! Off you go! To-morrow's on the way. Soon—oh, soon! To-morrow's here when you fall asleep. Said 'em already, have you? Not another word from either of you. Not a whisper, ye grinning rascals! Cuddle down, little people of Christ's heart and leading.

Norman Duncan was a late 19th and early 20th century journalist who also wrote historical travel novels and short stories, including popular books like Doctor Luke of the Labrador (1904)

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Frontispiece IN THE MARKET-PLACE Facing p. 18 IN THE COFFEE-HOUSE RACHID HAD SAT WITH THREE YOUTHS 30 WE WERE PRESENTLY GONE FROM THAT PEACEFUL ENCAMPMENT 38 EL ARISH, THE HALF-WAY CITY OF THE CARAVAN ROUTE 50 THE CAMEL-TRADER LEANED AGAIN INTO THE CANDLE- LIGHT 64 A CHRISTIAN SYMBOL MARVELLOUSLY OUT OF PLACE 76 WE HAD COME BY A DEVIOUS WAY TO THE HOME OF THE POET no MUSA HALIM, THE BLIND MUSICIAN 114 THE SHOP OF THE FEZ-PRESSER 118 A RAGGED BEDOUIN FILLING HIS GIRBIE AT THE WELL 124 THE GRAVE BEDOUIN DEPARTED 146 AHMED ASED-ULLAH, THE WRITER OF SCROLLS .. 152 SPECIMEN OF WRITING OF THE PERSIAN SCHOOL .156 WE MADE OUR CAMP BY THE WELL 162 THE SHOP OF A TRADER 174 WE SAT DOWN IN THE SAND AROUND THE FIRE ..(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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