Ryder left his horse with the groom in the stables and went down to thelawns above the riverbank. He wrapped his head in hiscloak and laid the captured Koran on his chest. Somehow he pushed himself into asitting position. With the Mahdi you must never display repugnance.
Osman took the bird from him and stroked its head. Rapidly the ship lost power and swung idly broadside tothe current. This puzzled him, sohe left the road and followed the towpath that ran along theembankment. Perhaps this time we will be able to outwit him.
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