It denoted a change of attitude that
was all the more surprising when contrasted with the man's previous
eagerness to serve him. But there was sound sense in the advice thus
gruffly tendered. He managed to remount by tucking the girl's swaying
form under his left arm. Then he pillowed her head on his shoulder,
and, letting the horse walk, strove to rub her hands. Fortunately, Moti
did not stumble. Perhaps the weight of a double burthen suggested the
need of care, but, whatever the explanation of the animal's excellent
behavior, they reached the broken-down carriage without accident. The
driver had gone off with his pair of ponies, but Abdullah, ruefully
making the best of a perplexing situation, searched under the box seat
for the porous earthenware jar of water which is often carried there in
the East. By good hap, he found one, nearly half full.
"Here," he mattered Impatiently, "let her drink some of this, and pour
the rest over her head and hands. Then the cold air will freshen her.
And be quick, monsieur! Those who follow will not wait on ceremony.
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