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"On previous journeys I had commanded respect as an Englishman, and in the Sudan I had the prestige of being a Government official. These Bedu had never heard of the English. All Europeans were known to them collectively as Christians, or more commonly as Infidels. They were prepared to tolerate my presence as a welcome source of revenue, but they never doubted my inferiority. They were Muslims and Bedu. I was neither. Anxious to prove their equal, I wanted no concessions and was irritated when pressed to ride while they still walked, or when they suggested I was thirsty and -- needed a drink."

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