“No, no, no!” interrupted Max, excitedly, “it would never do. Both the illustrious Sherif el Habib and Mohammed have too much to lose.”
“Do you think we value our possessions more than principle?”
“Not at all; but it would be mighty inconvenient to lose all, and perhaps your lives as well. Let me go to Kordofan.”
“You?”
“Yes; I can talk—why, great Cæsar! I’d just glory in the adventure.”
“But you are not of our faith.”
“So much the better. I am an American, and every body will know that the cause is a good one if an American takes it up.”
“Go, my son, and may Allah bless you!”
“May I not go to Senaar?” asked Ibrahim.
“What do you know about revolutions?” asked his uncle, with almost a sneer.