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179. 8-q. il n'y a qu'une pensée pour quiconque a de l'âme: vengeance! Forming a contrast to thc noble and gcncrous qualities that are brought out in this story, there is a very dark side to the character of the Arabs of the désert; namely, they arc a most vindictive race and their quarrcls arc hereditary from parents to children. (For détails on this subject, sec for instance Creighton, Hislory of Arabia.)