An American Among the RiffiCentury Company, 1926 - 345 páginas |
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Abd el-Krim Absalem Adjdir Ait Kamara Algeria Alhucemas Allah Angera Arab army Arzila ben Abd el-Krim Berber bombs Bou Yahi Boufra brother Caid el-Hadj Caid Haddu Caid Hamid captured caravan cave Ceuta Christian Djebala djeellaba felucca fighting four France French Morocco frontier German Hamid ben Dada Hamid Boudra harem hashish hills horse Islam killed Krim Larache Liazid looked M'hammed M'sua M'ter Melilla Metalsa Midar Mimoun Mohammed bel Hadj Mohammed ben Abd Mohammed ben Haddu morning Moroccan mountain Mulay mule never night officers palace peace plain prisoners raids Raisuli Remla Rhomarra Riffi rifles rock seemed sherif Sheshuan Sheshuan-Tetuan road Sidi Hassan Sidi Mohammahdi Sidi Mohammed slaves Spada Spain Spaniards Spanish lines spoke sultan sunset talk Tangier Taourirt Targhzuit Tazarut Tetuan tion told trail tribe tribesmen troops turban village Wad Lau Warrenne Warriaghel women Yahi zone
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Página 296 - ... hands. He rested the upper part of his body on his elbows and stared at us with his little beady eyes, like the eyes of a wild pig in his native hills. His fingers wriggled sometimes from his covered face to the protruding ends of his hennacolored beard. His hands captured the imagination: long, white, delicate, like the hands of an Arab lady, henna at the nails. He burst out furiously at us as we squatted on the floor before him. "Why do you come to me?
Página 169 - E ruego e mando a la Princesa, mi hija y al Príncipe su marido, que sean muy obedientes a los mandamientos de la Santa Madre la Iglesia, e protectores e defensores della, como son obligados : e que no cesen de la conquista de África e de puñar por la fe contra los infieíes...
Página 295 - The women were standing in a little frightened group in one corner of the room, unveiled and without their disfiguring over-robes of white wool. Four exquisite women, but one more exquisite than the rest : a girl slim and starry-eyed, with a great sweep of black hair falling down her back. In her cheeks was the faint pink of almond blossoms, and her glance stirred vagrant pulses as the wind stirs dead leaves.
Página 296 - His body was a huge, shapeless mass in white woolen robes, two or three of them; his turban was still lashed across his face tightly, and his head was sunk in his hands. He rested the upper part of his body on his elbows and stared at us with his little beady eyes, like the eyes of a wild pig in his native hills.
Página 181 - France is inconceivable, unless we are attacked. If we are attacked, we shall defend ourselves, but that eventuality is too remote to be contemplated. It is certainly not in France's interest to attack us. We extend a friendly hand to France, and we sincerely hope our friendship will be accepted. Certain stipulations must be fulfilled, however, before such a friendship can be practical. "Frontier difficulties, such as those in the Beni Zeroual country, can never be avoided under present conditions.
Página 294 - Abd el-Krim had given orders by telephone that the sherif be permitted to take with him any four wives he chose, as well as three personal slaves and whatever jewelry, clothing, cushions, or rugs he desired.
Página 299 - We sat there, then, and drank it, endeavoring from time to time to lead the sherif into conversation. He took no heed whatever, only breaking out now and then to repeat his prayer to die, to demand why they had taken his horse, and to utter maledictions against Abd el-Krim and all the Riffi race.
Página xxi - Just before the recent Rif war against France, the author " crossed the Rif and the Djebala, in an attempt to make out the men and motives involved in this new revolt of Islam." Alone, and very much at the mercy of rascally guides he fell captive to Arabs, and endured peril and hardship for the sake of obtaining this interesting information concerning the Riffi, their country ana their leaders.
Página 298 - He gave orders to prepare tea, and a slave of the house came in with the kettle and coals. Raisuli watched the preparations in silence, and then announced that the tea must be removed or given to the women. But M'hammed ben Abd el-Krim had ordered that he must eat. Sidi Hassan tried persuasion. "Lord," he began, "you have neither eaten nor drunk for these four days.
Página 298 - The lord of the mountains served Spain. And the lord of the mountains is a prisoner. Who are these strangers who come here to taunt Raisuli? Let me tear out my beard and die.