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"A splendid victory at Kafr ed-Dowâr! A thousand infidels dispatched to Hell, and not a single blessed martyr gone to Paradise! " cried Umm ed-Dahak, entering her lady's presence on a summer evening. "Ghandûr has got the news-sheet, and craves leave to read it to thee."
The lady ordered him to be admitted instantly. Muhammad and his servant Ali were at Kafr ed-Dowâr. Drawing her head-veil so as to leave one eye visible, she listened to the short triumphant notice, which began and ended with "the praise to Allah!"