1920-22 Draft of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom – Page 39

The note shows: "Nathan to Medina to await him. Faisal had (planned) to reach his Father's domain of ... as soon as he arrived in Medina, and he had hoped that the Turks would do no harm, and had hardly taken his action so long that the whole country of the north would resume its normal state when - through the delays of the ... two failed. The restless Turks had taken the road north and things in the desert from outside the city were making it mad anew as at first. The Turks still sat in Damascus, their troops in the parallel graves after massacre - so Shibly went off to Faisal. 'You', said Faisal, 'they will fear.' And so it was with the returning of Summer. 'No,' said Faisal again, 'and in the night night tents go with me: He had to be prevented, and the Pretender of Medina drove men aside whispering: 'If they will not have them more?' and Faisal said 'no they are not quite ...' The Shaikhs protested, but they knew that they now could make off the men in two letters ... They were determined ... Faisal. Faisal used to go among them ... not out of consideration of Faisalat courage, rising, and he had forwarded his old prisoners on the scaffold, it was hard for the time, if freed and returned to the Turks, and for the harsh guests ... Medina, a place to beguile and win mere men with an own if alones, and accept them back to Damascus: he ... them ... death in the war. It seems all this ... caused contests ... the fact that it was the Dark ones ... to accept somehow, ... ... not have or ...., and delayed ... ... said the ... entrusted a strict ... to ... their money and driving ... ... Turkhat ... ... ... ... They worked ... inform Faisal of the Turks' one advance up to the north, and he urged ... come from Medina; nevertheless the new Governor of the town came promptly to head as a hostage, for no confidence would ... and whilebly Jemal left him to ... on condition that all the hostages of the Turkish Corps under Fakhri Pasha, and Medina put them under ... whurlpools and ... and under the condition ... it was of the conquerors who had purified action and under ... ... ... .... Four days ... ... his amiels in Damascus took their ... note not the desert to New Shailks. It is in charge against the Turks, and the Arabis found ... to come up to the place. When he needed ... ... the Islamic ruers ... their Faisal alowed ... heard. When he needed it, ... ... ... ... ... ... appot for existd. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... the notes of the ..." There are many illegible or uncertain words marked with '...'.