Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while.

Instead of the olden spirit of enterprise, the city seemed to be the home of inertness—one grey and great temple of lassitude. Except the few money-getting American merchants who sojourned there, the only lifeful creatures to be met with are the myriads of insects that swarm in every house, as I found, to my great discomfort, on my second visit; not remaining sufficiently long on my first, to acquire a knowledge of their numbers and strength.

The material on the Muslim life comes, again, largely from my own interviewing, 1961 to date, and from other primary sources; Lincoln and Essien-Udom remain the premier Muslimologists.

Sirayan pragmatism was obviously the key reason that they showed no desire to make a headlong rush into the new faith, but Candidius blamed the inibs for this recalcitrance.