human
Behold! O gracious Master! he cried.
gpt
Report hath not lied. Thine enemy liveth!
human
Lo! it is verily the accursed son of Eblis, thief of our secrets! he burst forth in fiery passion.
gpt
At length thou art revealed unto us! Thou--who hast brought upon us despair, defeat, and death, who hast defiled the land that we inhabit--art now within our power, and, upon the Book of Everlasting Will, I swear thou shalt not escape. For many moons hast thou evaded us, and though our horsemen have scoured the plains of Ahaggar, the Areg, and the Ahir, even unto the waterless Desert of Tibbou, in search of thee, thou disappearest like the shadow of a cloud. Neither the terrors of the wilderness, nor the knife of our servant Labakan, have daunted thee, but at last thy career hath ended-- at last thy doom is nigh!
human
True, O Ruler of the Desert, I answered, as he paused to take breath,
gpt
I have again fallen into thine hands, yet the judgments of the Bedouins are tempered with--
human
Again? he ejaculated, his black eyes full of angry fire.
gpt
All yes! I remember. Thou wert put to the torture which we reserve for dogs of thine accursed race, and thy strength burst the bonds that held thee.
human
The influence of this son of an unbeliever, who hath stolen our power, was the cause of our defeat when our brave sons attacked the _homards_ on the Oasis of Meskam,
gpt
The Ruler of the Desert hath no need of the promptings of a secret assassin,
human
Silence, dog! roared the Bedouin chieftain.
gpt
Add not to thy crimes by thus rebuking Allah's chosen. By thy clever machinations hast thou learned our secrets and divested us of our power. Thrice have the armed men of thy brethren, the Infidels, attacked and defeated us; thrice have we been compelled to flee from those who have plotted to conquer the True Believers, and all owing to thy crafty theft of the unseen power that once was ours. While thou livest, thou bearest upon thee influence to work our destruction wheresoever we go, but when thou hast been consigned to the darkness of Hawiyat, then will power and success return unto our people. Ere to-morrow's sun hath set, thou shalt be a corpse, for Allah is swift in punishing.
human
He, the One to be praised, is also gracious and merciful, I added.
gpt
Dost thou, who hast performed thy _sujdah_ within the Harem of Al-Medinah, forget thy Koran?
human
Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips! he cried, adding,