"Does he tell him the truth?"
Bardissi is convinced that he does, and also convinced that he and
Mohammed are in perfect accord with each other.
Ismail, the Mameluke chief, is of a different opinion, and often
warns the magnanimous Osman Bey Bardissi.
"Be on your guard against Mohammed Ali; he has evil designs. Be on
your guard!"
Bardissi shakes his head. "Do not attempt to rob me of my friend, my
second self. I love him, and I know that he loves me!"
"He will lead us all to destruction, if he can!" said Ismail,
solemnly. "Mohammed Ali is not the faithful friend you suppose him
to be ! Unfortunately, the future will prove to you that my warning
was well founded."
Bardissi disregards the warning, and angrily affirms Mohammed's
fidelity. He can confide in his friend, and in the wisdom of his
counsel. And, as before, Bardissi continues to follow Mohammed's
advice in all things.
CHAPTER XII
AGAINST THE MAMELUKES.
While the Mameluke beys, Ismail and Bardissi, were victorious at
Cairo, L'Elfi Bey still lay with his followers at Nisibis. There he
ruled, and there his Mamelukes robbed, plundered, and tyrannized
over the inhabitants.
The governor, Courschid Pacha, was again firmly established in
Alexandria, where he was assembling new forces, and preparing to
march against Cairo and the Mamelukes, and also against Mohammed Ali
and his Albanians and Armenians; he only awaited the sultan's
decision.
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