Part 1, Chapters 16-20 Summary

Sheik Azziz and his group left Tabah. Ibrahim accompanies them for a half day's ride. They talk about the war. Azziz doesn't care who rules Palestine because he lives in the dessert. Ibrahim says that after the end of the world war, there will be one over Palestine. He feels that they should be prepared for when the British leave because there will be war between the Arabs and the Jews. His uncle says they are better with men like Gideon Asch, and they should deal with him quietly.

Ibrahim's son Ishmael was nine at the time and had gained his father's consent to attend school. He was very proud of the school in Ramle and determined to succeed since he didn't want to be a goatherd. He observed the boys and they talked a lot about sex in...