noon
Luckily Ahmed Antoun is not unknown in Cairo cafés . He 's made quite an impression upon the public on several occasions since his pilgrimage to Mecca , two years ago . And since yesterday afternoon , he 's been drinking enough coffee to give him jaundice , while casually spreading the story of a dream he had . Our friend the Hadji related how he had slept in the mosque of Ibn Tulun after the noon hour , and dreamed of the sheikh whose tomb is so inconveniently placed . In the dream , the saint clamoured to have his tomb moved on account of a bad smell of drainage which he considers an insult to his own memory . Also dogs have taken to howling round his resting-place at night , and you know that to the true believer a dog is an unclean animal . Except for hunting purposes , or watch-dogging in various branches , good Mohammedans class dogs and Christians together in their mind .