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But they made excuses that they must get on , and bade the Caïd good-bye after an hour 's talk . As for the _ gazelle approvoisée _ , Nevill named her Josette , and hired an Arab to take her to Algiers by the diligence , with explicit instructions as to food and milk . Swarms of locusts flew into their faces , and fell into the car , or were burned to death in the radiator , as they sped along the road towards the white house on the golden hill . They started from Bou-Saada at ten o'clock , and though the road was far from good , and they were not always sure of the way , the noon heat was scarcely at its height when Stephen said : `` There it is ! That must be the hill and the white wall with the towers . '' `` Yes , there 's the cemetery too , '' answered Nevill . `` We 're seeing it on our left side , as we go , I hope that does n't mean we 're in for bad luck . ''