All good things earthly, and so this essay, must have an end, and therefore I shall at this present deny you the natural history of the camel driver, and at some point well rested and refreshed discuss him as thoroughly as we have his camel.
-George Perkins Marsh, The Desert, American Whig Review, 1852
KhairAllah wanted to discuss camels rather than be discussed himself. At the end of Voice of the Whip I asked him, in reference to Yusuf’s selfish behavior, Is it dishonorable for a Khabīr to leave his trail companions behind in order to arrive first to market? KhairAllah, dodging my question, answered, It is better for the camels to arrive alive, not first.