He knew everybody-the engineers and custom-house officials as well as the laborers, Arabs and negroes.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
But the Arabs preferred to think of their own lives.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Apparently they watched him at the work, but the Arabs began at once to talk among themselves and soon they were more occupied with their conversation than with their supervision.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz