External Religion betrayeth man to Fate. 
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gentleman’s pin is long and thin ” ;  yet he appears 
to share the prejudice, probably from personal rea-
sons. 
4.  Hatim Tai. The Hercules of Persia, though his 
feasts are more famous than his feats or his sta-
ture.  But here the bulk is clearly the important 
thing. 
5.  Hunchback — not merely an unfortunate, 
but a bad man.  Witness “ Expect 42 ills from the 
cripple, and 80 from the one-eyed man ;  but when 
the hunchback arrives, say Allah help us ! ”   
6.  Bukhti is the two-humped camel of Bac-
tria.  Ali is therefore the fellow’s name ;  Bukhti his 
laqab or nickname — which none escape.