HAMET had suffered wrong.

Many other projects, equally rash, violent, and injurious, were by turns
conceived and rejected: and he came at last to no other determination,
than still carefully to conceal his passion, till he should think of
some expedient to gratify it; lest HAMET should have a just reason for
refusing to let him see the lady again, and remove her to some place
which he might never be able to discover.




CHAP. VIII.


In the mean time, OMAR, to whom HAMET had from time to time disclosed
the minutest particulars of his situation and design, kept his eye
almost continually upon ALMORAN; and observed him with an attention and
sagacity, which it was difficult either to elude or deceive. He
perceived, that he was more than usual restless and turbulent; that in
the presence of HAMET he frequently changed countenance; that his
behaviour was artificial and inconsistent, frequently shifting from
gloomy discontent and furious agitation, to forced laughter and noisy
merriment. He had also remarked, that he seemed most discomposed after
he had been with HAMET to ALMEIDA, which happened generally once in a
week; that he was become fond of solitude, and was absent several days
together from the apartment of his women.

OMAR, who from this conduct of ALMORAN had begun to suspect his
principles, determined to introduce such topics of discourse, as might