Sherif Ali: You are mad. To come to Aqaba by we should have to the Nefud Desert.
Lawrence: That's right.
A: The Nefud be crossed.
L: I'll cross it if you will.
A: You? It takes more than a , Englishman. The Nefud is the place God created.
L: I can't answer for the . Only for . Fifty men?
A: Fifty? Against Aqaba?
L. If 50 men came of the Nefud......they would be 50 men other men might . The Howeitat are there, I hear.
A: The Howeitat are brigands. They will themselves to anyone.
L: Good , though.
A: Good...Yes. There are guns at Aqaba.
L: They the sea, Sherif Ali, and cannot be turned around. From the landward side, there are no guns at Aqaba.
A: With good . It cannot be approached from the landward side.
L: Certainly the Turks don't of it. Aqaba's over there. It's only a matter of .
A: You are mad.