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where the L.H. had a very stiff encounter with the Turk. The country about Romani country becomes more & more interspersed with the remains of ancient Palm Groves which in early days probably covered the whole of Northern Sinai. Here and there a huge sand hill or mount rears up as a result of years of influence by the main winds and half buries one or more of the groves or Hods. Half way up some of these sand hills the green tops of the palms make decorative spot accompaniment to the undulating line of the almost knife edged ridge on top of the hill intensely sharp against the blue sky. It was in these useful surroundings that the scrap before mentioned took place and I complimented one of our Brigadier Generals on his selection of the site but he modestly assured me that the choice was entirely due to the persistency of the Turk and not his to his innate love of the beautiful.
A word to those who would paint this country.