___ Barrani, W.W. II Egyptian battleground

Usage examples of sidi.

The idea that Sidi Bombay could be alive was preposterous on the face of it.

So perhaps it was possible that Sidi too had survived what seemed like certain doom.

Actually, it was never entirely clear that Sidi had known what he was doing on that leg of the journey, any more than had Horace.

As it now stood, the true role of Sidi Bombay and Horace Hamilton Smythe in this adventure was one of the most tantalizing mysteries the Dungeon had presented Clive.

And for all of that, Sidi had gone to his death protecting Clive and his party.

In the instant after Horace's startling announcement, all these thoughts and more crowded into Clive's consciousness, giving way finally to a flood of images: Sidi commanding the bearers with his natural combination of ease and authority.

Obviously Sidi is not here, so obviously you could not have contacted him.

But it's the truth, and there's no man I'd rather have shared my blood with than Sidi Bombay.

Was it possible his friend and comrade would actually mutiny against his command and go searching for Sidi Bombay?

I don't know how it is possible to survive what happened to Sidi over the chasm of Q'oorna.

The point is, I believe that if Sidi is alive we're going to find him sooner or later.

Because for whatever reason, Sidi Bombay is bound to us, and we to him.

He had been standing atop a cliff in Q'oorna, Horace Hamilton Smythe and Sidi Bombay at his side.

It was not the first time Sidi Bombay had asked that question of his unknown friend.

He recalled standing side by side with Horace Hamilton Smythe and Sidi Bombay in the great hall of the Tower, where they had faced nearly certain death at the hands of a mongrel horde of warriors.