It being then desirable to remove the intruding Englishman, his lordship's first step was to request the _Vali_ to issue an order to that effect, on the ground that the writer's morals were so abominably bad, that the Kurds could not tolerate his presence. This attempt failed; the _Vali_ taking the line that Kurdish morals were not his business, and that in any case he thought that even an Englishman could hardly make them worse than they were. We regret to say that his Excellency, having given this decision, went to lunch with the British Consul in order to share the ribald joke. Foiled there, his lordship the bishop next appealed to the local Kurds. "If you allow that Englishman to settle there" he told them, "he will set the Government on to you, every time you go a-raiding; and you will never be able to rob a Christian village in peace and safety again." Of course the fact was true enough; or rather, it was true that the foreigner would do his best to produce that desirable result, as far as the narrow limits of his power extended; and it was all to the good that the Kurds should believe it. Still, as an Episcopal argument, it was odd. However, it is the general feeling of the East, that there is no stone too dirty to throw at your enemy; and that if you set a train for his destruction, there is never any risk of your getting hoist with your own petard. It is, after all, only the mediæval feeling, that it was quite fair to call in the devil to do your work, and then cheat him of his pay! Another argument urged upon the Kurds by the bishop was that the coming of the English meant annexation in the near future. However, this "back-fired" sadly. Many Kurds, after inquiring if the tale was really true, exclaimed: "Glory be to Allah! Let us hope the English will be quicker about it than they sometimes are." For a very fair proportion of the men in every tribe are really sick of the state of no-government around them. They are tired of disorder, more than tired of the Turk; and have discovered that raiding really does not pay in the long run. Good sport it is; but the outgoings are too heavy. No raids will pay for the up-keep of a large "following" for ever; and yet if you practise raiding, a large following must be kept up. So, unable to establish any sort of government other than the tribal themselves, they are disposed to welcome almost any change, or the intervention of almost any foreigner. Though, of course, however welcome a foreigner might be at first, he would be sure to get cordially hated later when the sweets of order palled in their turn.