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The Sultan and his wife, the Queen of Kanem presented me with a camel blanket. I didn't tell them I have no camels. I suspect they would have felt sorry for a pale faced woman without camels or a husband. The Queen is a Nigerian princess. She explained that she came to Mao as a young bride. She had not previously known the Sultan who, in the traditional way, made the arrangements with her parents. Without question he paid a large dowry-money and perhaps many camels. It is said that a wealthy Zaghawa from afar heard that the pair had a very beautiful daughter and so he came to marry her. Tongues are still wagging about the huge amount of cash he paid for the girl and the thousand camels.
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