PresentlyawildArabinchargeofacameltrainrecognizedanoldfriendinFerguson，andtheyranandfelluponeachother\'snecksandkissedeachother\'sgrimy，beardedfacesuponbothcheeks。ItexplainedinstantlyasomethingwhichhadalwaysseemedtomeonlyafarfetchedOrientalfigureofspeech。IrefertothecircumstanceofChrist\'srebukingaPharisee，orsomesuchcharacter，andremindinghimthatfromhimhehadreceivedno\"kissofwelcome。\"Itdidnotseemreasonabletomethatmenshouldkisseachother，butIamaware，now，thattheydid。Therewasreasoninit，too。Thecustomwasnaturalandproper;becausepeoplemustkiss，andamanwouldnotbelikelytokissoneofthewomenofthiscountryofhisownfreewillandaccord。Onemusttravel，tolearn。Everyday，now，oldScripturalphrasesthatneverpossessedanysignificanceformebefore，taketothemselvesameaning。
Wejourneyedaroundthebaseofthemountain——\"LittleHermon，\"——
pasttheoldCrusaders\'castleofElFuleh，andarrivedatShunem。ThiswasanotherMagdala，toafraction，frescoesandall。Here，traditionsays，theprophetSamuelwasborn，andheretheShunamitewomanbuiltalittlehouseuponthecitywallfortheaccommodationoftheprophetElisha。Elishaaskedherwhatsheexpectedinreturn。Itwasaperfectlynaturalquestion，forthesepeopleareandwereinthehabitofprofferingfavorsandservicesandthenexpectingandbeggingforpay。Elishaknewthemwell。Hecouldnotcomprehendthatanybodyshouldbuildforhimthathumblelittlechamberforthemeresakeofoldfriendship，andwithnoselfishmotivewhatever。
Itusedtoseemaveryimpolite，nottosayarude，question，forElishatoaskthewoman，butitdoesnotseemsotomenow。ThewomansaidsheexpectednothingThenforhergoodnessandherunselfishness，herejoicedherheartwiththenewsthatsheshouldbearason。Itwasahighreward——butshewouldnothavethankedhimforadaughter——daughtershavealwaysbeenunpopularhere。Thesonwasborn，grew，waxedstrong，died。
ElisharestoredhimtolifeinShunem。