The four (including the warden) proceeded on their expedition into the Saharan desert, where they encountered the harsh sun, sandstorms, and the existence of the Medjai - who watched them from a distance (Ardeth Bay noted: "This one is strong")." The removal of the clamp caused the patient to collapse in major pain as predicted, and the class appreciatively applauded." Stan looks a little skeptical, worried and doubtful that he can take the pledge, and he considers sitting down.His riderless motorcycle hurtles through the air and comes to rest with its rear wheel spinning.His eye goggles hang lifelessly from a branch.The freakish, disastrous motorcycle crash is fatal.Following the mysterious accident, the camera pulls back from a bronze bust of T.E.Lawrence 1888 - 1935, located in St.Paul""s Cathedral in London, where a memorial service is being held.Colonel Harry Brighton (Anthony Quayle) offers his assessment of Lawrence:He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.After producing the sympathetic article that befriends Stark, Burden takes a well-deserved two or three-week vacation in his childhood home community of Burden""s Landing (named for his ancestors), about 130 miles from Kanoma City.