Haikus from Affair in Araby by Talbot Mundy

From a book categorized as Fiction / Action & Adventure and 173 pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book:

Also published under the title The King in Check, Affair in Araby is part of action-adventure writer Talbot Mundy's popular Jimgrim series, which chronicles the globetrotting exploits of British secret service agent James Schuyler Grim. In this thrilling installment, Jimgrim finds himself in the middle of a maelstrom of political one-upmanship between various factions from France, Syria, and Jerusalem.

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Know that this time there
 shall be no half-measures nor
any compromise.

"To tell you the truth,"
 he went on, "Omar isn't
that fellow's real name.

"You are from the South?
 Did you have a good journey?
Was the train attacked?

"Summon Francois," said
 the banker, and the servant
disappeared again.

demanded Rene,
 sitting upright suddenly.
"At the front, you say?