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The romance of the harem. By Miss Pardoe. v.2

Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1806-1862.London : H. Colburn, 1839.

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TH CI T O F T H S U LT A N ,

E R A N D TH D S A R T, & C.

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T H H A R E M ,

w h at h a s ha p pe n ed ? " " d e ma n de d

ouque-bashihandedto

e Cadiofthetown

emofhisrobe; " If

themounta inofEl

abitableglobe,it

a ll itsduties andif

to reachfromS tam-

uldstillbe tooshortto

tohold.B utspeak.

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nofmylord in-

t ice, ashe lif tedhishead

gamotionof the

asitt ingposture; " I

itanâ € ” thesonofSatan,

H e av e n fo r bi d ! " e j ac u la t ed

long threadofsmoke;

edw ithafa intsmile, ashe

mpkin-headed,un-

feet; " Y ouarea

afer,andmoreovera

are, therefore , fully competentto

apo int. A ndhow

v ince? Isheasak a l-

rd, l ik ethenativesofF rangistan?

sofE blis, horned

oodC adi, â€ ” Masha llah! I

ne v er w a nt a j e st ! " w as

isisnothemeformer-

nger,whoisnow

lace-wallsofyour

ar, (forIhavenever


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handsomeenoughto

ran. Hew alksthe

se lfâ € ” f l ingshispiastres

dishahâ € ” feedsallthe

thecityâ € ” andhasgivento

hemirerichenoughfor

A n d a s h e c on c lu d ed t h is

pulentCadipausedfor

t h at i s m uc h ; " s a id t h e Pa s ha

leavemoneyinthe

pursuedtheC adi, " to

ncehe came,asismy

andhisreplywasthis

o se nt y ou , Y u b as hi â € ” f or t o do

inquirytothecap-

y " " s g u ar d â € ” ' t h at , wh e n I

d,heshallbefreeto

andsoheturneduponhisheel,

s a id t h e Pa s ha , " y o u ar e a n

hav ingdeliveredhimselfo f thisopi-

Dancinggirl.


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meinsilence." Have

ndim; " heresumedat

venturedtocontro-

uperior; " haveyou

isforthesteed,the

hecapidgi-bashifor

irrorfor theyoung

hafer, doyoumeantobe

quiousjudgeonly

JMinA llahâ€ ” Heaven

s a id t h e S a t r ap ; " l e t

ralone; sendnomes-

questionsofhimself

: but. Cadiâ € ” fo ldyourfeetupon

ifhisservantslove

otheircupsâ€ ” thef iery

locksthelipsof all

upon yourhand,

matyourle isureâ € ” Let

ce,butbecarefulthat

downtoeveryre-

efoo ledandf la ttered, andmade


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es; andhewillsurely

eactofinadvertence,

yoffwithgold.

w ishhimnoharm; andw e

ascanpaytheir

and! "

y o u k n ow b e st ; " " s a i d t he

ppointmentatthe

atrapreceivedhis

fa wealthystranger

halikwasbeyondhis

Inshallah! my lord

ka l um â € ” w e sh a ll s e e.

atrapwasaccustomed

d; andtheCadi,

tedtok issthee -

dbeingcondescend-

ing,passedatonce

sha ; whofollowed

rsidebya chaoush,-f

earms,asthoughhe

sualwithall high

tow homlocomotion, on


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pparentlysupposedto

jurious.Thegreat

hokhadars,orcloak-

urse,his chibouque-

ndfoursoldiersofhis

rossthew ideha llo f

heupperend,allthe

hedoorwayprostrated

hiletheofficersand

ktoapproachhis

dhishand upontheir

€ ” a l l ar e s ur e o f ju s ti c e

atrapof theprovince; "

mself,ashetookhis

elemon-coloured

melledwithblueand

bashi; whileasecond

a endishunderthe

hasany thingtoask f romthe

theLightof the

h e Th r ee S e a s ? â € ” L e t

e n. "


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s lipswhenan

ffromthecrowdat the

kingupon hisknees,

centreofthefloor,

hhis faceuponthe

hegrey-bearded

alculatedtoprejudice

ur; histurbanwasof

original colourhad

hisbrowwasdeeplyand

restlesseyeswere

ofthickandwiryeye-

waspinchedand

repressedcloselyto-

not partgratuitously

utaneffortto retain

hungtohisgirdle ,

,andboundabovean

hitecotton,muchworn

eetwerebare,forthe

ehadleftat thedoor

g; andaltogether

nprepossessinganindi-

een selectedtoopen


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he wasnotunknown

downhis beard,ashe

sprostration; and

ovingthechibouquefrom

youarew elcome, Y acob: it

eseenyouhere.How

Isyourgoldin

oyoucometomak eus

etalshouldnot be

of "

houldIventureto

hus? A i, a iâ € ” a las!

etothemirroro f justiceonlyw hen

ghtofmy lord scoun-

onme,andthe tears

yesâ€ ” I amhereto

myneighbour

e, w hohasdef rauded

utedachaoushclosebeside

eforth, andkneelinthe

a,whoseattribute


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ed,anda fine-

ringthepicturesque

theislands,kneltbe-

anakiwasinthefirst

aughingeye,anda

ountenance,whicheven

asha couldnotwholly

m u rm u re d t he S a t ra p t o th e

ssquattedathis feet,

rdle,andahugestrip

hiskneeready tobe

edhis calamorreed-

commencehisduties:

asitshouldbe; aderv ish

Greek aga insta Jew â€ ”

s h al l s ee . '

shandintimatedto

peak : andheatoncecom-

w hohassatonthe

h,andwhosemouth

o ldof truth? Inmy

” ' Iw il law ay tothp


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erofjoy, thegreat

ordoeshenot holdthe

andishenotlik ethe

hichtheearthwould

e ll s a id , J ew " n o dd e d th e S a t r a p,

medbeard; andthere

oicesintheapartment,

t a ib "

" * p u rs u ed t h e Je w, i n

missivetone,andwith-

okenofelation to

tionwhichhis words

ephanak itomypoorhut

€ ¢ )- Iw asatmeat, andI

mymealwasfinished,

meforth tothestore-

sedthegra in; buthe

as obligedtoleave

estheshould goelse-

beeninconvenientto

erto haveaskedhim

demandedthePasha.

. f Indiancorn.


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b r ah a m! " e c l ai m ed

wouldmylorddesire

? tositattablew ith

haw ithaquietsmile ;

twoinfideldrinkers

ndtheGiaour,v.ereun-

A l l a h k er i m ! â € ” O n

"

w econcludedthebar-

acob; " andIf inishedby

trestoo cheap"

uatlast; sayyounot

he S a t r a p.

pi ed t h e Je w ; " b u t he s h ou l d

east"

sha, slow ly removing

uth,andlookingto-

w ritethatY acobthe

ayanavaniato the

tres,forselling

the city,without

, Hebrew, oncemorew elisten. '


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ssfullyconcealedhis

ronedbyplaudits,he

atewhenhe found

nfolly; heplucked

mainedinhisgrasp,

andwrunghishands

or ever.Hispa-

timetoref lect; andthat

oongaveproof,by

e." Write,likewise,

ekraiahshallalsopay

period,hisavaniaof

rchasedwithinthe

hourrafroma

recordthisse-

r ofjustice,whenthe

finthemostapproved

Thew ordsofmy lordthe

of S amarcandflung

S urelymylordwill

er upsomeofthese

aminetheirlustre.It

orld! thatIpur-


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rascallyTchifout

omeon themeidan

s indeedguilty,and

urhighnesshas in

ortionatetothecrime;

fence,as mylord

k â € thecur, hasto ld

, dogofagiaour! " re -

dto havesecuredan

swrath,without

feet; " Whoareyou

uponmyhead? What

reyounotara iahlik e

,moreover,likethe rest

iarandacheat? â € ”

uareananimal.

nd e rf u l ! " e j ac u la t ed t h e Pa s ha ;

histongue, andisnow head-

eace, Isay , o ldman. Is

ki-tcharchi,-f-ora

s,wherenight-brawlsandheavy


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to havemyearsrentby

aeofyourown; and

nough.S tephanaki,

e.I amsatisfiedthat

nk â € ” agreatrogue; for,

ascalcantalkof the

shallah! therearefew

uretospeakof his

,yourcauseisgained,

per,andthe Jewhas

w thathe isinthe

ttheHebrewY acob

ingingbeforethe

uldnotsupport.

sraelitewasonce

ofgrief,themirror

Cadi,who was

herasca lly Jew canw ell

butIquestionif the

heyoungscaramouch, intheem-

otcarryall hispiastres

tion,theCadire-

m. fGreek .


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T a ib â € ” e c e ll e nt m y l or d s ee s

idnightâ € w hoshall

" B utasheaga insettled

mutteredbetween

seontheunbelieving

eferredhis complaintto

havemulctedhiminmore

all; andmoreover,

ause.

woman,who,taking

sole upwards,and

usband,whohadput

nd refusedtoallow

nthe houseofher

entto showthatshe

ty,andthat shehad

manalife whichhad

ease hisattachment

ssoondismissed; and

resforvagueand

nstagoodMoslem,

orethedivansat that

atrapapacket


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whosearomawas

chibouqueofthe

thetale ofthe

uouswrathofthe

ommonlye cited, he

ldbe paidbeforethe

andremarked,more-

chedhim ofanew

themiserablewoman

erhusbandorhis

nceswouldbeserious

mselfe hausted; and,

eatofjustice,retired

dofapplicantswho

udience and,sup-

withdrewslowlyand

apartments,toforgetin

Carimfiland her

emorning.

wereservedwhenhe

onthesofa,andre-

condolencesofhis

chKatink asangtoher


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pgaveafew indicationsof

atteringtohermin-

usthatheshouldnothave

while shepossessed

dleness,she laid

claimedsuddenly:

yesclosebeforehehas

ebeenponderingfor

hatit willpossess

pirit fromthefatigues

rsof thecity . " A nd,

sent,sheatoncecom-

â€ ”


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T E D.

ofarichmerchantof

theonlychildofhis

eprophethadlong

s wivesthehonour

manheir tohisim-

cessarilybecamethe

alemliek,andthe

ther,proudofthe

ofher songaveher

and,grewhaughty

eB uyuk Hanoumof

eMerchantcalled)w ho

distinguishedE mir,


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T E D.19

ther shouse, and

heroofof herhus-

stanceswhichhe

pallady ofthe

entlefttheGeorgianmo-

heharem; andthe

rivedfromher son,

andmore ill-judged

yhimself:everywhim

capricehowevere -

dulged,butapplauded

pa perfectimpof

mischief.

ee perienceofevery

hatthepopularpre-

umwithghoulsand

etatteredcloakofa

int.Morethanhalf

uponearthisthe

beardsareglossyand

urbansareseatedupon

rophet spa lm; andhe

eats dirt,orhas


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oMeccawithhisfingers

ofhisrobedefiled by

nce.

ttribute ofmischief,

edthattobethe son

not insistonthe

n.

chasK ingK aroon, the

ritwellcalculatedto

ourswhichhis father

udyinthemedreshof

oud,werepassedamong

outhof thecity;

dittotheir advantage

IldjiR e aw asasgenerousas

andasthew orthyMerchant

life,andgreasingthe

uf ofdotage,he

red; whilesuchwas

y,andthe influence

as notawomanin

eK haw aji, w howould

ministertohis


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T E D.21

travagancewasyetto

ppearedinthecitya

ghtwithhim animals

thatall theyoung

evertuggedat any

namahar* w ellnigh

thedealerandhis

palstreetsofthe city;

yofthese creatures,

latticewasthrown

havebeen,eitherin

animals,orof the

whofollowedintheir

ewdman: hehad

ematofcalculation,

avarice:hewasthe

sbeaststoagood

daysheaffectedun-

emâ€ helovedthem

d th e mj a nu m, g u u m â € ” m y l ov e,

fe ignedtow hisperf la tteries

esubtlearthetaught

y comprehendedand


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s; andshowedsomuch

ngmerchandise,that

to lavishonawhim,

horseswereworthso

of A litheToorko-

edhimselfto be

ethemforpiastres,

ywerecountedup to

meshadIldjiR e a

rthe differentanimals

yonethroughthe

city butoneach

adsethimasidewith

ah â € ” s o f t l ^ , s o f t ly â € ” y o u r

camelwhoholdshis

assthatleads the

e ledinthismatterby

theskirtsofpatience

aityet awhileuntil

e beastwhichis

y thisunaccountable

Merchant, Ild jiR e a


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T E D.23

tw henascoreofnoble

ulthanthelast,had

ounggallantsofDa-

sappeared,muchto

e id, w hodaily saw

onguponanimalsto

everthelessbeen

,and giventohimby

ffalo.

ashisspirit,by this

ment,thatever,ashis

m,heseemedtoseethe

rsmile ; andwhen

delay,orcondoled

e,hefeltthatthey

selvesforahostof

edonthembyhis un-

burntwithinhis

e llsick w ithve ation

walkingmoodilyalong,

easterngateof the

untain-dervish,who

ith acourteous


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onhis reverie; and,

thesalutation,Ildji

tonceattractedby the

tee.

si tyyearsofage,

wedhis brow,thinned

ustre ofhislarge

was keen,fiery,and

ndassured; andhis

usasthoughhewere

unicandkhirkheh,

r, girtabouthiswaist

whichflowedhis

leaconicalcapedged

es,andaprayerchaplet

letedhiscostume,

y.

her " sa idtheyoung

areyoulongf romthemoun-

myson; " replied

etwelveweek sback , incom-

rab,whosoughtto

ses andw henI


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T E D.25

anwherehehadtaken

othedwelhngofa

edstoodA z rae landhis

I watchandpray

nowonmyway

whichhasremoveda

areandmiserv. "

hatthe wingsof

lvesaboutthesoulof

our ownveins? and

pirit isnowdarkin

" "

' a sk ed t he d er vi sh ; ' * D o

earones,bywishing

fwretchedness E va llah!

illput upsucha

, father, thatyou

ompanywitha kiupek

se-dealer, w ho late ly tradedin

youngman, forw homso

ssessednoattraction;

edahopethat,through

n,he mightobtain


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nghimtodiscoverthe

k now youw hathas

ndw hereheisnow

dsof truebelievers? * "

w h at c a n I sa y ? " r e pl i ed t h e

HaveInottoldyouthatIhave

oom,whencetheworld

then, canIgiveyou

of themerchantsw ho

ofhorses hoofs

andsoonahorseman

al-blacksteedofsuch

andbeauty,thateven

emightbe supposedto

opurelyworldlyan

mationofastonishment,

ebeardwith a

f er v en t a s it w as p r ol o ng e d.

ffectedbytheap-

maybe imaginedthat

ed: andastheriderf lew

versingthe worldon

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T E D.27

ealmostshoutedin

re.

” b y t he P r op h et ! t o b e th e

ld/

, myson? " ask edthe

belaw fulforagood

w a s th e r ep l y : an d I ld j i R e a

a lowchucklewhich

ear; ' ' Longhave

ouldhavenopeer.

p r ai s e be t o A l l a h ! h e re h e

manhadreturned

ivergingtotherightand

bloodedA rabover

ngthcheckedhim

nand thedervish,

ughtthefiery animal

smokeissuedfrom his

hefoamflewfromhis

” w e ll f o un d ! " s h ou t ed t h e

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Howsaysmylordnow?

is handuntil

orsesuchashad

ecity streets? â € ” Y avash,

uiet, Thunderbo lt: headded,

owasimpatiently

mall hoof:" seeyou

thebey adeh?" * and

aththerebuke,and

blackmarblebeside

aw aji? " e cla imedthe

' Whenceareyou? and

absent fromDa-

rsesdoyoudemandfor

ndhow becameyoupossessed

ecarried thePro-

t h at i s m uc h ; " s m il e d th e

nsw ermy lordasIbest

broughtforhimthe

uld betheowner

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T E D.29

emedtheanimalmatcli-

ci lityâ€ ” Idemandfor

hichmustbe paidere

propertyofanotherâ€ ”

nce hesporteda

ther,in agreenoasis,

our tents.Ismylord

t u rn ; " A i , m as c ar a â € ”

idga ily : * ' f o rthe lastmoon

ibouqueof bitterness,

castashesuponmy

entago Iask edtidingsof

otravelledwith you

emounta ins! " '

r: sa idtheToork o-

me towardstheder-

endirtthatIdidnotsee

esidetheEf i endi.

makeyoursalamtothe

bedientanimaloncemore

ponhisknees,and

.

isabeastwhichmightw ell

U ev e r ; " s a id I l dj i R e a ;


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o n my h e ad b e i t â € ” t h e ho r se

e i d E f f e n di w e ll f i ll e d . "

" My lordhasnotyet

ervishandthequali-

erbetakenupon

areuncivil; " sa idthe

oodfathermustpardon

dyour feetuponthe

rhaveyoumadeslavesof

havemorereverence

d im ou â € ” m y ma s te r ; "

hiscallingis oneof

,andhe meansmeno

re lik ethesandsof thedesart,

inquireswhencethey

” b yA l l ah ! ' t is we ll pu t; " e -

whentheboudaka

w henoncetheashesare

vourof thegebeli.

osun* andtheban-


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T E D.31

seof theharem: they

merchant,whose

e. "

w ever, Khaw aji; "

hungoverthecoa l-black

nsofits flowingand

ers,asthough they

a youngbeauty;

mourpurpose: te llmethe

teed,thatI may

makeit mine/

endim; " sa idtheToork o-

thisanimalhasbeentome

shareda likemytent

cehasbecomemusicin

pulseofits being.I

” a llthepursesofa llthe

houldnotbuy itâ € ”

curewhat isyet

enameof theProphet, may

youngmaninsomesurprise ;

onearththatamanw hose


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beyondananimal

â€ ” muchgoodmay itdo

on,orin thatof

y ou r s .

a id r e c l ai m ed t h e be c ta c hy :

adeharepreciousasthe

hew astesthemnotidly.

" ask edtheK haw aji

oramoment: andthen,

dperceivingthat he

ithaplacid smile,he

hatw ill I, by thesoulo f

aketheProphetaparty

dtheToorkoman; " sw ear

dise,andby thebeard

tisfied.

t h at i s m uc h ; " s a id t h e yo u ng

May thehourisneverre-

dmaythe beardof

ed,ifI failyou.

y ag a in ; " e c l ai m ed t h e

daringofa f reespirit


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urshareofthe contract

enta llybeenaw itnesstothe

onmywayuntilI

alinthehand ofthe

r: sa idtheToorko-

w ilhngtofulf ilthepledge

andheplacedthereinof

raspof IldjiR e a;

ght,wouldhavevaulted

doff,had notthe

nhis arm,anddetained

m ym i r ak h or " * h e

most witheredintoa

him; buthehas, as

promises,strength-

whichhedarenot vio-

emandwill

ersofthe worthymer-

himselfapiastre.

mascus, Ichancedâ€ ”

to look intothebrighteyes

.


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mB eyâ € ” thepeerless

urnnotonme with

endim; thehearto f the

atersofthefountainin

ontemplatingherown

otthatanyga ew ason

vedherâ€ ” inthathour

B u t h o w ? A s I w a nd e re d

restreet,Ifollowed

ffendis,whowereevi-

mecoffee-kiosqueto

hthadfallenuponthe

mselvesunobserved;

owlyalong,theythrew

eft,asthemimosa-

They werethe

hispow erfulf riendK assim

re Ilearntthatthebeau-

elsaisewasthepromised

sonlyson. Doesmy lord

rchment. ^ "

emaidenforyourw ife ;

ld j i B e a .

ssent.


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ughedtheyoungman;

it isnothing. If youcanw in

herbeyour s; Iamno

renouncedmyclaim.

eerlessA rabinmy

denofDamascusin

s we l l ; " r e to r te d t he T o or k o-

otenough. S ha llIstrew

ng thedaughterofa

a llIe posemyself to the

er likeaspinning

nditionandthe wildob-

eat sourpillaufwith

meforoncean ear-

pentyourfirstdecision ;

gthe pleasureof

a cautiousfather,you

ticetowintheyoung

onw anes; and, hav ing

ymountyourtrusty

maideninhermantle,

,leavethe citybythe

verdrawyourreinuntil


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wofthe rock-seated

angstheriver. Iw il lbe

ou; andthereIwill

.W illyouagain

atuatedIldjiR e a,

felech,answered

w ill.

.The sonof

ypartingsalutationtothe

,whoremainedtoge-

onthenobleA rab, sped,

ongarm,towardsthe

fhishorse shoofs

chfollowedhimupon

esterly sideof thecity , asmallbuildingis

teepprecipice,beneathwhichflows


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T E Dâ € ” continued.

nof theyoungman

eryeyewasturned

edalong.Inthe

mittedathousande -

ponhimselfthega e

city.Hepassednotthe

quaintancewithoutin-

smanycapricesand

fairinhabitantsof

s; anditw asnotuntil

house, andw ithhisusua l

rovidingforthecom-

hat histhoughtsre-


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act intowhichhe

andthenthedifficul-

vesonallsides atonce

wasnowtoo lateto

edbyavow ; andhehad

tthe streamasbesthe

se,heaccordingly

mentto ruminateon

ofcommencinghis

uredeliberation,or

o itasIldjiR e aw as

ect, helefthischam-

themerchant, inhisow n

ysmokinghischi-

sofa.

sa idtheson, ashepassed

tfulsalutation.

repliedtheMerchant,

pefromhismouth;

coffee-kiosquethis

w hitherareyounow

eyoursofa , Ef fendira ,


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differentlyengaged

arshlyto yourears.

rokeddownhisbeard

summonedaslave

ne pectedguest;

hatsuch anunusual

.

d,andtheslaves

sonsatfor atimeen-

he delicately-scented

cingf romtimetotimeatthe

e,witha fondpride

wilfulnessofhisdis-

haps,apardonableva-

einthe highsmooth

ye,the richcurved

ing beard,are-

youth w hile Ildji

ningoverinhismindhow

e subjectwhichwas

ghts.

s ai d a t le n gt h " y o u ma y r e-

sbackyoutalkedto


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fetomyharem; and

ytoyoursuggestion,

myheaduponthe

edstill tobeleftfree

yownwill.W hat

avesincedweltuponyour

frommymotherthat

selectedforme isas

andasgracefulas a

n, iswrittenâ€ ” Iw il lmarry

€ ” p r a i se b e t o A l l a h ! " s a id

nisatlengthrisingin

hithertobeentoyou

e F ranks,pleasant

nowrecoveringfrom

hichyou have

ythehusks ofthe

egintohoardthe

Thebey isangeredby

n,andmayperchance

oursuit. Y ouw ere

peak ereyouhadturned


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T E D.41

m,and seenthatthey

his eyes,andre-

dchosenforyou,

hadbeendescribedto

a li lyw hose leaves

dâ € av io letw hich

dthe seclusionof

havebeenas a

vedugfromthe mine

on it.B utyetforget

rdsyet prevailwith

at youareaman,

rown:donot,in the

ty,forgetthatyour

theharemofyour

the loveliestmaidensthatthey

n undueempire

erofCaraminiawhich

epsoverit,theun-

enervatesthemind,

ofherhusband.N ever

tyoungandbeautiful


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et women; and

yarea llboshâ€ ” no-

ncurrencetothis

urtierâ € ” noheresy to

nosecrettoyourw ife : pur-

ceivingthattheattention

uponhiswords: ' ' The

dangerousthanthe

oucannevertell

andawiseman

children.N either

slaves; buteverbe

yourownhonour.

ooverrantheworld

andahouriin the

face,andalattice

asitnottopo intout

uldbeplaceduponher

e n di m : b r ok e f or t h th e

itw as. B utfearnot

w illdareto laughatmy


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T E D.43

a m p ar a li k f o r th e m ou t hs o f

ssuefrommy ha-

owbetterthanI

gaB aba- f inDamas-

manyhavebeenw ounded

ywellknewthetemper

” b y t he P r op h et a n d yo u

repliedhisson.

ttobuildupyour

eunuch; fo llow edup

I al s o co u ns e l yo u n ev e r to l e t

eyourbeard.Patience,

nofaw ife ' sfo lly , is

wnplains,which

o iousreptile thathas

e ar n o t : r e tu r ne d t he y ou n g

alnotbe lostuponme;

stenmysuitwiththe

hiefo f theHaremGuard.

tyis foundaredearthwhich

ousinsects.


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doorofmyharem,I

ty.

w astheonly replyof

adescendedf romthe

s fathertohislips

quittedtheapart-

e idtheyoungman

rem,andmadehisway

her.

ahandsomewoman

e receivedherson

andgavealustreto her

mostrenewedher

i R e a ; " s h e sa i d fo n dl y ,

vysleeveofhergold-

e tendedtohimher

immediatelyraised

Y o u a re w el c om e â € ”

omthe city,my

eceivednoguests,

asanemptychi-


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T E D.45

cus, fa irmother, isscarce ly

yourow nharem; its

ullah,has doneno

aravanpassedoutat

ppo,numberingamong

kB eys,whosedinars

eirgarments,w^ hich

e youthswhowere

offee-kiosque; X but

alongthebanksof

§ andthestreetsareaga in

ingsIldjiR e a, the

emostvenerablecityin the

ultbyU , thesonofA braham, and

onofN oah.Itwas,moreover,the

sstew ard, Elie ar.

usisacoffee-hojsecapableofcon-

vehundredindividuals.The

equalportions; onebeingappro-

months,for whichitsarrangements

andtheotherto thoseofwinter,

sbeenpaid tothecomfortofthe

yâ€ ” formerlycalledby theGreeksthe

iver.


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ofa ofhismother? "

, " Ishispurse

y fromlastnight s

h e av e n fo r bi d ! " l a ug h ed h e r

tw oevilsw hichhavenot

to recommendthem.

unghishandsasif inan-

tdancedin hiseye:

,andinsteadof gold,I

wife.

ai m ed A m i de H a no u m " t h is

onglooked.How

dire joice , w hen, onhis

, Ireadtohimthisnew

ight! A ndthew ife

ou, IldjiR e a, gu um,

ponthemountain;

fher loveliness,with

beautyofa woman

atherof thebestbloodinthe

ffendihermothera

ndpo litenessâ€ ” N ay ,

eorgian,assheremarked


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T E D.47

hherson listenedto

tmustnotbebreathed

butasyouarenow

hthe eyesofaffection,

it inyourearâ€ ” she

â € ” S h e h as s e en y ou f r om

alongthestreetâ € she

arabaas yougalloped

shew astoldthatyouw ereto

andnow whensheisrestless,

eherto sleep,they

a, forshewill l istento

oungman sbreath

ivered; ' ' A ndsheis

" hesa id, faul-

a n sw e re d A m i d e Ha n ou m :

akenherintobrighter

son! " * '

"

theKoranatthe

w ithclaspedhands, andbow ed-

amirrorwhich


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dthat oneisIldji

ltysuppressedthe

neveruntilthat

tteri tmustbeto

ou: " ' T isatthebest

hesa id, endeavouringto

w eresheto ldto -morrow

oorA gamyfriend,

new shadow,and

heGeorgian, earnestly :

iv e n to m an t o r ea d a wo m an s

thatthesamepower

asdominionover our

il lnotbeconvinced; and

rienceyoueatthebitter

mightbe enjoying

ntment.Thefirst

woman sheartis

rsmay fo llow , w hichforatime

are writtenonlyby

ndtheyareeffacedby


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nto ldthatw hen

edhertothesonof

e foldedhishandsinthe

dturnedaway? "

C ansheloveonew ho

tyand hertender-

heGeorgianearnestly :

ns; theheartisnotlogica l

f e el . * '

Think youthathewilly ie ld

ehadbeenslighted?

dvocatewhisperingin

dA mideHanoum,

amedhand-mirror

enance,andhiseye

uriantbeauty : " the

fromthe rose-garden

yfoldhiswing in

TheB eyloveshis

ou artbeloved

ut ^ istoobrighttobe

bitter enoughto


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egreat seabeyond

yw eepforme? " aga in

,touchedtotheheart

r.

er,againraised

ha smile,half

wardsitssurface,

theimageof the

ndastrangecuriosity

ovelywoman,who,

rregularities,hadven-

he hadheldhis

ich had,bysome

e,escapedfromthepol-

rdforthonherse :

new nothingofw omen

enowbegantobelieve

hers,pure,andbeau-

ileswouldbeas a

atherhadtold him

slovelyas adaugliter

dweltupon herin-

devotion.


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T E D.51

elightfuldream; and

harem,hewasan


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benthis stepstothe

storetothemysterious

b; butnonek new to

merouscaravanwas

breakonthe morrow

himselfwereactiveand

oundthebuilding

dise thereweresci-

woollenwrappers,

stroytheirbrightness

es, k nives, curiousbridle -bits, and

thecity , inwhichstandsacaravansera i

whoaremaintainedduringtheir

enseof theS ultan.


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T E D.53

oughtiniron andsteel,

beenfamous; while

e,ofa morecostlyand

refullyheapedtogether

uardedbyblackslaves.

totheamountoftwo

editwasinvolvedin

handicraft,were

ecting,atthepitch of

etedtheconfusionofthe

dtogether,some

ndotherslying pla-

rlongthinneck sout-

eepyblackeyes,slowly

eotherasanysudden

dthemslightlyfrom

nspicuous; whilein

dtheassesM hichled

hehorseofa

ssoftlypaddedsaddle,

ndbreastplate,wasled

oom; whilecrowdsof

ereseenin every


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ghtingoverthegar-

out bytheslavesof

okingon froma

ffoons,santons,andder-

gthecrowd; butthe

ersweretoobusyto

e a, convincedthathe

onatsobusthng a

ftheenclosure,and

thesunwasrapidly

ndashisroadlaypastthe

heinvoluntarilyslackened

fromthe covered

thefortress-castle,

edwithfoursquare

hadowsacrossthe

not:his thoughts

timebyawoman!

e idtheMerchant

aughterofK assim

ardlessofthehonour

everspentamoment


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T E D.55

bablechangewhich

nes: butnow â€ ” w hen

atisfyaselfishvanity,

dvantageswhichmight

he yetsucceedinhis

fintoa beliefthathe

maiden; and,come

minedtojudgewith

wereworthyof allthe

nlavisheduponher

her.

ngrewaregret that

ntsofhischangeof

ncewin theyoung

uld havenooppor-

ractionsthroughthe

ty,butmustyield

arch tempter,the

e,however,unavailing,

ospareneithersubtlety

purpose.

w fancy, IldjiR e a

baof theB ey , w ho, as

t e perience,would


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sgold ; butwhenhe

fairgirlwholoved

indebtedtosogrossa

andforgetting,inthe

the fearfulpenalty

mpanied,hepaused

ey sdw elling, and

ngthe wholefacade

arem,asis generally

ardensofthepalace,

nwiththestreet,save

too wel guardedto

ndonedoor,whichwas

n eunuch.This

e citedimaginationof

danothercharmto

mpassedhismistress;

e longdrearyw allso f the

ofollowthoseof the

ndsoftheharem.

bethe gentleascent

withane perienced

htpromiseadvantage;

tallcedartrees flung


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adbeyond,asifwoo-

venturous when,sa-

of securinganentrance

,hereturnedslowly

selfuponthesofaof

loodedtheEast, w hen

ssedthenightindreams

nsteepedinthe sher-

ecushionshadbeen

ndwhosebrowshadbeen

hatbreatheofPeristan;

ain throbbing,andhis

a chamois,andpro-

he hadleft,halfburied

esofthedhourra,his in-

hecreaturewereto

y,itmight,atleast,

theinstrumentofhis

proachedit,andlistened

elightwhenhedrew

manystrangers,it had

hehalfforgot his

isgivings,in hisad-


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as hehadneverbe-

, thee citedyoungman

he eightgatesofthe

ksofthe Goldenriver,

heplain,fannedby

ndseemingtofollow

e-reinhunglooseupon

rse,butitneedednot

andIldjiR e ^ fe lta

erbeforehadmortal

dwishesofhimwho

path, liketheanimal

ity , andpassedthepa-

ioustoaffordtothe lat-

a viewofhisskilful

dthecreaturebothin

kehim pranceand

nsciousthathe wasdis-

antage,thoughhisseat

tobe assafeandas

enuponhissofa;

came tohisearfrom


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T E D.59

entofthewomen s

mthat,howeversecure

tuationappearedby

lookers-on.The

ofayoungperson,

tsterror andIldji

la teonthee traordinary

thebeliefthatit

rthanthat ofthe

ceofwoman,even

nterror; there isa

chseemtohavebeen

f thesoulâ€ ” amusic,

uishcan totallyover-

d ji R e a f e lt i t e ve n t o th e r e-

lS he lovedhimâ € ” she

forMm! A ndw hatpartw as

tangedrama? A ll

te ; buthisw ordw as

asvow edtotheruinof loveliness

andhemustabideby the

tion,thewisest


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ould havedonewould

pportunityofdwell-

fectionsofhispro-

acrifice,whenhewas

ld thushavebeen

utby thate traordinary

ichconstitutesthe

e,henotonlydrew

oowillingon herside

anta theme,everyparti-

en; but,hourbyhour,

her grewmore

ur,hisreasonmade

nfatuation.


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T E D.61

T E Dâ € ” CO lltinued.

asthemany-coloured

mageround theset-

orytheHght which

peatedin fainter

obleriver, IldjiR e a

e,andonfoot,bent his

ey .

o f theharem, afe-

andmuffledina dark

sedit hastilybehind

anfeltatthemoment

womanhadshut

aradise . Inthene t

wher ; hecould


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he impulseâ€ ” hedid

and, foraconsiderable

fwithtrackingher

ets,anddownan-

henshe arrivedin

rvedf romthenatureof

dinesswithwhich

ded,withouthesita-

stbeintendedfor

rysuperiorrankto

himthat shemight

tendantofDelsaise

erhadthe ideasug-

edquietlyupto the

omshewaspur-

andkerchiefofgreat

trewasrichlybordered

quisitelywrought

redsilksandgold;

searchofasimilar

slytowardsthefe-

assist himinthe

,theslaveglanced

e speaker,andim-


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T E D.63

hrespectfuldefer-

lm i ne " " s h e as k ed ,

dmoreearnestlook

' andsha ll itnotbe

Mayhisdaysbemany,

creasef andshebe-

kerchiefswithre-

uthow may Ite llthe

Isti llpurchasingfor

thisâ € ” ^ " ^ andshe

hwaswroughtinto

buds; " butitte lls

mylordmaynot

t.

ouldbew elcome,

hichIshouldwish

e a, lookingearnestly

f itw erereturnedtome

tsfolds,I cannot

htdrivemeinmy

erhat? " laughed

elftothegreen-tur-


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smy lordlook likeone

be returneduponhis

ortedthecraf tydealer

uitesatisfiedbythe

ers,thatthere wasa

whatitmight,which

solved,if possible,to

ge; " Masha llah! I

kofmerchandiseon

tifmy lordrea llywishesto

showhimascarfof

the leafthattherose

havingaborderof

ntoapassionateballad

? " *

” w ha t d o yo u wa n t to d o ? "

danger; w ouldyou

y adeh, Hadji Do Inot

amInotaw arethatmy

ldaughterofK assim

stlyscarfsareby nomeansuncom-

esometimesinscribedwithpas-

ndat others,asinthepresentcase,


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T E D.65

s we a po n n ev e r ru s t ! ) â € ” w o ul d h er -

you notcastashes

ga pricethatwould

f ide lF rank ? "

av e I no t a ri gh t to d os o ? " d e-

n,with considerable

anotherscarf tobe

€ ” B a k , E f f e n di m ; * " h e c on -

icatedraperyfromits

a iditbefore IldjiR e a:

astbeforedogs? "

” " " r e pl i ed t h e yo u ng m a n,

hebeautifulscarf and

edacouplet; " How

r thispretty

orbitant; butIldji

itsamount, ashedrew

containinghismoney,

houta remark:the

meanwhileasgrave

hadonlycompleted

ofplayingthe

knowshowto


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erypieceofcoinsepa-

pedinhisturn.

mainedquietlylook-

tshehadnot yetcom-

venture; butwhen

hescarf inthescarce ly

kerchief,shepaidfor

feracourteous" S a lam

ovedaw ay .

rdyin following;

ised toobservethat

arshetook atota lly

hatbywhichshe had

seandcoveredstreets,

wasliable tobe

by andselectingthe

damongtheorchards

ty issothicklyin-

e arequiretobe in-

us preferringacir-

direct onewhich

econductedhertothe

em; butheatoncegave

splayed; asmostof


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dbyhighwalls,ren-

asthecircumstances

sametimesheavoided

ctingthathewouldagain

spot moresecluded

t passed,theyoung

ndovertooktheat-

oat onceunderstood

smuchhesitationas she

nhancethevalueofher

surancesoftherisk

sdispleasure, thescarf

,accompaniedbya

severations,andabroad

lessgraciouslyre-

wasfallingover the

a, inordertoescapefrom

edintothegreat

partyofhisassociates,

ibouques,andsipping

acoupleofman-


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rabdrums,played

wofineyouths,thesons

anginalternatestan as

monotonousballadsin

e a : s h ou t ed t h e

isentrance; ' ' youare

uhadbeense i edby

ge l , ge l â € ” c o me , c om e ; h e re i s

€ ” andthesedogsof

o-night.Wallah!

uadeN airntoshave

tforsa le intheba ar: it

erei tonlybecausehe

ght; " sa idthepatient

tthepitiful plea-

uponthelong,

hdependedtohisgirdle ;

shouldrestrainhis

a id , i nf i de l ; " l a ug h ed t h e

otmuchthatw esuffer


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T E D.69

ogs asyouare,to

upthe irdaughters?' *

cla imedsimultaneously,

t i s mu c h.

hnesses; " faultered

severylips became

onofhisdaughter:

rtedforA leppoby the

estermornatsunrise.

b? " ask edHussein

uquefromhislips,and

nthew retchedo ldman:

ondidshepassthegate?

ealreadytaughtthee

renotmadeofcamePs

o A l e p po ? "

iledbeneaththe

Pr o ph e t is i n P ar a di s e ^ â € ” h e

ysilencedby acryof

w hosedogartthouthat

ta lk of theProphetof the

ewentthydaughterto

shandsin agony


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urhighnesses, tonursea

hebedofdeath. " '

sneeredanotherof the

nsmanatA leppo.

weovertaketheca-

tyS arabythe

ganoddedsmilingly,

henIldjiR e ae -

uliestinthybeard, forI

andeven watched

ed,andnotone ofthy

*

,ratherinsport

o fyoungmen; and

edto dieaway; and

rdiscordantminstrelsy,

telyrewardedwith

oins.Time,mean-

grew deepintothenight;

dMusselmaunhad

nthe cushionofrest,

youngmen,who,after

ad e changedtheir


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morepotent be-

eparatedeachtohis

pulsesandthrobbing


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oungandinnocent

oursof thenight.

rpartedfromthe sonof

enedtotheharemofher

redtothewifeof the

eswhichshehad made

rtmentinsearchof

ss.S helostnotime

wthatatthishour the

ndina garden-kiosque

itemarble,andover-

whichthe flower-

ntricateandpleasant


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T E D.73

etyof sweet-

dblossoms.Thither

eps,but evenaccus-

euponthe love lyDel-

pausedamomentin

d.

rawnaside,andthe

hekiosque; where,

he basinintoliquid

rformoftheyoung

inaflowingrobeof

nof silvertissue.

edwithlarge pearls,

crimsonturbancinctured

spilloweduponherhand,

nt earthward; her

tsprinkledwithgems

edgeofthefountain;

da z linginitsw hite -

front ofthedivan.

sedherfromher

paredtoenterthe

ook edup: " Y ouare


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shesa id, w ithasw eet

geredlaterthanusualin

edforyou.Tellme

n hi m ? "

ponthecarpet at

ress,andlookedup

uhavethenthoughtofhim,

absence; andyet, o fw hat

asslightedyou,

hedustfromhis feet

old? B utturnnot

rblamedhim when

sharemhavebeenloud

bouteventochideyou

athertotell youthat

avetalkedwithhim

i b a [ " e c l ai m ed t h e be a u-

andstogetherinan

thisdaymustbemark ed

A nddidhespeak

ve d h im . A n d ,

rZ iba , didhesay that


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edthe laughingslave; " here

abreath:whyit

moullahtoanswer

ltellmy ta le ; butf irst,

handsomeastheday . He

ever, never, didIbeho ldsuch

â € ” t a lk t o me o f p ea r ls , I s ay o uf !

dethemâ€ handslik ethe

a be a rd â € ” A s t ef e ra l la h ! t h er e

nDamascus.

, Z ibaV interposedthe

w thathe ishandsomeenough

ourisâ€ ” Ihaveseen

Tellmerather, therefore ,

, E f e n di m , sa y y ou ! ' '

cento f scorn. " Y ou

eis like! Haveyou

winkingonthe sun?

ouk now best; butif youhave

nIldjiR e a.

i b a mo u ' ' a g ai n u rg e d

commencedtheslave;


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youâ € ” thathisthoughts

ceofa stonehurled

thathedreamtofyouonhis

oodturnedtof irewhenafear

ponhimâ€ ” thatâ€ ” in

dertaketorepeattoyou

furtherbyday-dawn;

f rommeapromisethat

morrow.

" murmuredoutthe

tter, laughedthehand-

sitmaybe do Inotgoto

ay rather, happyDelsaise

ideof thehand-

forhisbrideyouw ill

t, assurelyasthough

esagestK arabashof

ana; didnotthe

allmarryahunchback?

heonlychildhehadto

dioussquinteverre-

ye? HasnotDjamil^

rfavouriteplayfellow,


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T E D.77

mintheC adi, w hosebeard

nd? E h, vah! w ho

answermethat.

ghedoutin herde-

, Z i b a i t i s in d ee d I . "

o od : s a id t h e at t en d an t : " b u t

gmorepassedbe-

ah! Ild jiR e a isnosak a l-

hedrew f rombeneathher

othesonofYe id,

dw ithascreamof rap-

ntale , andneedsno

rken, Ef fendimouâ€ ”

tohavebeenthe wifeof

dhaveundertakenno

as,of hercompa-

ponthebeautifulgirl,

beingbelovedfor

pressedthe offer-

tandlips, andwas

cypheringthecharac-

rder.W henshehad

mbracedthesplendid


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saf fection; andthen, bend-

a,sherepeatedtoher in

f theballad,which

mostasfairand as

tohermandolin: â € ”

L O TU .

densun

bed,

o latelydark.

ssshed;

sbreast.

wyeye,

ifeandlight

hesky.

epursues

nturned;

slowlysets.

mthatburned.

andthen

rgentlehead,

erthestream.

htnessfled..

ee,

everyhour

eside.

sthra llingpower;


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T E D.79

” butw hen

d bruised.

cla imedZ iba, asthemur-

ased; " ' t isthe love-

venso, S ultana, doesthe

f thefa irmessagesw ith

reto beputintoverse,

balladsas that!

ay tohimto-morrow in

ay, dearZ iba! " ask ed

oushallte llhimw hatyou

assurehimthatIlove

esun; andthatevenso

e haspassedunder

mâ€ ” fortherest, you

tohimwhatyouwill.

” w e llsa id, mymistress;

nd himasatoken

retero fyourheart? "

ment; youngand

love,sheyetshrank


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omsodecideda mea-

gingwordsandflatteriesof

nsent,andsheultimately

ofits glossybraids

,havingentwinedit

owerswhichlaybeside

ereditintothekeeping

eartgoesw ithit "

inherlarge darkeye;

oev il inthegif ttoone

nedaybe myhus-

ed t h e sl a ve : " w ho d r ea ms

hadgivenitto the

nd,wherecouldevil

hosenforyouby theB ey

henothavemarried

onthsago? Ishe

Y ouow ehimatleast

hehasdone you.

no t , Z i b a ; * " s m il e d he r m is -

theattendanthad

Iamsohappy thatIcan-

vethoseofaffection


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T E D.81

Irepayyou,dear,

tthat youhaveshewn

eartleapsasif ithad

andIcouldalmost

last somanyhours,

him! ' " ' andsheburied

nsof thedivan,and

ionatetearswhich

cetheyspring,and

ominessofitsfirstper-

ytheimpulsesof

ouchedsoul; wither-

ngintheirhot flow

eing.

rief shew asarousedby

diatelyoutsidethe

sighingof thew ind, for

ll,andnota breath

wers,whoseshadows

blefloor.Theear of

nd,but murmuringto

hatIbnSheitanâ € ” thatson

b a â € m a yh i s pi l la u f be

shequietlydroppedher


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nees,regardlessof the

snotof thesame

ontinuedtoga ethrough

knewnot what,and

nicto herattendant,

asshut outby

whostoodonthe

scream,and drew

iletheintruder,clearing

nd,flunghimselfat

es toher s,disclosed

e a!


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T E D,83

T E Dâ € ” continued,

retheyoungmen^ vho

reatcoi ee-housesepa-

d drunkdeep,and

iseandclamour; butI

henthesonofY e id

one,hisbrain burn-

heturned asidefrom

ather shouse, andfo l-

ththatthe slavehad

e.F oratimehe

ought,andindulging

edonlythe more

a ltation; butashe

p grewhurriedand

quick,andthe blood


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ddenlyhestopped,he-

peedof desperation

dleadingto thepa-

.When hehadreached

t timetoandfro

gupwardsupontheover-

avingselectedthatwhich

unwoundhis turban,

neintothe longscarf

g itskilfullyacross

ussecuring hisascent,

ewall,lookingdown

dimaginationappeared

eventhHeaven!

beautifulinthat

enightingalew aspouringforth

andthemoonwas

er; theflowerswere

agrance andthe

redinthesparkling

adsbeneaththe dia-

nthem.

of IldjiR e aqua iled

dpurity ofthe


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T E D.85

beredhis wildand

ndhefe lt l ik eaguilty soul

fParadise.B utthis

endurednotlong:

motionfollowed; and

ranchesof thecedar-

hegarden.

rban; andthen

hadowofthewall,in

; whensuddenlyhe

he fountain.His

hebenthissteps

rivednearlyatthe

tyofits beingte-

tohim,w^ henhe

amongtheshrubsby

ntil hedistinctly

igureswithin.Inthe

esatisfiedthatoneof

andashega edupon

tureon thedivan,

himthatthiscould be

se,hispromisedbride.

entranced, drinkinginher


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O F T H H A R E M.

until,nolongerable

hoverwhelmedhim,

nghimselfat her

hadrisentothe lips

way,andthe ques-

” Hadheheardherlast

ciousthatthetearsw hich

adbeenshedforhim?

towardsherattendant, butthere

rin theaspectofthe

mprudentasshehadbeen, the

everdreadedsucha

ience: thetim idgirl

adandheavingheart,

tence; andtheen-

e ahesitatedforthe

k soe quisiteapause;

arethatshewasnot

eaffair,hidher burning

mistress,andsobbed

tersofPeristan! " at


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T E D.87

pturedlover,ashe

mallwhitehand;

hethassenton earthto

e shapesofParadise

arof thesummer-night, before

rse lfgrowspa leâ€ ” S ul-

orldmightbowin

endertheethydueâ€ ”

,that Imaylisten

Wiltthounot

ethedaydawnin

ndthineinfluencethe

ss Thelowliestof

€ ” hislif e isinthyhands

eeasaboon.

e thedawnto

le overthefairfea-

rl; butshehadnot

le.

" pursuedtheyoung

vantage; thatlife

splacedat your

y,forIshalldie at


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O F T H H A R E M.

H e av e n fo r bi d " m u rm u re d

e c l ai m ed I l dj i R e a ,

heshrinkinggirl,and

" M y l ov e â € ” m y so u l â € ”

peredZ iba, rousingherse lf

error: " W hatisthis,

aman, thatyoustea lthus

our lives? Have

hands. * "

edhernot; thefa irestcrea-

rheldw asinhisarmsâ € ”

herlongha irsw eptacrosshis

hcametohischeek. S he loved

a ge a l on e o cc u pi e d he r â € ” a n d ho w

veher?

n,veiledin her

ascendingthesky;

eretwitteringinthe

theleaves,among

ed,thediamond-drops

houtthenight :the

uturemeetings; and


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T E D.89

enhadflushedcrimson

evisitofher im-

m allsaveZ iba.

ow farewell,andas

layyetanothermoment

s ofhismistresstohis

heoutanotherparting

e markedafew

ky,redas thebanner

knofurtherventure;

dbewilderedgirl

overwhoserashness

wnlife , buther s,

intofthewallwhere

edasafeand easy

garden; and, ashe

menttoremark,secured

odeof ingress.


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e browofnight,

scentofsilver; and

assimB ey , andthe

w aji, sathandinhandin

,andlookeduponits

ewlarger,untilit

onevastdiamond

e calmstar-lighted

tilltheyga edonittogether:

their lovebrighten

onw hichthey look edâ€ ”

dheldher hand,and

withgentlewords:

spectinggirl lovedthe


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T E D.91

notthat toherit

t itroseto itshigh

poised inmid-air,

hichfed uponits

ditsthroneofsapphire

tgrewclearerand

dfloodedalltheearth

erswereyettogetherâ € ”

pon theleaves,and

rthyofsuchanhour.

a t l as t â € ” a n d, a s t he

utlineofthe fairorb

emberedhisvow,and

€ thefa ircheek ofhis

clear light,andasad-

r deepeyes.Here-

sspiritmeltedwithin

rehimselffromhis

onyinhis soul.There

herâ€ ” heboundedalong

heclombethew alll ik eacha-

ne ithertotherightnorthe lef t

ed,butranmadlydown


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O F T H H A R E M.

fthecity; conscious,

tthe shoutofdetec-

ubledupon his

alongundertheshadows

herushedlik eamaniacacross

rveneduponhis path.

hedirectionof the

moonlightimme-

esawtheB ectachy

olyvow.

h o u te d t he D e rv i sh " a

aresavedâ € Haste,

d-houndsareatyourhee ls "

and,graspingthehand

m, follow edlik eachild.

had solatelygrown

his ear,dieawayin

heflunghimselfdown

ysmofagony ; and

ath-spasm,

uboundsofast, my

D e rv i sh a s I ld j i R e a , s lo w ly

sion,raisedhimselfon

dlyroundthe tomb


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T E D.93

addraggedhim :

lo fa ff l ictionscreamedintothe

oveyouthus? Y ou

eedonthestonypath

pedfromthe pestilence

stormofpassionsignify ?"

e d th e f ug i ti v e: * ' I a m a c-

e co m e an I b n S h e i ta n â € ” a s o n

chmenotw iththehemofyour

letmedie.

w h at h a s ha p pe n ed " a g ai n

w henwelastmet, you

thepowerofyourfelech,

hew ingsofpride inthe

” W hydoyounow grovel

ment? "

A l i ? " " a s ke d t he y o un g

re istheToork omanf iend

rings ofmyheart,

g? If youcannot

oncemore Isayâ € ” le t

rsinsistonafifth element,which

andwhichtheyinvestwithperfect


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O F T H H A R E M.

â € ” p sh aw ! p sh aw ! Y o u ng

retortedtheDerv ish;

esofA srae lw hileyouhave

f them.Why do

gallantsteedfoundered?

Whysea lthe

he signetofsecrecy?

earnt thenatureof

thepatient.Tell

oknow sbutImay f ind

ysavedyoufrom

eyelpingat your

doubtbysome impru-

hy thenshouldyou

"

h ! f a t he r ? " e c l ai m ed

y : " Ihavestrew edthe

rls ofhappiness,and

derfoot.O h,thatI

hefuturewiththefin-

at itwereyetmyfate

"

hesepangs, thenforaw o-

ctachyscornfully : " andis


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T E D.95

id, w hoso late ly laughed

owmoistensthemarble

vailingandunmanly

hesteedin yourstable

hanallthe beautiesof

nddoyouplaythesakal-

'

in , f at h er ; s a id t h e yo u ng

ossessionbyaviolent

stmetof indthew retchw ho

€ ” myvow mustbecan-

or ofhistentwith

akeback thehorse, andrestore

andthenletuspart, neverto

.

on. A lithe- haw aji

notnowpluckthe

heearsofdestinyâ€ ”

umustabideby your

” w h e n ? " g a sp e d ou t t he

moon: " The

hesaidsolemnly:

mpact.


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hisbrow w ithhis

dhisteethlike a

hiserror! " murmured

ngwithhisownthoughts:

thesha llow cupofyouth

folly: andthattime

ts dowry.

both " urgedthe

ther! couldyoubutima-

ntleness,hertruth,

fatemustdestroy

nmadnesshasdrawn

sk go ld? Iw il lpourintoyour

atrawhichiscurrent

oulove power? I

emy lawsofthede-

Y ourdayssha llf low lik ethe

im; * andyournights

utsaveus,father,

arsfor us,andteach

r e pl i ed t h e De r vi s h ; " w hy

cca,


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T E D.97

sepulchreofsorrow,

ownhead,whenyou

hinyou,andshake off

tbowsyourspirit.Love

ess,laughingamidthe

fits power; aghoul,

itsvictim,andwhose

sbondsarethecha insof

e howlingofthosewho

of ' itsbitterness and

aredits sway,have

joydwellsnotwith

of thefaithful,and

nfor themwithburn-

e id, andf lingof i

hichyouhavewoven

nvain " sa idthe

" h e lp m e i f yo u c an â € ” t o

” hew hohasonce lookedon

arknesswithamerry

w ha t c an I d o , my s o n ? ' ^ a s k ed

stentome; themahak has


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O F T H H A R E M.

haveyettimeforreflec-

atingthefollyof to-

enandpursued: and,

path,toguidethe

ofsafety,youwould

edto theofffended

thankfulthereforefor

il laha illa llahâ€ ” there isbutone

etinaw holesk in. R est

ouaresafeunder

e; andyouwillnot

sowedlifeandlimb to

e isfood: andhe

skhirkhehahandful

d: â€ ” " andhere:

gedastonewithinthe

all skinfilledwith

€ ” w i ne f r om C yp r us â € ” a s

k ashoney. â € ” Y oulook

btyouhaveyetmuchto

ofDamascus.

shyourse lf w hile I

nwhetheryouwere

t. If the IbnS heitanâ € ”


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T E D.99

” w hopursuedyou, k now no

haseto aman,with-

thenmayyou go

rfather,andrecom-

y ; butif thecrywas

sonofYe id, you

ofspeed,andpassthe

ttime.F arewellthen

veeatenanddrank,

nitshiding-place; and

on,youmustlay

patience,andsleepor

rtherparley,the

omb.


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T E D.101

andthat, tousethe

faPersianpoet, " morn-

dgedwithsaffron,

theplains, driving

rehertothe

ginto thebuild-

amefamiliarisedwiththe

iscoveredthathehad

ery outcastsof

hyhadjis, covered

aldry :acoupleof

rswhoreceivethewages

saveatoncetheir own

mployers; whilethey

vendingtothe

hredsofrag,morselsof

sofmarble,collected

. Itbeingparto f the

akingpilgrimstoen-

patronsthefatigues

ertaking,theyare

eforethembothragged

honowattractedthe


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C O F T H HA R E M .

w eremastersof the ir

neofthesehadjis

edwhichroused the

er; andithadscarcely

ep,prolonged,and

enutteredbyawild

edesert,formedits

sthesonofYe id

entforwardto learn

gnear thebase

etchwhoseelf-locks

ardcountenance,and

, dank withthenightdew ,

sfrom neglect,hung

erebarefromtheknees,

thoughhis path

ngbriars; hisraiment

dworn; andhislong

themassofhair

rceeyes,draggingit

santon,orprofessional

nanold rugbeside


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T E D.103

sses! " sa idtheelder

andat thewretched

tthyva info llyhasdone

rthishowlingidiot,

edofhiscompanion:

k ehimattheTek i^ o f

edthe brotherhood;

rthanhishead; and

his scarredlimbs

hest,hetriedtokeep

grewtoohotforhim

n s ! " h o wl e d th e m is e ra b le

eofthe hadji smean-

ah! " andasthew ords

upontheearth,with

.

or andspringing

oundedacrossthef loor,

rtalof thetomb.

s h ou t ed t h e sa n to n ; " L e t

shall havethecity-

siderthe advice


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gtheirgirdles,andre-

ll speed,theyleft

bablytoowellacquainted

he CadiofDamascus,

ithertheirfeetor

al.

hile inthechil lmorn-

and sickatheart,

etchedmaniacinthe

fthedisgust thathad

tracedhis steps,and

tilllying e tendedon

rpse hisliv idlips

backfromhis large

rylimbinfle ibleand

ksscatteredoverthe

m afountain

d toforcedownhis

newhichtheB ectachy

astheworkofa mo-

and, asthemadmanw rithed

ngconsciousness,he

daccentsof gentle-


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T E D.105

not mettheearsof

uâ€ ” come, come, my

dk indly ; " rouseyourse lf , o rI

ery,for Ilookto

andthemaniacturned

him inwonderashe

” M o nk e r an d N a k i r ha v e

k,andthebluesky

lâ€ ” W hereamI? This

avenottroddenthe

theearthonwhichIl ie

pillowedonaser-

a fe " w asthereply

andswallow someof this

toharmyou.

oedthemaniac, ashe

he refreshingwine

yof fearispast; " andhe

stogether,and his

astas hemurmured;

€ ” b y s to r m an d b y ca l m â € ”


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” onthew idew asteof

me, beneathme, aboutmeon

y ar e ev er t he re ! â € ” e ve r ! â € ” A n d

vedComladeve, she

oneisabsentâ€ ” " "

the Dervishstruck

a: hek new thatitw as

dman; buthefe lt, ashe

been abitingmisery

tellectof thewretched

gainhesoothed,encou-

hisaccentsmeltedthe

andhewepttearsin

ess.

earmof theyoung

Iknownotwhatyou

I c a re n o t â € ” b u t, t h ou g h I am

w i th a b u rs t in g p ul s e an d a b ur n -

€ ” andyousha llhear

I h a ve n o t to l d th e t al e f or y e ar s â € ”

ga inâ€ ” butasudden

e; and, ere Idie , Iw il l

htfulsecret.A llah


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T E D.107

tgnawsmyheartwill

thew ormthathascoiled

nwillere longun-

" A ndf linginghisarms

edoutHkeawounded

nsitionoffeeling,he

nerof thebuilding,

mencedhiswilddream


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hatcrimeIhadcommitted;

naccusedofany ; but

demybed, andaround

mberwasfilledwithdusky

thedarkness.S hapes

ed,andstrong,andtall

irheavyweaponsstruck

nthemarblefloor as

thechamber.

couldnot; A llah

o eupmysoul! my

andclavetomyfevered

edmyenergies, andI


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T E D.109

struo jo lew iththedread

ts; astronggrasp

dbusy handswere

roundme.Theyput

dfastenedit beneath

ichhadsustainedmy

pinionedtightlybehind

myowncostly shaw lâ€ ”

undinprideaboutme

eve,theperiof my

hatmemoryconjure

orneIk new notw hither;

shewouldl ookfor

ouldhaverenewedthe

s,andscattered per-

nshewouldhstennear

mycomingstep, and

eeveningwindsighing

us-f lowers; herz ebec

art heavy; forher

beneathher window

ithheruponthe

thurriedlyovermy


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C O F T H H A R E M.

f Mahometthrough

ut theeffortcame

iftedf romtheearth; acoarse

me,andI wasflung

guidedbya strong

ethewind! and,

guishedthehoof-

the hoarsetonesof

yetgreaterspeed.

a n d, a s I l ay p a nt i ng

reme,the coarse

ponmymouthand

ra ir. F oraw hile I

henatlength1again

fanautumnalevening

hewing ofaperi.I

din Paradise; andI

he darkeyeswhich

everlastingbowers.

ce, ere Iaga inclosedmy

dedbydarkforms;

tme; andacrowdof

edtowardsme,asif

consciousness.A


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T E D.Ill

thethrongas Ilooked

ndlif tedmefromthe

ga edoncemore

nthevergeofadark

a , ina ll itsmightandits

gaveonefren ied

hevo iceofmyagony , asIhung

rasp ofthatiron

away , adeepvo ice

thew ordsw eresearedinto

oftensincethatmomenthaveI

hof partialinsanity,

essdespair,when

€ ”

om e â € ” t h e gr a ve w hi c h it

efusetotheeâ € forseven

on, andonâ€ ” E arth

dtheinhabitantsofthe

w shipâ € Thousha lt

t loved,andhearken

deartotheeâ€ ” Thou

shallavailthee


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mtheassembledcrow d

fulwords; and,ere

hollysubsided,he

arer totheedgeofthe

sedmy eyes:a

eoverme therewas

â € anotherhe ll ish

asuddenfa llâ€ ” a loudplash

nglikeacorseuponthe

ny o f t ha t m om e nt ! I w r it h ed

I s t r ov e t o wr e nc h a wa y t he

msâ€ ” B ut, atevery

,ateveryspasm

nly sankdeeper

Iroseaga ine hausted

I threwbackthesalt

nostrilsin nauseous

eptoverme, Icaughtthe

ntsofearth! B utI

of-strokesofthede-

e tothecoastra-

Myheartswelled


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T E D.113

d,hadnotmybrainbeen

t.I lookedup;

peningaroundmeâ € ”

newaswantingtocom-

ginthesky , the long,

Iturned myeyesde-

onedirectionthe

beenhurledrosebleak

terschafedandbel-

the lightspray fellback ,

erain. A sIga ed,

sappearedinmanya

y betokenedtheha-

see inmymind seye

herman,peopledby

ther; andagainI

elthalfa maniacasI

roundme,andthe

ethesablewingsof

tastarwasinthesk y, and

theearth, noracross

oguponthe waters.


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ndIfelt thatIwasra-

and.Therewas a

ows,anda deeper

focean; whilethesea-

dippedforaninstant

thewave,andthen

rockyresting-places

Ihadnoresting-place!

atIm ightdie ; but,

aranthbowers,he

edon.

onygrew uponme. The

weightyasthe mois-

yhair-roots; andIwas

ewaters.

o n my h e ad b e i t, E f e n di m !

ofhoursso longasthose

withitsshrillwinds,

pdreamysolitude.

dwrithedso violently

dgushedfrommy

eddownmy beard.

andatlengthIw ept

firsttearsofmy


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ewatersby theheavy

aleasit passedme

tlusho isteditstrans-

tinybarkfearlessly

e , andthirst; andthe

ns,beatmaddeningly

hadprayedfor

dpantedfor it

ight,andit had

g withitanacces-

edbeneaththefierce

ssIhaddrif tedfaroutto

waterswasaroundme:

ofthatearthwhichis

cheat meintohope.

etheair withwhite

castits long,dark,

thewave.

withitssoftenedlight

andmyachingeyes

h; thoughIshud-

tnight wouldfollow


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T E D.117

derw ithpropheticdread;

hatIwasnever,

ge,toclosemyeyes

the last; a tt imesI

andshriekedin my

Ilaybleeding, e hausted,

ybillowybed.

ermethus, chequeredonly

ofmisery,by storm,

st.F amineandthirst

art,and yetIcould


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d; anditmaywell

truthamaddeningthingto

elplessness,storm-

€ ” Inshallah! there is

eliever,wherethe

llow w illnevercomeâ€ "

eona lone? * " demanded

espitehimself inthe

" Hadyounocom-

ccupationtobeguilethe

oedtheDervish, w itha

mpanionw ouldyouhave

rt a l â € ” n o ! n o ! â € ” h e c o u ld


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T E D.119

withmeâ€ ” Iw asno

th,but aloathedand

harmedlifeâ€ breathing

uldhavebrought

€ fore-doomedtoyears

” w herecouldIhopetof ind

ation " " hepursuedstil l

nyounotguessmyoccu-

thehoursby theap-

sonthewater,or the

andIcollectedtheashes

moulderingforatime,

e,andsearedmy

yuponthesurfaceof

myeyeuponaparticular

progress,andlaughed

gth itbrokeoverme;

nechotothe shrillcry

cunninge ultationas

ghtthediscordant

d,mockedinto abelief

f hisownspecies,


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Ithussportw ithmyun-

theseweremyhours

irit soonshrankback

itsidio tvanityoritsmadden-

emiserableyears,

enwatchedthefish-

nets; andcaughtthe

meshrillyalongthe

n, evena lthoughIfe ltthe impo-

nstrovetoburstmy

€ ” ye lledintheagonyofmyhelp-

epwater; andwrithed

oncemoreroseto

edpastthe land; at

ainstprojectingpoints

k,maimedandbjeed-

s atothersgliding

asmilingshore;

wers,cooledbythe

es,listeningto the

f birds,thesoundsof


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T E D.121

nâ € unseen, unheard,

s: mynightsbroughtno

deniedtomeâ € ” E f fen-

H e av e n fo r bi d ! â € ” t h at y o u

ebra ingrowscra ed

hfulnessofyears! â € ”

swhichknowsno

atisunbrok en! A ndyetI

darkness,wearyand

meat leastarespite

yoftheoceanand

n.S ometimes,too,

heaven,andthesea

tensilver, whileI

ck tomartheglory

seversadandresigned

tstruggle € ” Ididnot

mly , andweptlik eaninfant;

onthefairmoon, If i ed

head,andfancieda

mladeveandmyselfin

nd, asIga ed, the


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d uponthevapour

on andpo intto

o look ; andlo! it

ediamondkeythat

ophet ^ sparadise; w hile

h ofblessednesswhich

sionbroughtmadness

Ihe lddiscoursew iththesk y,

playedthemaniac.

radayof f ierceheat, as

hecoo lbree ew hich

feathereditwithits

tobjectcaughtmy

tw ithde liriousjoy !

e:thedarkmass

€ ” i t w as a s h ip ! A y !

sset,andherbow-

veninto thevery

espedheron. Icould

tecanvass,hercom-

morethanall,I could

” men! my fe llow men!

yownland,for their


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T E D.123

are,andthewind

andcurlinglock sâ€ ”

aith,fortheChristian

mastofthestately

caredIforthis Theyw ould

moreberestoredtothe

tomyself.Canyou

s maddening?

stoodlik ethespirito f the

andspokewiththeglance

eintervalsofmy

watchedhimnar-

hathepointedtowards

ithtransport; buthe

dIsawhimno more.

dlordlyvoice metmy

dIk nownthe importo f thew ords

hemidnightthunder

esto look onthegallant

aninstantinthewind ;

beatheavilyagainst

uddenlyfrommany

drawanotherbreath,


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T E D.125

spiritwhogoverned

racefulboundwith

ycheck,sheagain

itw asinscribeduponmy

"

nd,graspinghisbroad

ds,seemedasthough

hisvisionhad called

satbesidehim, marve ll ing

couldclaim ofanar-

asblentwith suffering.

yetaconnectingprin-

ehadbeen listening,

effortfor amind

retchedobject on

heyoungmanremem-

of life ise tinguished,

upfor ashortperiod

eofthebrain; and

esidetheDervish,

cewhichiseverpaid

men,thetermination

entlye haustingthe


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there issomething; something

nderstand, K haw aji; "

niac; " uponourpath,

ut,above,andaround

reyof thatpow er, be itwhatit

i ll â € t h er e a re m om e nt s w he n I

â € ” w h en t h e su b tl e e ne m yh a s

being,witheredthe

urnedthestream of

butto -day theclaspis

€ ” thedemonsleepsâ€ ”

etowhomthe world

etIam notalways

fa ll, w henIw asf loatingover

Doyoudreamthat I

neswhileI rodethe

onsters? A i, a iâ € ” w oe

g, andthew orldhasused

arestrong, andyourlimbs

ds. You! " andhe

glaughof f ren y

sata ll Isaw w henthewhirl-

donetheir work

orm,didapalebloated


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T E D.127

; thewidely-opened

dghastly,uponmine,

thelipspartedasif in

theworkofcorruption

horrible! A ndyet,

y theProphet! thisw asbutthe

ton whichmanmight

means; andIonly

sthefoul corsewas

tmylot wasnoteven

rishedinthedeep

dbuffetedthebillows

hadstrivenmanfully

enedhimâ € and, w hen

ast,haddied.I had

enâ € ” struggledâ € ” suf focated

hepangs, theaw fulnessofdisso-

de-wavebore away

coldandloathsome

yhadnotyetover-

riously,andits

andglistenedon the

rayearwasfilledwith


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s s

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eenstrangersto itâ € ” r

câ€ ” and, likeathingof

cefullyalong,with a

st. Y esâ € ” shecame

hecametobringmelife

wererevellersonthe

hersilkensa ilswere

ndsilvervases,filledwith

heddingtheircostly

heardtheshril ltonesof

f thez ebec,andthe

ymbalâ€ ” foraw hile

r ed n o t â € ” m y g a e w a s r i ve t ed

movedlike aspiritof

rs.Misery,madness,

at imagefromthe

” Iga edlik eonew ho

nalong, lastlook , forI

eveâ € ” shew homIhad

won.Y es,shewas

asf loatingtothebree e;

meteors; herwhite

medlikesea-foam; she

el sdeck , tothesoundof


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T E D.129

ihedandstruggledto

ds whichfettered

ofmy franticefforts,I

andthe wavesclosed

w asonly foraw hile ; and

tingandsuffocating,

eathreturned,I strove

eofmybeloved,to

urand tosaveme;

hrill scream,like

hosecries Ihad

€ speechhaddeparted

t o t el l y ou a l l â € ” A l l ah

s m er c if u l â € I w a s cl o se b e si d e

wmenot.I shrieked

y didnotheedme.

the tidecarriedmefor-

whenthemoonrose,and

awComladeveleanpen-

e; and,assheraised

fe llf romitâ € ” S hestood

gureapproachedher5a

inhisturban,and


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T E D.135

autiful,thebeloved

ofyourspirit , thecherishedof

h a ! h a ! c a n yo u n ot f e el t h e

citation,themadden-

tossedlik eaba llaga inst

ackinto thedeep

rickenbird.A gainI

theho lycrescentâ € ”

€ ” seemedtohave

ening,mysterious

fa llback ; fo r, asitcame,

elloverthe side,and

uchedthew avesâ€ ”

wn â € ” d o wn â € ” s t ru g gl i ng w i th

ntil itagainrose

arryingmewithit

ws.

oudcrew hadparted

mentsof thew reck wereriding

” Icaughtthebreathof

andflowers,andcostly

sI pantedtoregain

or thesegauds.^


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dto metheywere

Ithoughtonly, look edonly ,

ndIsaw her Herdark

ponthewavewhich

rve ilhadescaped, andherbe-

vealedinthemoonhght

nmyreach, andmyarmsw ere

dnotgraspher!

yagony ; andthen,

edmyselfagainsta

laha il la llahâ€ there

ef fort, thestruggle , theat-

hich hadsolong

a lf reedomâ€ Ihad

amomentIcouldbut

eair,strikethepalms

ytogether,andscream

fhalf-maddeneddelight

etheremembranceofComla-

sa lreadycarriedfar, farbeyond

wh a t wa s s pa c e ? l a bo u r ? t i me ? I

e! Icastmyheavy turbanf rommy

eswithapowerfulstroke,

mymistressâ € ” N earer!


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€ ” t h e S o n o f Pr a ye r â € ” n o ne

witheredmefor

” n o w â € ” c o me n e ar e r to

e,to-dayI canpray

spirit isno longerv ras, v rasâ€ ”

, A llahesmarladek â € ”

olykeeping,forthe

past. '

” A l l a h i s g re a t " s a i d

' r o us e y ou r se l f, a n d al l w il l y et b e

urfeetuponthecarpet

akirwillsoonseat

r,andtheshadowof

eyour soul.

C af ishigh, andencloses

hedyingman; " butit

heDestroyer.The

teepandnarrow : the

readth, yetitmustbe

eheverwhowould

entâ € ” Idonotdiethe

latelylived ; Isee

ydeso lationâ€ ” K ha-

me A llahk erimâ€ ”


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T E D.141

urcharityhasreconciled

allgoinpeace.

o mm e nc e d Il d ji R e a , a s a

roachedthetomb-

ypassedthethreshold;

getherontheway-side

k eyouinyoure -

” H e av e n fo r bi d ; " "

w ho i s th at ' " * d em an de d th e ne w

edbesidethe sonof

h ! t h is i s n o ti m e, I l dj i R e a ,

u shouldbeunder

nsw ertothevo icesof

A vs^ay thenw iththespeedof

asyetunsuspected de-

” onmyheadbeit, if some

ersomewhatofthe

w ardsthedyingDer-

austedherse lf intheeffort

racethetroubled

ifewasebbingfast.


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va ilno longer andw itha

ourolaâ € ” Heavenspeed

ay, andpreparedtoquitthe

muchpleasureattendyou:

" butforgetnot, young

ruponyourpathwith

ofCypruswine.B e

heProphetbepropitious

rer " sa idthesonof

dsthedy ingw retch, who

gthecold pavement

notleavehiminhis

llabideherew hileheneeds

Isha llnotbe longde-

rley , IldjiR e aw alked

rofmorning,withthe

kenedfromahorrid

es wasflooding

me,andthescented


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T E D.143

hebranchesbeneath

nse,offeredupby

w asascendingona ll

ssun,thevisiblepresence

o lifeallanimate

andthe river-ripple,

dbrightness,andbeauty


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C O F T H H A R E M.


astir.Thelowing

ing ofthewatch-

eshoutingoftheslaves

thecryof themue z in

at Mosque; allpro-

risen; andmanya

hiswaytowardsthe

builtbyHeraclius,in

efatherofJohnthe

ow deathtoany

throughthestreets

slaveswho wereyet

ha llo fhisfather s


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T E D.145

napartment.W hen

ndflunghimselfdown

onswhichhisatten-

repose,hebeganto

ventsofthepast

w asoncemoretosun

beautifulDelsaise,he

ownreasonthatall

hegardenpavilion

las perilous,when

shouseho ldhadbeen

hewhollydivest him-

meandan iousterror,

spicionmighthaveat-

gentlemistress; and

duallyescapedthe

re,it mightbevisited

r!

p r og r es s ed t h ou g ht o n e da r k me -

er,andforminga

ss.TheToorkoman

” t h e ma h ak â € ” t h e de a dl y v ow b y

thatvow f romw hich

noreleaseâ€ byw hich


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d; andhehimselfdie

wasmadness;

ncyofyouth,he

uture ; andbeganto

hichwereeachdis-

ble,orlikelytobeun-

lheat lengthresolved

ndaf terhav ingsw al-

o thehammam,and

dfortuneorlucky

m.

ysimplemode of

erashortrest, rosef rom

kedachibouque,has-

rmenianbarberwho

heheads andchins

sof Damascus.

ndim; " sa idtheopera-

teredthespaciouspaved

ysofas,onwhichwere

earlyhour,halfa score

of thecity ; " Y ou

andtheratherthatI


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T E D.HJ

tof soapfromS tam-

myrna,whichhave

he beardofany

smyshop. A ndsoothto

eedofthem,foryour

wouldgonigh to

ere towalkthrough

youhaveentered

inthecityâ € ” theharem

enattempted: someidle

thbetterlegsthan

ew allo f thew omen s

echingandscreaming

rthat roofsinceitwas

abahimself to ldme, w hen

inorderthat Imight

cturnal chasein

ed^

ughedoutLatifE f iPendi,

smokein whichhe

theoldestandtheugliest

roar,whilethe young

tingglimpseofthe


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ue , t ru e â € ” o n m yh e ad b e i t :

gamirthwhichhew as

hatisw ritten, isw ritten;

e merciless.B utwho

theprinceofmadmenâ € ”

ne plo it?"

shref theN umidian

dbecomeenamouredof

skyhandmaidenof

lsaise , theB ey sonly

thew aggishLatif ; " but

oneotherthanour

uglou, w hohad

ngHanoumE ifendi

esudsdestined to

C adi; (mayhisbeard

! M e ? " e c l ai m ed t h e

venforbid! Isitfo rme

ey sdaughter, andtoput

ng? S t. George, S t.

rencepreservemef rom

aughterfollowed


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T E D.149

eprecatorye clamation;

ban, IldjiR e aseated

complacentlythrough

beard.

e l ! " s a i d th e A r m e ni a n ad -

his handoverit;

some! B ashustunâ € ” on

otha lfado ensuch

us!"

, A pic, my f riend, say

ledLatifEf fendi; " oryou

ngthat weareall

ourdecision! formy-

yondyourmaliceâ € ” but

e n e e r t he S a r af , a nd M a -

Ex ce llencyA sianPasha,

elvesaggrieved:as

nwickedlycalledsa-

eidleboysofthe city:

ced inthename.

HeavenforbidthatIshould

a l i gh t w or d ; " " s a id t h e

b u t ev en a s t he Y u b a sh i

lovestohandlea


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ocombouta fine

threwaroundIldji

mbro iderednapkin, and

tryingthe irtemperon

ndw hilehew asthus

ntperfume-merchants

anoldandwithered

psweresupportedbya

hold,andinvitedthe

e h er w a re s .

otthatthe ire ce llencies

a idtheA rmenian, motioningher

w e n ee d y ou n o t ! ' '

” y o u ar e t he m a st e r ; " " r e -

" butsurely these

wantsomethingtosend

mtheyworship; and

ket,Itrust,A pic

knownforso many

notbeenquite

o b e su r e, t o b e su r e : " h a st i ly

Iow eyouno il l-w ill .


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T E D.151

ouw ill loseyourtia ieby

la im ed I ld ji R e a a n i o u sl y :

ra? Isshethew orthy

ebeforetheCadi,and

oducingintothehidden

tainmissives,where

cribedwithgolddust

Isshe ' ^

raou, mymaster " sa id

erveiledhead,and

dsthe enquirer,as

rtment,anddeposited

ofthemarblefountain

, mydarling: and, aged

hecadi northe

w totheB ey adeh

d unguents; essences,

adeof alltheprecious

rkUngwithgold-dust;

entlewords; andall

,writtenincharacters

ulets,andcharms,

picesandgarlic,topre-


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dherinfant fromthe

e ; * a n d ^ "

preserveus from

nd brightoneswhich

heba ar, f rombeneath

uryoungbeauties ' '

v ilE ye, w eofDamas-

renotthough* "

s h â € ” s o ft l y, s o ft l y, E f f ^ e nd i m "

" A llahbuyuk derâ€ ”

wehavenotthrice

hands,lestwewish

whenitistool ate.

b! ta ib! w ellsa id,

upsaroundtheapart-

thefeelingofdefiance

w asnotsocommoninthe

Latif E ffendi,inhis

nhavehad itbe-

espe llsaga instbright

minTurkeytosendtheseboflquets

of new-borninfants,whohavethe

efficacy.


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T E D.153

M i n A l l a h â € ” H e av e n fo r bi d :

s,and towhom,if

o foldtheirwings,

ndhow shouldIpass

that Ialwayscarry

atIsell, anddeUver

ouro laâ€ ” theA llahspeed

ak sw ell " laughedher

ere , onthesofabeyond? " '

ecrone " C anitreallybe

self,thelightofmy

soul? N atoneâ € ”

ghtyoua llyesterday , agam,

dto-day,whenIlooked

lord hadleftthecity,

maydo mineerrand.

anSatira , thediscreet

withthestaidandpious

houtedoneof theyoungmen:

, w hatcanbethebusinessof

?"

A l l ah a l on e k no w s ; ' * ' s a i d t he


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s s

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bashio f thePasha sguard,

moniouslyaddressed;

e,toassumeane -

ch,however,satbut

Haveyouyetto learn

es,andthat sheisas

asforanyother of

ashallah,thewonder

earthquake.

w e s ha l l se e j " w as t h e la u gh i ng

urerrandboldly , Satira ,

thebraveCaptain

n o , no : p e rs i st e d th e o ld w o -

hijests, forhehasmore

ebrowof apretty

e Prophet sbanner.

s e e, s i r s h e pu r su e d, t a ki n g

rollofparchment,

kyha ir; " doesthis

ef romtheY u bashi

rds,andtheshamethat

m a n â € ” m e rc y ! b u t

enIrantherisk of


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T E D.155

rittenviolettoiiisown

, jaquirbenumâ€ ” my

cla imedtheyoungso ldier,

his eagernesstoob-

etdou anddraw ing

embroideredpurse

ebravely : w ouldthat

thapieceofgold,

ice!' '

rrimentaround

rusta handfulof

palmoftheoldcrone ;

ebright tresswhich


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s s

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inattentivespectator

nthedecrepidmessenger

moneywitha low

whichshecarriedin

imselffromthehands

oceededtopourupon

oneoftheessence-

” pra isesbetotheProphet!"

markedtherecklesspro-

id: " w hatcanhehave

tiâ € ” there issomething

y a d eh i s t hi s , wh o e mp t ie s a t on e

he mustpaywitha


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T E D.157

hallhavetorunmyold

rthis! "

arkhisoccupation,

he groups,and

nIdoforyoure -

msfora llev ilsâ€ ” beng

eepless,perfumesforthe

dboudak as- - forthe

” w h a t c an I d o . ' '

omebeng, k i em, my

ansoorA ga, thedull-w itted

he ilungdownapiece

hebestcharmIk now against

bettereventhanthesherbet

esnohead-achebehind

fo r m e, m o th e r, s a id L a ti f E f -

ouhaveanotherlove-

hen Iamwillingto

though,forapriestessof

resomewhatdullin

sarethera k a llahâ€ ”

P ipe-bowls. X Hymen.


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yyoungEf endis; you

utisit thehandsome

weller,whoasksmefor

ere isnotruthlef tw ithin

sa i d: e c l ai m ed I l dj i

pack etof thepow derof

andasmallbo ofthe

elicateandcostlypre-

andnow, countup

dletme cancelit.

ne ileyeagamâ € ” A llah

entoyou,my lord:

oritw il lcostyousome

v / hatisthis? aw holebottleof

opis worth^ "

s a id I l dj i R e a i n a l ow

tcontentw ithmypur-

res; butIw il lnot

meanhour hence

andmeanwhile,hereis

pillaufatyour

hef lungintoherbask eta

greedilysecured.


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T E D.159

ourhence.

s we l l. I w i ll b e t he r e.

passunobserved;

uswithwhich Ildji

erehequittedtheshav ing-

arber. B uthisheart

rhimto heedthem;

helipsof theincor-

ave ofthelaughing

ytowardstheceme-

esses,seatedupon

sttheturban-crested

dwomanalready

ndessence-case

asquietly smoking

however,assoonas he

utawayinorderto

ritten^ " shesa idashe

Itrequiresnoca lamto

urfaceofmyunder-

n o f Y e i d , yo u a re i n l ov e ; a n d


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T E D.161

hegossamerthatflits

ldedmy facefromthe

arreditsbeautyâ€ aface

t itsfull,inthe sea-

less,and thestars

silverthrone,almost

now , myyashmaciscoarse

e gemshavepassed

nbitterness, forno

oks: andIfoldmy

rtasanyin Damascus.

n,E ffendim,fromthe

yourself,toremind

ok me; " interposed

rsmilepassedfromthe

Iw ouldhavesa idthat

ouldfeeland actfor

w ords; Ilove

ghterofK assim

cla imedtheessence-mer-

” W h a t s t hi s . â € ” W o u ld n on e

e idtheMerchantthan


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s s

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K assimB ey? Think,

” youaretooyoungandtoo

thebowstring

ndinnopil lauf l ikethis

” A l l ah a l on e kn o ws h o wi t m ig h t

eardthat shewas

andthat 1refusedto

m? Y oulook sur-

outhetruth.It

tIhavechangedmy

makeherlove me

ofmyfather,thatshe

ss.

sk ; " sa idtheoldw o-

miringlyonthehand-

avebuttoga lloppast

eneathit, or,in

nymeansin

ctwillbe accom-

s ai d Il dj i R e a ; " I

mere eye-worship,

andsomecarnalin the


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T E D.163

eintotheharem,and

newitliher,and pour

words,whichshould

eleavesofthe gum-

ght.

anceseek youf rommein

ask edtheo ldw oman.

s. Y ourcloak , your

. Gototheba ar,

metoysand gauds

eofayoungbeauty ;

e,theunsteadystep,

ourca ll ingâ€ ” nay , no

yyouback ingo ldenoughto

ibouqueofyour age

re inthismadattemptbe

e ar n ot " s a i dI ld ji R e a ; " I

normyownbeard.

.I haveresolvedon

beturnedfrommy

apostrophisedthees-


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s s

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heha irgrow sfastupon

emustplaythe

f fendim; Iw il ltrust

your generosity.

hatImayhastento

Ma z ouk , thehonestest

edattar-gulintoan

radeforyou, A gam, as

a € mayyourpros-

eadded, asIldjiR e a

herreadyhand:

w ithsuchasyou; the

ngest,thehandsomest,

ilwithme foradinar,

ain abargain; while

asreadywiththeir

-morrowthen,E ffen-

toyouon thisvery

edofme.

f a re w el l t he n t il l t o- m or r ow ; "

turnedaway.

P r in c e of M ad m en " m u t-

eshefollowedhim

allpaymeall, a // , erehe


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T E D.165

fS heitandoesnotaidhim,

ho lesk inf romKassim


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s s

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nthought, Ild jiR e a

turnedhissteps to-

e.Thetapestrydoorof

rwasheldasideby aslave,

opassout; andtheyoung

holdatamoment

eavoidedallnotice.

for, w henagreetinghad

jiR e afoundhimself

ntgesturetofollow

eapartmentwhencehe

eenabout todepart;

g ofimpatientirrita-


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T E D.167

ceivingupon thesofa

arefully fo ldedparcels,

tbokshasorhandker-

rappedaboutthemost

b y t he P r op h et ! * ' m u t-

eathhisbreath; here

meinto adiscussion

slins andtissues,when

to mychamberto

orrow.B utpatience,

fulfi lthydestiny .

f Y e idseemed

thetest; f o rthedoor

celyclosedbehindthem,

lyreachedthe centre

dto thepackageson

neofbitternessand

e a, doyouseethose

heyconta in?"

omHindostan; perhaps


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T E D.169

” w ehaveputourbeards

enorighttocomplain

ut. Y ounowknow

usthenceforwardbecon-

themerchantsofthe

eaking, heclappedhis

aredonthe threshold

aw asaw arethatthe

swhichhisfatherhad

efinterview,wasas

avolcanoerethelava-

dhedidnotdaretodeta in

ctingfeelingsrooted

andkepthim mo-

gardedhisrecognised

ulDelsa iseâ € ” S hould

hemustflywithherto

n d it m i gh t e ve n b e â € a n d in

adness! â € ” thatshehad

ult ingdismissa lâ € theno-

w ornawayâ € themys-

tobeterminatedbya


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s s

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rfather,andherwo-

fullflow,haddegene-

ifference.B ut,no,

dnotbe! Heremem-

edwordswhichhad

rychangeoffortune;

at herpridecould

ce.

ctionâ€ ” hemust

piness,buthislife,

rever; f o rhefe ltas-

efullyas itmightbe

oinsurehis safetybe-

and inquiry.

a f o r th e r is k ? W h a t

rinciplewerewanting?

dehisfate ; and, fora

elftohappydreamsof

ichfar,farfromDamas-

aproudfather,he

€ w iththe lovedone,

mhercheerlessthral-

osom,andtheidol of

uddenlyadark shadow crossed


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T E D.IJl

” herememberedthe

aindespairandre-

sthenight :some-

hichcouldhave been

eof Mahomet; and

ngregret,andtrem-

themorrowcameat

an,rousinghimselfby

okeephis adventu-

essence-merchant.

twherehe hadleft

y,he foundheralready

pproached,shemoved

amidaclusterof

besideatombofun-

paused, anddrawingf rom

of considerablebulk,

djiR e a.

son: shesa id, asshe

onthegroundbeside

houghthe garmentsbe

enotfromthe quarter

gs)o f Jew snursethe


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theTrueB elievers

h.Itis truethatI

r them,thanifI had

gsof Inf idels; butI

tyto thepomegra-

ot theprice.B ak

y lord " shecontinued, asshe

ntinwhichthe hi-

aw asabout, a lthough

udder,toenvelope

nanteryandschalw ar

hosoldthemtome, va lued

ngth,by dintof

w ithoneâ€ ” andhere

reenclothâ€ youw ill

romourholyProphet

eedsdonodishonourtothe

mew hatshortforyou, o fa

lbootsofyellowmorocco

y,savethatthey have

ythemudof thecity

onvenienceoflittle

yourself,thatI may

themuslinisrent in


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T E D.IJ

someskilltofoldit to

hiâ € ” verywellV she

ncealedthehandsome

dbeneaththetattered

n; " B utyoumustre-

evisible,andthat no

ersherglancestogo

ur sarew onttodo;

verthem,oryou will

aB abahasacceptedyour

pass intotheharem.

ourferidjheissome-

an,therefore,uponyour

sinkyourheadbe-

giveacurveto your

canbef lungoffatw ill ,

rd forafewhours.

i lence, forhisheart

uy ; andw henhew as

character,andthat

dedanddeliveredto

ulous companion,he

hshedeemedite pe-

mment,andliftingthe


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arth, andse i ingthestaf f

m,hetook leaveofthe

heseatedherselfon the

uither e hausted

,hequietlypassedout

minenquiryashe

hisdisguiseandhis

andhehadgained

elf-confidencewhenhe

rem-doorofK assim

theresulto f the

edhisfuturew elfareâ€ ”

sparticularchord

entoffate,hungthe

after-life; andhere-

headof hisstaff

hethreshold,who,

nhis hand,uttereda

to theidentityof

m y s ou l i t i s me ; " r e pl i ed


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s s

_ u s e # p d



T E D.IJo

sure lyyouhavenot

endim, inthefumesof

a n a b a k â € ” l o ok a t m e, I a m

chant; w ithaf reshcargo

anoumsof theB ey s

finestS alonicatobacco

nthedoor,agam,open

n,forI amweary.

hile intheha ll, mother,

aba j sa idtheslave;

d, andyouarea

unpackthetobacco

a id : r e to r te d t he v i si t er : * ' i t

youshalltasteofthe

y lordtheA gaB aba(mayhis

tmy lifeanda llthatI

orhashenotever

ntenanceuponme,

"

hisrhapsodywas

sis,forthewilyIldji

hestea lthyentranceof the


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C O F T H H A R E M .

owerendof thehall,

the conversation.

Pashahasquarre lled

m-guard; " pursuedthe

arehismerchandiseto

by whomhehad

shesworetomeby the

herhusbandloved

erpassanother

thePashalik,where

isgainsheavy ; and

erw ord. * B utw here

pplyhisplaceinDa-

k ed; ' onew orthy tow atchover

esofA sianPasha sha-

a r no t , fa i re s t of t h e da u gh t er s o f

bo ldly ; ' thePrinceof

enownedofnegroes, is

ce llency ssummons

afoorE f endi, thetrusted

' "

w h o is t h at . - ^ ^ g r ow l ed a h o ar s e

arof abearfrom

rest,as theredoubt-


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T E D.177

eforward,attempting

hecomplimentswhich

him; " Whoisthat?

"

f rameareply, theA ga

sthehall,and stood

immensesi eandheight;

ablylarge,andflat-

isyouthsupported

ht:hiseyeswerelarge

ungbylongand

crosshisbroad and

therliphung lowupon

w hichsupportedhis

eentworidgesoffat

sity.

d no t i me o n t he e -

aB aba; as, makinga

ce,hebesoughtthat

owhim,andhissmile

d ; " ' h e a sk ed " t h at

sto theeyesand

vebroughtthem


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T E D.179

l a h f or b id t h e fo o d is g o od ,

d; andifyoudesire

theladiesofthe

ctyoutotheharem. "

camequick, fora lthough

edwell,there wasa

oninthelargeunsightly

chmadehispulses

aution.

aveforgottenyour

w eduptheformidableA ga

gscrutinyof lookand

dseemthatyouandI

thhisslave; " sa id

" forhow shouldsuchas

atheessence-merchant,

iscondescension? ' '

ue , t ru e ; " w a s th e r ep l y ; a s a

edthefunctionary;

memberedyou, forIsaw you

rby theWali so f f icerfor

theharemofNa if the

ustunâ € ” onmvheadbeit ! but


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s s

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officegenerouslythatday,

be lievethatIw asguilty ?"

ecatingly , asheshpped

lmof theA gaB aba;

hatIw assuchacast-

otthatyouhaddone

sthequick reply , asthehandof

yplungedamidthe

ndrawnbackempty:

s a f fa i r, n o t mi n e â € b u t we

amnotsorry toseeyou

dyDelsaise,whohas

the lasttwodays,

mentforafewmoments

moneyonyourtoysand

maginetheeffectof

nd impatientlistener.

ndhealonecould dryher

attheywereshed.

er presence,have

d havepouredout


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T E D.181

oodbeforeher; but

heA gaB abafe ll

enecessityofcau-

keof theharemof thePasha,

sunderstandingwhich

efof theguardand

uk Hanoumâ € ” A reyou

rearestarsinheaven

not thebeautiful

nofdelight,tellme the

tedlips? A nddidI

oodmother; Ik now the

ou haveinfluenceto

Ifyoucando it,

nquestioned:aye,

ehighpriestessof

servethePasha:

s; andso longashe

carpetofquiet,cares

astresofprofit.

my faceisblackened


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s s

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r e pl i ed I l dj i R e a : " s o

merchant,shallK afoor

easure,becomethe

harem.

"

^ y o u r fa t he r s b e ar d ? " "

ew illta lk furtherof thispre-

tbreathea syllableof

f.

dead; E va llah! I

e mute,andwhento

ndw ise; " sa idthispink

recededthe impostorto

f theharem: " A llah

ahisgreat. F ortune isnot

wift; somemengather

heirowndwellings,

reets,andfindno-

w on d er f ul ! " e j a c ul a te d I ld j i R e a ,

hew isdomofhiscom-


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T E D.183

inuedtheNumidianw ith

s; look notforinor-

ro f it inthevendingof

nessisunseemly5the

minded,andthejust

ed,halfwondering

ade fromthelipsof

eceiveda bribeto

ancingtoglancearound,

rewatchedbya young

ndinthe harem; and

plot ofthecomedy.

Ha n ou m â € ” W h e r e is t h e

inquiredtheA gaB aba, a ffect-

emaiden." Hereis

chant,whowouldfain

rfumes.

l l do n e ! " w a s th e r ep l y ; " y o u

forwehavescarcea pas-

andthewifeofT imsah

m)isthemotherof a

spellagainsttheE vil


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s s

_ u s e # p d




e m â € ” m y da u gh t er :

readinglestthebright-

nhim; " leave ita llto

hoicerscents,orstronger

than thoseinmy

abaputasidethe

creenwhichveiledthe

hee tremityof the

chtheystood; and,

djiR e apausedat


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T E D.185


hichstretched

paciousroomwasof

ithgold,andfromthe

geofthe samecostly

elight. Theapart-

right-colouredPersian

taininggailyplumedbirds,

s,andinstruments

outin everydirec-

asatthebeautiful

a leasa lotusunderthe

therwaistshe worethe

beenthelove-giftof


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s s

_ u s e # p d



C O F T H HA R E M ,

of tube- roseslaynear

ve flungthemaside

herfeetreclined the

carcelylesssorrowful

ngsmoteonthehearto f

k edthea iro f languidin-

velymistressturned

tranger; everanevent

em.

endim; " sa idtheA ga

hepedlar, w ho iscometo

ldyour humour

w astheunmovedreply.

ny,andyourbeauty

commencedthe impostorina

hadyetspoken,for

wasonhim:" deov-

yyouincrease inprosperity ; and

urbrowthe tintof

heviolet.

icemetherear,for,

wokean echoin

sh mantledupon


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T E D.187

wardtolistenmore

eenof theperis? I

tinthreadsofpure

ghto floatuponthe

sick ? Ihaveperfumes

tingspirit aboutto

lCaf.Haveyoubeen

eâ € ” thoughthatcan

ekisall beauty,and

Ihavecharms, andspells,

hevisitation. "

i v e m e th o se l e c l ai m ed

^ lyheartissad; and

whichit maybe

itbeofgoodomen

merchant,ashead-

eadhis waresupon

o r t he E v i l E y e ,s p ic e s, a n d

centsof boneavail

ared; butforaheavy

moresimple,suchas

dwhenthesunofjoy


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T E D.189

andhissatellites,even

theA gaB abaw asa ltogether

ngertowhichhis

facilities.

reta inthecharm; " con-

d, as, a fterga ingearnestly

itatedgirl wasabout

shionbesideher:

sthemforamomentto

llbecomplete . '

witheredjasminwas

whoreceivedi twith

t hadbeenarelique

b.

morepowerful

ldjiR e aemphatica lly :

ughtatmidnight,beside

hadowof talland

i edhiseyesearnestlyon

hadreadhismeaning.

” veryw ell, my f riend:

composureasshecould

may Inotbringacompanion


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s s

_ u s e # p d




' s ai d Il dj i R e a d ec is iv el y ; " Y o u

nwith yourface

heretheshadowsof

anddipthismirror

water.A tthethird

d,andyourgriefs

hebasinwiththe

selfadark-coloured

motionless.Dothis,

eneaththegloryofyour

sdaybreakinthe

edherhandtoreceive

signedit, thesonofY e id

inwhichit wasset;

thatitwaswritten

ddistinctcharacter.

busied herselfamong

andhavingselecteda

flungapurseofgold

of theA gaB aba

andbadeZ ibacarry

she selectedafew

herattendants.


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T E D.191

nya passionate

,passedbetweenthe

aobeyedthemandate

preparedtoquitthe

erchandisewitha

remonymostweari-

and, haditnotbeen

ywasyete pecting

the pedlar,thesonof

yhavebeenejectedw ith

.A llwas,however,at

wereclosed,the

gpressedthehemof

isl ips, Ild jiR e afound

rt.

sinherhandsâ € ” his

tâ € ” thatverynight, if

theywouldmeetto

o f ly t o ge t he r â € t o b e ha p py !

ttheearthonw hichhe

oatedinthepureak ashâ€ ” he

ndhehadsto lentothe

andcastasidetherags in

ed,ereone memoryof


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nrashoathhad

svisions.

ther shouse, hepa id

eknewthatthe

mustbestricken

tywhichhadbeen

sed son; but,passing

nt,heclosed thedoor

pentthe hourswhich

ght,inendeavouring

sultofhisappeal

r. Muchdidhetrustto

buta las! asIldjiR e a,

mplatedthee tentof

cominginterview,he

hefoundhimself

anssoconfidentof

henhefirstformedthe

ithhim; toabandon

egohermother saf fection,

withallits associations

harethefortunesofa

eouthisdestinyin a


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s s

_ u s e # p d




esidethealmoste -

ne,he leftthe

t thanhehadknown

Toorkoman.


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T E D.195


abaquittedthe

id, tosecurehispor-

btainedfromthe

apeoftobacco and

efa irDe lsa ise , bendingover

ured,inalowhappy

e a.

d im o u â € ” m y mi s tr e ss "

ha llah! canitbethatmy

rue Hashereally

assimB eybyhis

' s m il e d th e f on d g ir J ,

mentanddelight; " S ay ,


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N C O F TH HA R E M .

sriskedhis hfeto

sais^ withtheassurance

eveninsult Y es,

eedthesonofYe idw ho

mentback â€ ” w homade

ratethroughthe

” w hohasraisedmef rom

sstoa blissworthyof

€ ” m y ey e s ! t h e l i gh t o f

” m y s ou l ! m y S u l t an !

mIevenyetdeso late ,

sdeparted,forIhave

ch shallbetome as

anmeet! " "

kamonghercushions

rtherconverse

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eterrif iedandconscience-

beautycommencedthe

scommunicationonthe

irror.

camequick,andher

to f lyw ithhimf romher

famother sparting


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T E D.197

suedbyafather s

prospect! B utto f ly

â€ ” tobehisforever

sesâ € toseehim, hear

bestenergiesofher

thatforher, andforherlove,

i leandaw andererâ € ”

rsufferinginthe

yhoursyet leftto

w hilesheshouldatleast

erynightwherethey

mhisownlipsall that

aproject towhich

alreadyinclined.

spell ; andwhen

againandagaintoher

swhichhad beenin-

dit intoavesselof

sideher,andsmiledas

neaththe moisture.

edforthetw ilight! and

earnestlysheprayed

t,perfume-ladennight,

s fadingmoon,on


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ther youngfatewas

t length,andsoon

ashushedinsleep.The

he embroidered

” themusicof thez ebec, and

womenwereatrest

avyprison ofthe

aspentup,stoodin

esholdofthespirit-

ock ingw itha jew elled

e cityofdreams,

bitedvisionswhich

realmsofslumber

edandstrickenwretch

lent newbitterness

wlforththeoutcast

y, theterrorofthe

thefelon,yetunwhipped

unthelight andthe

htis loathsome.

atsti l lhourw how as

mlife hadhitherto


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T E D.19^ )

hanofshade; noneof

andshestoodlisteningly

portalofherproudfa-

hitegarmentsgleamingin

allhandpressedupon

gs,likethefairspirit of

bysomestrangespell

this!

beheardinthe harem

f ul A g a B a b a s le p t â € ” n o vo i ce

gcityâ€ sheheardonly the

the summerwind,and

thewatersplashed

elicatelilaclotus

herbrightyoung

smiledasshefled

chintervenedbetween

acia-grove,whereshe

tingher; and,ashe

ndlistenedtoher

rnessandtrust,he

oul andcouldhave

rfeet,asher emem-


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hisignoranceand

medher." Itmay

hew hisperedtohimself :

onourw hile Ihaveyet

Iw il l laybaremyun-

forever! S he isso

efittedto alifeof

hbethank ed, it isnotyettoo

idatlength, ashe ledher

f thetrees; " S ultana

heskyof lifewill

ow ertsentonearthto

hipthatawaitsthemin

e last; inthefew f leet-

edsince Italkedto

askedoftheethe

nts,andcountry;

tsownselfishness;

thatIcannotâ€ ” thatI

ngthy trust, so il lrepay thy

demandedthefa irgirl in

Ishrink f romthetria l?


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ytoyou,wewill dare

it.

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I t r us t i n He a ve n ! ' ' a n sw er e d

rhands together,and

ponherbosom.

â € ” " c om me nc ed I ld ji R e u

epliedbypointing

lightw asw a ing

andereshehadw ith-

startledby theloud

underthewallofthe

otehisbrow passionate ly ,

earth.

my s o ul ; ' * s a id D e l-

erwhichmadethe

" It isouronly

ifw epart, w edie ; andyou

.

w il l no t ^ ' '

ntedtowardsthe

idsprangf romthe

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hileshehidher face

herweptnor spoke.

rne uponthewindcame

ee pectantToorko-

orethehearto f theson

htheadvancingperil;

baseof therock,and

rabMerchant

eshadowofthebuild-

d,hedrewhishandjar

dit likeonewho

e.

ednot beneaththe

nostri ls, e pandedeyes,

toiledandscrambled

pinglike awildcat

,anddashingfrag-

eathhis feet,which

o thestream; until,

donwhichthe tower

nd hisownersideby

the brinkofthepre-

s theanimal


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back ; andyetthey

dthe wideearthfor

wasarmedaswell

arpdagger,butfor

nswereuseless; they

astagonyâ€ ” they

k eserpentsâ € they

nitedby someinvi-

saw restlingofspirits, w here

lsesofamightierin-

t last; ere longthere

nâ€ ” aheavy fa ilâ€ ” and

ngoverhisvictim,

ertion; histeeth

ned,andhishand

ntrayofdawnjust

oftheweaponwhich

IldjiR e a, andre-

glittering teeth:the

s daggerhungover

hee ult ingvictor

t seemedasthough

rlhimfromthebrink ;

avingbythatindig-


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T E D.209

cahnly down,and

thebreastof hisvic-

the hemofhis

tto thescabbard;

shrillwhistle,and

dowofthebuilding

t us g o ; " s a id A l i h oa r se l y ;

i l lscentthecarrion, and

themupon mytrack

striplingarmthatcouldnot

ave lostmybrideâ € ” I

w he n y ou n e t h e ar o f m eI

ree eatB oulac.

old,andwithit this

w henyouw ouldaga insell

thatyouearnyour

oumaychancetobe

andhavingstruck his

hehiltofhis weapon,

etoftheDervish,

hebridle-reinofhis

baseoftherock, when,


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dle,he galloped

omehourssubse-

useofYe idtheKha-

sson smurder, and

tothespotw here

rtlyafterwardswent

hadearnedgoldby

dsuspicion.

aveupits dead;

eswhichwereha arded

thee traordinaryco-

meday hadplunged

mentations,thatwere

ndsofrelationship.

swhisperswerebusy

e n La t if E f e n di h i ms e lf

urrenceapparently

ither theToorkoraan

Dervisheveragain

etruthwouldnever

otA litheK haw aji

yingonhisdeath-bed


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T E D.211

ththeHvelyfaithofa

edonthe darkwings

f theHouri.


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to n e at M e cc a * h e wa s

orthe Ghoulsand

" yawnedthePasha, asthe

sed nota ltogethercon-

yheardor only

oftheMerchant sad-

sik dam! - -w ashenotadog,

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nttobean abiding-place

hbil lahâ€ ” by thePro-

peopleit withfranks

y o u, j a nu m â € ” m y s ou l ? ' '

eholy sepulchre,whichiskissed

val,

ntempt.


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C O P TH H A R E M .

shedpainfullyforan

paleasthe leafof

eartheavedasthough

awlthatcincturedher

tapart; deep

ndsomethinglike

asshe markedthe

he obtuseself-compla-

morewilyspiritthe

thytobedeceived; and

tion,strangespecula-

ew uponherâ € ” The

€ ” herbrotherâ€ ” the last

ossessedonearthâ € ”

€ ” andf ly togetherthey

if theyagainmetâ€ she

wouldbeeverythingto

houldhavenoho ldonthe

efashionednotthelink

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thesewerequalitieswhich

macy € ” hemightbew eighed


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O F TH HA R E M.217

ved.Carimfil,beau-

was,hadneverloved

wasayoungcreature

withtalentandenthu-

,andmusical asa

yedtohimthesecret of

andtheS atrap

dsatisfactionfrom

bstainingfromawordor

kenthejealousyof

ervedforthebreathof

toaffordtoK atinka

wasunderstood.

eoccasion,more

wont,thePashamore

andthecraftyGreek

sgloom,andtorender

hevalueof heracquire-

refore,andregard-

ruckafewwildchords

withbowedhead,and

murmuredouther


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w as' m idthe isles

ansea;

utysmiles,

rjubilee.

oceanblent,

breast;

ng,lent

mak eitblest.

rget

ah! theheart

oveis met

orldapart ;

d â € ” a l on e â € ”

t h at I s i gh t o b e

eIdwelt

nS ea!

dark eyesofK atinka

andshe readthere

orwardherisland-home

I h a ve f a ll e n in l o ve ! " c o m-

himself butheonlygave

fapproval,anda

” v er y we ll â € ” a s he d re w a

r,and tendereditto

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usomerequital for


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akeeTcharchihad

fitabletotheyoung

uslyaw aitedthemorrow in

heplotwhichhehad

gtheperformancesof


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C O F T H HA R E M.

H JA N I S A R I S .

essedthedestruc-

atanend.Thesun-

mountains; thestars

ppleof theseaof

ndsighedthroughthe

aveinthee citedcityof

,asatall andshrouded

ngthetombsinthe

pausedforamoment

st ofthehillabove

enchedhand pas-

thesmoulderingpile

e funeral-pyreof

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inhabitantsofthe

moreorganisedat-

retchedJanissaries,

r,foughtfuriouslyto

ts,alongwhichthey

dead.

eamedabovehis

edastrokeata new

avewaybeneathhis

aconsiderabledepth,

t bythebodyofthe

eheard ashoutas

llenduredonlyfor a

wdhurriedon,and ere

hoarsemurmur

eofbloodwasflow-

ity.

as toglarestealthily

diatelyconsciousofa

ghacavityin the

towhichhe hadbeen

.N otasoundbe-

humancompanion-

thurledfromabovehim


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ywhere,andhewas

theProphetthat he

raryhavenduringa

impunityafterso

€ thew ater-coursesof the

dunngtheerection

evaultusedasareceptacle

hefoundationsâ€ ” the

edwassufficiently

greaterinjurythana

thewildlegendswhichnow

satB en-V ibir-Direg

hingbut holyinthe

usanddarkandfear-

raneanrushedacross

€ strange, andw ild, and

ypopularrumour in

us,boldashewas,

therandmorecer-

gabeenf reetoselect

assuredlynothave

rranean.

ofthedrearyspace


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H JA N I S A R I S .233

andasthewretchedfugi-

hecolumns,searching

f whichhemightavail

edarkness,thehollow

ootstepsmadehis

rob, ashemistook

ampofapproaching

sonly hopeofegress

sentrance; anarrow

cayofa massofma-

yieldedtothe unusual

rowd; andforanin-

hiseye,accustomedto

himtheinsecureand

ctionof theroof

erture.Y ettostay

r thecertainpenalty

wasyetmorefright-

greso lveduponatleast

ennightshouldhave

e aminedw ithcare

sbywhosemeansitwas

atelyturnedhisatten-

chlaynearhim.


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werenotlessenedon

mysterious-lookingar-

boutthepersonof the

abash,or wiseman;

hwhomno good

tomeddleina hostile

ah â € ” i n t he n a me o f t he P r o-

" murmuredtheA gato

ehâ € ” i l l-bornthatIam

shouldseemybrother

ginginthew indâ€ ” and

etsof thecitylike

cowardswhoonce

lippers; butImust

graveof myfather,

andfroforseveral

he bodyofhisvictim,

a n ! a m an ! â € ” a l a s ! a l a s ! "

hileatinterva lshe

echoesofthevault

nlikethemocking

coveredfromhis


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oamIthatIshouldrebe l

a ithful? S enetk iar

m a st e r ; S e n b il i rs e n â € ” y o u

own besidethedried-

gwell outafresh?

ltravelwestward,

cca tofillher

a inthestrongmanw ept; but

and acalmer

himas helingered

edafair young

therweek,andshewas

the lighto fhiseyes, andthe

nce. Wherew asshe

uldshebew on? A

whichdanger had

w asover; hehadno

shouldheevenescape, hemust

trangertohisow nland;

dred" w asacrouching

ndandthe bowstring

st-bornofhishouse

uedâ € ” YusufA ga


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hereremainedonly thetrem-

dvictimofa new

hemurkyskyofhis

hopegleameduponhisfuture

m ed m a n â € a n d fo r a mo m en t t he

mainandabide hisfate;

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most imperceptible

stenduresbutfora

ndfearsgrewupon

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aginationâ € hedreaded

alledateverygustof

othevault: whilea

llnesswellnighmad-

opledthefearfulspace

dthetallcolumns

cythesemblanceof

oms.

tervalsofintense

spranghurriedlyfrom

ncur anyrisk,rather

fsuch maddening


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t fromtheirplacid

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s! Dothevery

ody-mindedMah-

ulk edbyamassof

threnewedenergy , herose

oregroped hisway

ichhe distinguished

heheavenslikealamp

ditasagoodomen;

rength,and,afterthe

ecureda safefooting

st stonehadfallen.

adilyuponthef riendly

ineverydirection

tactwithaniron

fthemarble frie ethat

of thevaulthadbeen

wviolenteffortssufficed

mholduponthestone

ven; andhisne t

elfsuddenlyupward,

geof themasonrypro-


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wicedidhe essay

andfa il w hile the

trilswith theshock,

dand smartingto

theenergyofhisnature

idnot sufferhimself

e a r n ot , Y u s u f " h e a l mo s t

aryde lirium; ' ' A llah

iethedeathofan

! o n ! â € ” a b r ig h t st a r be c ko n s

etlivetorevengethedeathof

m,a wildblastswept

e citedYusufbe-

ice ofthekarabash,

eathby hisownme-

mselfoncemoremadly

e pavementofthe

dand motionless;

lovinglyacrosshis

d:andwithreturning

emoryofhisjeopardy.


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like inbodyandinspirit; and

efrequentedstreets

t cametohisear,he

he sacredcemeteryof


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H JA N I S A R I S â € ” continued.

estoodthere,on

etgraves: butallwas

sguisedJanissary.

ecould wanderin

ddistinguishnohuman

dhemovedslowlydown-

,andcrossed thewide

epausedby the

uponthe lipof the land- lock ed

dywiththe fitfulre-

whichhadoncebeen

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rsof thedeepâ € ” and

f theearthâ€ ” " " andhe

away,andunder

swhichover-canopy

cemoreinto the

tmidwayofthe

en; andafterthepause

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thegate,and secured

ide. A llw assilence

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spreadhands,andthe

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sa idadeepvo iceatthe

t; andthemourner

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ytowardsthespeaker:

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dofhis murderers;

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hisbeardispluck edout,

risdefiledâ€ ” Hew ho

es, isnow asak il-si â € ” a

e issti l lthesonofhismother

s he re . "

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karabashthefeatures

nkinhisaccents, she


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afaintscream,and

ew asclaspedfondly to

mu r mu r ed ; " m y fi r st a n d

edtomeâ € ” I amnolonger

haspreservedformemybrave

e ni n g sk y â € ” m y A g a â € ” * * "

isperedthefugit ive ;

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” w earesweptf romthe

thestrongmenofpow erare

t h at i s m uc h : s a id t h e ol d

ness; butyouare

€ ” it isnothing.

" urgedY usuf, as

erclasp,and ledher

donotescapef rom

esoverthemountain

ragain lookuponit

t â € ” A l l ah e s m ar l ad e k â € ” A l l ah

omebuttosaymy fare-

part: Ihaveyet


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ask edhismotherearnestly

-oundsabroad? Doyou

dishahwhohas

eyoumaddenedbyyour

atthelight ofhis

earthfromthe east

theshadowofhis

eepw aters? S enchok

e m uc h o f a ma n , Y u s uf A g a

ousaveinthe arms

khisheadbitterly.

' p u rs u ed t h e an i o us

; andthere inw ill l ie

how ouldseek themanofmight

bleandgray-haired

w l-mender? "

w h a t c an w e do " a s k e d

ifA llahspareusto

ortedhismother, encouragedby

Y usuf , myson,

k now not; A llahbilir

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n darknessthatito

” bettertocrouchbe-

to lieunsheltered

thme, myson: the

mthelandâ € ” thebash

ev ilew retch, w hohasbroughtthis

heProphet,mayyet

geanceâ € ” andthenâ € ” "

s a id Y u s u f , wi t h th e c al m ne s s

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eF aithful,andthe

uldbetroddenbe-

hecity streetsâ€ ” aby -

de l s ! " * A n d a s he

mothercaughthisin-

back " Ha if ! ha if ! â € ”

oreher first-born

acedf romtheme-

athelossofthe bright-

e burstofdelighthad

hadtimetorecallthe

ered,thefear ofdeath


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nessoftheheartbent

â € ” " " s h e ga s pe d o ut

€ ” w he r e is h e ? "

â € ” B r o th e r ! b r o th e r ! "

spinghishandsforcibly

thef leetfootandtheeagle-

k indsmileandthesof tvo ice

â € ” t h y g a e i s d i m me d â € ” l i v id i s

hineaccentsw illbeno

urisof Paradise.

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man; Thegreatand

ebeyondtheven-

rm, buttheyarenotbe-

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dheavy iseverthecurseofa

eyheadandthe dim

veof thebeautiful

ntheir beautyand

heavierstillisthe

dout uponthefierce

whichhave berefther

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eboy,andthebitter-

ew ay . "

mar, o fyourlast-born,

ther: w astheslow

yhavenot passed

hions: â€ thebrandand

w ork â € ” Omarisamong

shallever find.

k ing, Yusufcasthimself

dhis facewithhis

atma, w hileaf iercegleam

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s atthegriefof

yselfagainstthat

heldfrommeand

rhew hohasw roughtthisruin

yesmitehimonthethresh-

ht hisprayers

k now slumberbynight, nor

mayeverybreathofa irw hich

astheplague-wind

ildrenw ither, ande pirebe-

entwhentheyaremost


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ho layatherfeet

arthforamoment,

sonwitha hoarse

anwhosevoice

dfrightfulsilence ; as

son, sheturnedto

yetle fttoher: " S w ear

eandnobleboy ; " she

ess,asherthoughts

ble forhertobear

esofhisdiscovery:

y o u wh o a re n o wm y o nl y t ie

ouw illnotattempttoescapeâ€ ”

eneaththe roofof

thatyouw illneveraga in

tsof thisaccursed

toheavenasif todi-

hwillnotfa il. â € The

ad; letmenothave

s a id Y u s uf a s h e ro s e fr o m th e

atherfeet; " Ne bil i-

sa y ? Y o u a sk f or w a te r


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ora infa lls; andfor

worldiswrappedin

” w h at c a n I do I a m y et

ybemany ; canIpass

a chainuponmy

ndfeeble ; andsince

mself,I havefilled

our cupwith

mItobuy rice , ortoearnbread

saveby escapingto

unknown,andselling

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etsomegoldw hichI

maysummonyou

of inmyplaceofe ile . ' '

l d to m e ; " " a s ke d

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earsof anguish,or

efhasboweddown

llgo ldgivemeback thedays

eet,andIblessedthem

sIsaw themtalland

and beautifulasthe

e isgoneâ€ ” gonew itha ll


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egraveâ € ” andw henthe

he deathhisbrother

d! B anabak â€ ” look

bletooutlivethe lossof

ue , t ru e â € ” i t i s i nd e ed h a rd t h at

tteranguishyou

sui eranothergrief ' ' '

but, a las! mymother,

ha llah! â € ” Itrustin

m d is g ui s ed ; a n d un d er t h e sh a do w

omptandcautious,I

otthen; le tmego

onme ; theworldis

aboldheartwill

shustunâ€ ” onmyhead

henameofY usuf ring

strength. '

t h at i s m uc h ; " r e pl i ed t h e ol d

ofhismomentary

reaman, andyouhavethe

yourenemies,haivander

asâ € ” dogs, andthefathersof

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other " sa idtheA ga,

' ' e c l ai m ed t h e ag o ni e d

m y s on ! m y so n ! s h al l I n ot d i e

? â € ” a n d ye t , no â € ” n o t

h t to h o ld y ou b a ck â € ” w h y

and indread,when

nthemountains,and

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s i n c e it i s b et t er s o â € ” g o â € ”

dspeedyou! B etterthatI

thanthatIshould

kngf romday todayâ€ ”

youarethemaster: Iambuta

stbethewordsofw is-

myson,ereyousend

ence, orIsha llbeasa

ndasacypressthat

se lfo f theremaining

ndhis motherinso

usufhastilypoured

hehadfoundin the

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aboveher adevout

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entlybackuponher

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udoutcryarosein

eets ofthecity,

yfrequentedprincr-

weresoundsofpur-

f f ie rcethreatening, mingledw ith

andasthetrembling-

ghousesroseon their

stinguish atintervals

disguisedfugitivehad

hew asnow trustingtohis

morefrom hisenemies.

m,forthechasewas

e crieswereheard:


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€ ” C ur s e on t h e de v il â € ” I t i s

€ ” It isthebloody -minded

pe k! â € ” k el b! â € ” d og ! â € ” c ur ! B a sh

e ad s ma n ! " â € ” e v er y o pp r ob r io u s

tothemiserableman,

uers; savingthebreath

stingininvective,forthe

rvationtowhichhis

asonimpelledhim.

€ ” aga inhestoodbeside

arsfellonhis an-

ndthistime, inhisagonyof

oranthathewould

heyoungstrongman

elftoalonglife of

ver-sleepingdreadof

ecertaintyof poverty,

tua lw ant. B utY usuf

hadfallensuddenlyfrom

powerto aposition

olongerlift hishead

hehad beenhunted

yhiskindâ € ” hestood


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ss â € ” b r ot h er l es s â € ” h i s ve r y na me

€ ” hispresencebeneaththe

e unsuspected,lest

enhimshould be

a lso! Hehadbeena

dsuddenlybecome

ailedhimnothingthat

s hand; thepopular

bythepowerand will

byhisnewmyrmidons,

wasonthewind.

msavehismotherâ€ ”

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ceivedhisvow,and

n topartfromhim.

y sideinsilence,

ings,whenaviolent

oorofthe dwelling

thargyofgrief.

c l ai me d Y u su f fi er ce ly " H av e

islairsosoon! B utthe

eswill notdiethedeath

evenge! " " A ndhe

ta gleamingyataghan,


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orof theapart-

id t h e ol d w om an i n a n

s; w hatw ouldyou

stascore? orw ould

sf loorw ithbloodâ€ ” Sen

aremuchofaman; butyou

ost.

if edearly ! " w asthe

ther, youfee lasaw oman;

fadesperateman.

atleastdiethedeathofa

more Itellyouthatyou

agedF atma, w hosenerves

ngbythegreat peril

unottaughtby theK oran

otherofyouryouth?

doyouobeyme, w hen

bloodhounds,and

fosteryourow npride. '

re theagedwoman,

eatendown? Ifyou

somuponwhichyou


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N C O F T E H A R E M.

nivesofthebutchers,

andw esha lldiethedeathof

r. "

” G o d is g r ea t ! " w a s th e

miserableman,ashe

mother,and.followed

saninfant; " Dow ith

aitednosecondbiddhig

tY usufw assk ilfully , and

,concealedbeneaththe

adbeen sitting.

anwhilebecome

andauthoritativecries

â € ” o pe n ! o p en ! " " m i n gl in g

V o u r ! V o u r ! â € ” s t ri k e !

t h at w e m ay f o rc e t hi s c ra y d o or ,

etothe denofthe

ngthroughthedeso latedw el-

atmahadscarcely

dher son,toflinga

eherchamberwas

.

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singfromthe

adflung herselfon

screenherchild,and

" Whatisthis? W ho

kinuponmeand fill

metimetocover mv

k w oman, thatIamtobe

g whowishestoeat

essbywrongingthe

Whatseek yehere?

ok a t me â € ” ^ w ha t f in d y e to r e pa y

ittingviolenceon a

andwhosestep is

s o ft l y, s o ft l y, m ot h er ; " "

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mp,hiscompanions

verynookofthe

e meanyounoharm.

prof itus? thoughw e

stringaboutyour

ceyourhowHng.B ut

e evenk â € ” thatw retch,

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, mother, andw ew illnot

t wewillpaythe

nlaugh: " The

edme; " " shesa id

ouldIearnsoeasily that

t n o â € ” n o â € ” n o J a-

e-â € ” WhathaveItodo

iupek derâ € ” theyare

€ ” t h ey a r e ma d me n â € ” t h ei r f ac e s

o k , y o k, d o st c um â € n o , no ,

dobutwastethetimew hich

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af f ieto llahâ€ ” muchgoodmay

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w

e ll d o ne { " l a ug h ed h e r au d it o r

atleasttak eyourrevenge

ll soonleaveyou,

doffeetuponyour

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however,thismuch


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w henne tthere isanout-

requickly,ifyou

” w h a t c an I s a y ! " r e tu r ne d

a llow metimetow ak en

pa shawlaboutmy

myhouse.Mas-

dedifyouhavenotmore

dwillbebaulkedofyour

oresurelywhenyou

henyou enteredit.

provedfruitless;

sthatin theeagerness

violatedoneofthe

religion,whichenjoins

specttheprivacy of

ious, ifpossible , toreco-

weresatisfiedwiththe

stowedonthe narrow

idnotattemptto push

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udandpublic e pos-

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untila f teramuchlonger

,andtakingthelampin

edeveryrecessthrough-

rdertoassureherself

eneathherroof ere

gsfromthe faceof

cushionsamongwhich

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onisyetbesidemeâ€ ” the

er.B utyoulooknot

l- be l ov ed â € ” m y A g a ! â € ”

mybreath istroubled

thjoyevenamidmymiseryâ€ ”

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tIloveyou: w as

nsw er: " Itw asmy

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n ge r Y u s u f A g a â € ” a b r av e m an ,

rorsâ€ ” Iamdisgracedâ € ”

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mies; andov/edmy

mentsofa woman.


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aradisewillturn

elcomeacraven to

e c la im ed th em ot he r " g u-

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if theProphetw aitsatthe

ntowelcomethe souls

tiful,shallthegood

dnow , toourtask, my

bev isited; w emustmak e

erplaceof refuge,

rsuitof thefierce-

l.

ymother; " sa idYusuf ,

theoldwomantohis

henceforw arda llsha llbe

hyof thistrustfulness

thoughmorethan

dhythe feetof

rson,he escapedde-

, ifhise istencew erenot


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ufferedto livein

ealment.O ftendidhe

estto F atmahisde-

o escapeintothe

scountenancedthe

ngthfoundhimselfun-

nce,hemadeasecond

changedâ – â € ” acircum-

achievedbyanew

,andwhichwasconse-

pe orthathewas

uredgrave,hewould

nor shavehishead.

ththankfulness,forshe

nthisheart whollyto

mof joypassedover

rememberedthatshe

erofmakingthose

my.


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.

H JA N I S A R I S â € ” contimied.

n,threemonths

aywhichhad ruined

noumhavingoccasionto

tobuybread, andtoco l-

hewaswonttohghten

su scaptivity , turned

dw elling andw ith

movedasidefrom the

tamboul,andfollowed

gth,stretching steeply

venhills onwhichthe

fsmall butcleanly

nce,shepausedfora


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t beencloselyveiled,

agitationwould have

ntenance.Itwas

orthe heartofF atma,

usuf , forinitshe

isruin ; andshepain-

eventsweaningits

f.B utthemother

motivesâ€ if shecould

prison-chamberof

urchasedattheprice

randmoreterrible

enshefoundherself

ecutingapurposeon

omthefirst weekof

nbeneathherroof .

r u st i n H ea v en ! " s h e mu r -

at lengthraisedthe

edoor; " A llahw ill

heartedmotherâ € Iw ill

shecrossedthe

dwiththecourteous

slavew hoopenedit.


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nandawelcome

aideHanoum; and

ydaughtereverturned

bdul.Itwaslong

nher ; for,duringthe

menofS tamboulhad

ets; anditwasmore-

f F atmathatshehad

thedayofmassacre.

eshewas doublywel-

celyreachedthe doorof

sutteredthe kindly

” y o u ar e w el c om e â € ” t o wh i ch

K hoshbulduk â€ ” w ell-

madeforheruponthe

hilethefair S airyn

withher melancholy

y on t h e vi s it o r.

lderladyclappedher

ntentered,shesaid

ou q ue c a hv e h ge t ir â € ” B r i n g p ip e s

enherguesthadpartaken

afromthe fairhands


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dthatshehadapplied

mouth-pieceofthe

ittoher guest,the

reefriendswereleft

€ ” p r ai s es b e t o A l l a h ! t h e

reunder myroof,and

ncedthehostess " E v il

f endim; thesunhas

oud; butA llahbuyuk

t â € ” i t m a y ag a in s h in e o ut . * "

monlyongraves; " sa id

aysthataregonecannot

hosha llgiveback thedead? "

wedtheir headsupon

Whosha llgivethem

hega elleuponthe

dthew idow " f leetof

ossomthat bendsto

sabey adehâ€ ” theson

notoneofnobler

sdiedthedeathofblood, and

him. " A ndagainher


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ndmurmured" Chok

to b e ar ! "

€ ” " p u rs u ed F a t ma H a -

voiceofsympathy:

k ofhim? Washenot

€ ” a lightatmidnight

edesart? Wasnothisname

ng? "

€ ” a la s ! a l a s ! " s ig he d fo rt h

upon, andtheyw ho

rds,for theywere

aga inburstforththeo ld

omhelovedhew ouldhave

clingseventothe

; " shesa idsuddenly , as

girl whosatather

eHanoumyourmother

howmyagedeyes

onyour ownbeauty,

w ifeâ€ ” thew ifeofmy

ofmysonYusuf .

omthegentle girl

a if , h ai f â € ” s h am e , sh a me ! ' "


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tooshould betaken

" s a id F a t ra a ; " b e tt e r

rideofhis beautyand

eltthathisk ismetâ€ ”

at hewasbeloved;

povertytobeabye-

” there jectedof thosetow hom

phandaboast.

v ile I" e cla imed

enerousindignation,as

y,and sweptbackthe

: " Livesthereone

ldoncehaveloved, w ho

A ja ibâ€ ” w onderful!

rldw ithreptiles. ' *

” g oo d, g oo d : s ai d F a tm a

ikeonewhohasnever

ersufferedwrongâ € ”

mâ € ” mydaughter;

ant. Oh, thatY usuf,

mhisgravetohear

her " sa idthefair


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o lovetheA ga: Ilook ed

tthat myeyewasat

edthenceforthnofurther

yourdaughter,for

earchingthat F atma

ngbeautyasshe

hebetrothedofY usufdid

ye. " S hek iurA llahâ€ ”

shesa idatlengthasshe

Iamthennota lone inmy

otfallenunwept. '

hemelancholyS a iryn

itwasarelief toboth

summonedfromthe

holdbusiness,andthey

n € ” c o me h i th e r, m y S u l -

man, asthetapestrycur-

,and theechoofher

the gallerybeyond;

w iththew isdomof riperage,

hearto faperi; I

ysand mysorrows,


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ouldhavebeenyour

c l ai m ed t h e fa i r gi r l ; " t o rt u re

p ea k â € ” E k h i ka t et i â € ” t h er e

Te llmeall, asyouhopefora

springblossom, pur-

regardlessofthe

" andbeautifulasa

€ ” yourconste lla tionmaybe

orete llyourfate! "

givemeback myA ga,

hepulseofmyheart,

e f toscorn â € ” broke

artisinhisgrave, andthe

d.Talknottomeof

of yourson; though

sitwillbe welcome,

myhope, andstaro f

F atmaHanoumina

hespoketowardsher

â € ” t e ll i t n ot t o a ny â € ” n o t

veyou birth,lestthe


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thetaleto thosewho

mightyâ € ” YusufA ga

sary; for,asthe

er,the gentleS airyn

rcushions.Y etdid

dtotheterror which

w itnessedtheef fecto fher

hailedit asaproofof

ctionwhichshec oveted

eraccustomedself-pos-

andbrow^ ofthehappy

w herrecoverfrom

w h a t ca n I s ay ? ' ' w e r e t he

edout; " Iamhis,

wasfirstvowedtohim

n ot w hi s pe r t hi s , E f e n di m ou â € ”

cret; saybutthatyou

m,andIwillfly toshare

n o t ' â € s h e ad d ed p a s-

manwasabouttospeak:

atyouwouldte llmeâ € ”

” shutoutf romallcommerce


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debarredf romthehghtofdayâ € ”

ntearsand darkness.

mother? Iampreparedfor

thatyouhaveroomformein

pehence,anddwell

smypromisedlordâ€ ” I

sdarkness,andthe

ears.Ifmyown

,lovecan overmaster

gamayyetbehappy.

notre jectme, mother;

otspurnmyaffection;

nteryourdwelling,he

illnevernurseawish

ct.

mournerflungher-

panion,listeningfor

r youthandherlove-

ssthathad initsome-

” A l l ah i s g re a t r sa i d th e

eamedfromher dim

asyouwill, my

e youdetermineon


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H JA N I S A R I S .2//

repoor, verypoorâ€ ”

tare creepingonus,

tay theirstepsâ€ ”

rpovertyâ€ ” if yourlove

ofyour felech

crifice,cometome,

ter; f o rnonesave

s h al l d o " " A n d

he generousgirl,and

gether.

hev isito fF atmato

oum,when,asshesat

entwhichtouched

ofY usuf,hereager

owardsthecasement,

n theattitudeof

hich shehadevi-

ndedfrombelow,and

sofa toobeyit.N ot

e returnedtoher

ndthenalowburst ofpas-

sshe threwherselfon

urebywhichshehad


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ask edasw eetandtre-

stheA gaE f fendik now of

meethimwithoutfear ?

hamebeneathhis

rreso lve; " answered

couldIdaretomakehis

asassuredthatyou

t , S h e k i ur A l l ah â € p r ai s e

re; andhew illsharethe

rns thegreatnessof

more.S hesank

ceburiedinher cloak,

and fastasshesobbed

s th i s we l l do n e ? S h a l l I

hissight whenhefirst

€ ” Heavenpreserveyou,

hesoothingreply " The

ras youwillbeto

gnedeverythingfor

shespok e, shew ithdrew the

andseated hergently


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” y o u ar e \ y e lc o me ; a t h ou -

andwerethispoorhovel

i l lshouldyoubeits

rk en, mydaughterâ € ”

hecanevenhearthe

ndIw illspeak tohimâ € ” "

fthe apartment,she

K ork maâ € ” fearnot,

ta loneâ € ” forthef irst

nd whichcomesto

enofonew holoves

h o i s t ha t ? " " w a s t h e bi t te r

r; " Whoisthereon

wwastesathoughton

"

atitshouldbe? "

almlyas herjoywould

tion.

" s a id t h e de s pa i ri n g

mIlovedhavefallen

rderedbeforemyeyes

toneonearthwhomInow de-

ed,themaidenwhoshould

thatcanneverbeâ € ” "


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€ ” q u ic k , qu i ck â € ” l e t me

â € ” m y A g a â € ” " a l mo s t

a iryn, asthewordsreached

tthatitcanneverbe, forIam


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y:and awretched

floorofanarrowroom,

applianceof comfort.

sits onlyfurniture,

softhe apartment,and

inalpatternof its

nddisco louredbra ier

ngashes,totallyinade-

andacoarseearthen

wpacesdistant,the

hmentforits melan-

vidualoftheparty

ife,butwastedby


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andtangledbeard

ad evidentlyonce

but whichnow,like

rombeneathhisdingy

waschequeredwithgrey.

nonwhomtimeand

heirbitterwill. Her

,andherlongsharp

facravingwhich had

whilethecloudthat

pokeadespairin

eenlesseloquent.

rin thismiserable

manandtheagedwoman

famineandmisery

her,whoseunearthly

ghtwellhavecharmed

sprey ! Itw asa

soyoung, andsofair, that

eam-bornvisionthan

dressw asscantyand

k neeshepil low edadeadin-

eofherow nloveliness; fo r

hadbeen driedupby


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other.Herdark

erceand unnatural

hercold burthento

usband,andthence

:butonlyby that

k didsheventuretoask if

orshefearedtheanswer

d utter.S uddenlya

moryâ € ” adreamofpastdays,

oY usufâ€ ” foritw asin-

dehischildlessw ifeâ€ ”

for amomentover

h e s ai d , in a l o w ho l lo w v oi c e ;

ivenmeaglimpseof the

etsavemyw ifeâ € ” raybe loved

nger. Welldo Ik now thatit

umourn, butforherâ€ ”

man,whohasblessedme

w nmisery . Intheyears

vemanamongthe

acecame tomeoneday

thatIhad: theyw ere

ailedhim much; and


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thewouldrepay

bt. Howsayyou?

ofTasinB ey , andsay

l or d , I am t h e mo t he r o f Y u s uf

ed, youloved; Iam

lack bread, andcanf indnoneâ€ ”

esâ€ ” w illyounotpay

mhehadhoarded

m y s ou l " f a ul t er e d ou t t he

o longsinceyouhavehad

sof theearth,that

tclaythe Prophet

to-morrowIwill

asin B ey,andIwill

thero f theA ga, w ho

memetohis home,

henwill Iremind

fhisbrow beco ld, and

rilyourpridewhen

hing.Thedebtor

hisface ; andevenas

e.

amasnothingbefore


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eetmek indly ; " re -

growingmorestrong,

ipwhich oncee isted

andherson; " A nd

w illbesure; andw e

thtomakethe pillauf

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esadly , " it isa lreadya

ensofParadise,and

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ild?" murmuredouta

hungered, andIhaveno

mbread, anda llw illyetbe

hisfacei nhis

oud.

u â € ” m y A g a : s a i d t he

erdeadchild softly

dapproachingher

unger, andhehasnow

n, doyougrieve? We


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orme,I shallsoonfall

dsheavy; andyou

ostill thewailingsof

kforme.

hertohisheart, she

essslumberwhichso

ffamine,

€ ” G o d i s g re a t: " s a i d

mostmorethanIcan

overmein painand

uldnotmurmureven

Whatcanbedone,

t h in k fo r m e ; f o r my b r ai n

ld,notknowinghow

ht: urgedtheaged

-morrow thesunmayrise

o sh al l sa y ? ' ' ' '

” andearlyontheensuing

mfoldedhertattered

o thedwellingof

itethejestsof theidle

theentrance-hall,and

andatherraiment,


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heB eypassedthrough

tothe caiquewhich

to thepalaceofthe

” w ha t d o yo u wa n t, w om an ? "

heplacedherselfupon

tseethatIaminhaste? "

eeonyoursidethatIam

mandedtheoldw omanin

my lordback butan

de.B ythememory

youonce loved, Icometo

y misery.

he d e at h o f a tr a it o r ' *

k frow n, ' ^ andIw ill

uted byhisname;

,andhistreason

your greyhairsby

fe ll. Stepaside, Ef -

momenttospare; andyou

ourgrief.

dwellnighventedher

oacheswhentheB ey

but,assheraisedher


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dtherethesamestern

ponhisbrow ; andshe

beyingthemotionof

yfromthe halltoan

hortlyfollowedbythe

ownthetapestrycur-

masheentered,ere

eyouindeedthemother

nd? WhydoIseeyou

whenhemusthave

od? Didyoufear

bt? "

i n t he n a me o f t he P r op h et , n o,

e lightedF atma: " but

,andthe heartofthe

ouask raewhy Ihavebeendumb

n o o th e r an s we r â € ” n a t o ne â € ”

w rong; " pursuedthe

oujudgedmorewise ly inbe-

aves.K nowyou

ufA ga istobeblotted

Imaydoubtinmy

mother.


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t h e de b t is t w o pu r se s , w a s

dwoman.

r u e, t r ue : s a id t h e B e y

df irstIw il lde livertoyou

nganembroideredpurse

the coinintothe

oyedF atma.

h e c on t in u ed , as s h e hi d t he

" te llmeofyourga l-

ptoverhis memory;

rustinA llah, Ishallyet

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