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The romance of the harem. By Miss Pardoe. v.3
Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1806-1862.London : H. Colburn, 1839.
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T H H A R E M .
,
TH CI T O F T H S U LT A N ,
A N D TH D S A R T, & C.
ostnew toearandeye,
wearyfeet.
Moslemlu ury .
UM S .
R N , PUB L I H R ,
O R O U GH S T R E E T .
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N . , 51 ,R U P R T - T R B E T , HA Y M A R K E T .
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M .
33
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arberofB assora..22
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T H H A R E M ,
-dayprayer,
ptedagreat portion
tytospendanhour
hemorrowofhis visit
gainbenthis steps
erviewwiththe
erous, hemetw ithno
rofthetavern,who
mmenttothedoorof
eiledbya screenof
andhere , hav ingca lled
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O F T H HA R E M .
evreste,heleftManio-
huffledbacktohis
ewassoon heardin
f awoman,hastily
hefloorbehindthe
daside,andtheyoung
ontedbyanagedand
massofwiryhair
scapedfromthecon-
handkerchief,
fcolour,and flowed
erdresswasofhuge-
,girtroundher waist
e,whichhadonce
turethe loinsofa
ereofbluemuslin,to
ishedfoil yetadhered
gswerebare, andher
poundedofmeretricious-
niolopolohadsome
nsationofdisgust
r.
h a t s t h is ? " s h e a sk e d sh a rp l y ;
our loudbrawlinglast
adiandhisgangupon
,thatyoureturnat
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O F TH HA R E M.6
endim, thea lmesleep;
so,fortheydanceto-
Tchorbadji.
; " repliedManio -
yourselfofwhomI
vallahâ € ” tobesure!
m adehwhomIfind
€ ¢ Mother, it isyouI
have livedamongthemounta ins,
yondtheflightofan
a ilV w hisperedthe
coinagainsther
etoseek thatofyou, in
andquick,youwill
e.
ord? " ask edNev reste
wistedherlong hair
ad-kerchief,and
therw aist; some
eto whichhewould
etoldofhis passion;
n de r fu l ! â – ' i n te r po s ed M a ni o -
therdiscernment.
guessedmymeaning,
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C O F T H H A R E M .
ayyou? w illyouundertak eso
gher throatwith
dingherhead sig-
H e av e n fo r bi d ! " s a id t h e
k eenandquick -wittedto
. Listentorae vand
ha secondpieceof
dthe attentionofthe
asister, aslave inthe
! " b r ok e i n N e vr e st e i n
amIthatIshouldventure
ofa S atrap,and
"
lk i d ly ; " s a id M an i o-
do Inotte llyouthatI
stero fmyv icinity†”
sterâ € theplay-mateof
myboyhood,my
dsisterâ € myonly
omereasoninthat, to
theoldcrone, w hileashade
tlookedlikefeeling
hen assuddenlydis-
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O F TH HA R E M.o
d andrigid,andstony
crosswhich astrug-
edforaninstant; I
nonlyone,asyousay ;
w ascutdownbyanE gyptian
witheredthat wielded
go, before Ihadforgotten
hesoulo fyourfather, I
uta llthatisgonebynow,
oopof alme,with-
livingamonggibes
ha scantypillauf,and
b u t ey v a h € ” m e rc y o n us ! w h at
s? Thesealisset
headathisbirth, andasit
nabak â € ” look atme,
mlik eonew hocanbear
utfallingunderit ? "
whichshedirectedthe
ohersqualidwretched-
ear,asheattempted
mon-placeaboutbetter
erposedtheo ldw oman
tringnof inesentences
ags ; foucaralkcha-
i s m y gl o ry â € ” Y o u yo u ng b e y-
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O F T H HA R E M .
thegayimmunityof
enwhoareslaves;
city,thewanderers
fsociety,wearethe
-bashil if tsthe latchofour
nolatticedand
ll; nosarafeverruns
d; wecomeandgo
(passport)needsnosig-
deveryhedge-sideor
khaneh(post-house)
S onomoresugaredwords
uchbeyondthe pityof
shecomesincontact
heisindisposedto
sir; le tyourconso la -
” thatisanuniversa l
rstood. †” A ndnow to
ask ofme?"
: Iw ouldseemysis-
eopportunityof
a ll? Y ouw ouldlif t
carpetsofaPasha s
d, stark mad, theveriest
inceofmadmen, intheprov ince.
aragraybeard,that
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O F TH HA R E M.7
urthroat soearly?
,youaretoo young
bowstring."
” H e i s me r ci f ul ! " s a id M a ni o -
y e s, y e s ; " r e pl i ed t h e ol d
utletyourw ordsandyour
e†throw themantle
clearly foronce and
of thePasha sha-
sa idtheyoungGreek
tothisstoryof thesister "
"
dManiolopo lo : " bybirth
nginCircassia.
e " e c l ai m ed N e v r e st e
eedthebrotherof the
mIhaveheard so
€ ” w on d er f ul ! T h ey s a y th a t sh e
ullah,writesverses
aHaf i , singslikea
of myownalme,
by thegraveofyourmother, isa ll
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O F T H HA R E M .
no lo p ol o ; " a n d sh e h as
artandthequickestwit
thebrightesteye, andthe
w sayyou? Willyounot
roncemore?"
w h a t ca n I d o I h a v e re -
hePasha andhow
denatthe palace? "
g h at m y b ea r d ; " s a id t h e
unotinyour bandone
fParadise; andwould
aba"
” s o ft l y, s o ft l y, E f f e n di m ; "
" Iw ishtodraw theeyes
countryonthebeautiful
measthepurple li ly, a
andIloveherlik ea
snomaideninthebrightband
wir.
er? " ask edasw eet
was drawnaside,and
Maymorningsud-
" Iamhere.
dtheo ldw omanhastilybut
nt y o u no t , ki e m â € ” m y
ot; isiteverthusw ith
ove.
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O F TH HA R E M.9
therssleep, youw atch; w hile
rall.Goin, Mher-
sinessw iththeEf fendi,
ently.
ntokenof
red,castone hurried
theireyesmet,andthose
forethe earnestlook
tinctivetactof a
vedhowdeeplyMani-
here cellingloveli-
pardonedifshelin-
teenyearsofage,in
beautysuchas is
ongdarkhairfan-
dsandribbons,and
olouredribbons,fell
sweptbackfroma
eness, surmountingeyesof
r figurewasslight
pressionsoftandsome-
verallthis,one
adManiolopolobeenless
aircreaturebefore
w as†” ana lmeâ € ” anout-
ramongmen, tow homher
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O F T H H A R E M.
ryouthasnare†” he
vesoughtahavenin
hersmiles.
er hand; andas
dtotheyoungGreek
ddenlyfailed.F ora
ga ingontheveiled
adpassed,but only
ofN evrestesoon
e.
â € ” herbeautymayw ell
allant,whoseheart,like
e,opensto thefirstsun-
butyoucamenotfor
rherea llday tosetthe
aggingon oldN e-
m e â € W a l l ah ! Y o u
stilltalktome ofthe
b a ? "
mother; " sa idManio -
thePashahasafa ir
a irasMherpirwir; andit is
hemenofthis land
will lookuponyour
pewhosegracefulness
oungbride,andwill
forgether.
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O F TH HA R E M.11
amomentburied
tlyandsteadily lift-
tedcountenanceofher
y : " N atoneâ € ” there
avereadthedream, andthe
hand.E ffendim,
fe! "
nand sounlooked-
tallyunprepared
sionconfirmedthe
ninher suspicions.
ursuedgrave ly : " Ik now not
nyourfortunes†” I
ong beenseared,but
at evenfora
areyouabouttodare? Even
ceofayoungwild
toput yourheadun-
umightwellbe prepared
theearth; butif itbe
dIamonew hohasreadfor
assion†” thatyouare
onwhichnevercan
llyourpurpose; forbe
oumayhope to
hatruin willcomeat
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O F T H H A R E M.
s o b e it â € ” I t w il l b e we l co me ,
sa idManio lopo lo
u ng â € a n d th e g ro v e
note andbrightplu-
benotthere; urged
” it isw ell, my f riendf '
orequirednowords
A ndnow, te llme; w here-
eruin? â € ” youarea
neverlookedupon
ght, how didw emeet? amid
perance,andriot:
sarenumbered,and
oflittlevalue,andI
or youdonot,you
tyearsof strengthand
eclingstoher ruined
entsofher own
r. Itisstrangethat
p on y o u â € s t ra n ge ! â € ”
youhaveparentsin
weepovertheir lost
etthemadnessthat
it . "
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O F TH HA R E M.13
me†” nonetow eep
ungman.
€ ” andbejusttoyourse lf
asnomatespreadsaw ider
ght.
va in " sa idManiolopo lo :
derdundeno ldumbeigoudâ € ”
d; forgetyoursuspi-
ber-thattheyarebut
a llthedaysw henyouhada
andhelpmeoncemore
hasbeenlonglostto
c l ai m ed N e v r e st & i m pa -
dyouask ofme? "
oopâ € ” Iw il lw earany
obeyanybehestâ € ” Iw il lpay
keformewith gold.
, mother; Iamyoung,
ufficetomakeanalme
n thoughtfora
okeforthwithan
” I c a nn o t, I d a re n o t â € ” y o u
arenotthea lme
heirgracefultrade ;
o -beard.
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C O F T H H A R E M .
ponmyheadbybe-
veryJooker-on? Did
a momentback
eron thecarpetofthe
pe?"
w ouldbethemassaldghi
eaveilandaturban, an
avymantle ; dyemyhands
oulderswiththe flow-
auty andw hilethe
rdances,Iwill winthe
mw ithw ildtales, and
nningtongue.
hallcarryaheavypurse
ndhere,jaguirbe-
anangel†” here iswhere-
ch garmentsasyou
” so f t ly , so f tly , young
st e " I a m n ot a l o ve r , an d
butwewill seewhat
ndshedepositedhernew gains
ercompanioninthe
; Mherpirw irsha ll
ur neckssonearthe
enterthisroomon
-te ller.
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O F TH HA R E M.15
oyouin amoment.
wegoto-nightto
i; andwhenthe
dplentyofemploy-
visit.
nstantlyfoundhim-
,overstrownwiththe
ichoreantroop.There
flowers,mostinartifi-
sandguitars,and a
sewood; gailycoloured
cachemire,andslippers
andbeads.A tam-
mentedwithpendant
ar thewindow; and
selfduringtheabsence
toylikeinstrument,
hand; and, ashedid
o thehappytime
edthegracefulro-
utifulCarimfilto
lost andregretted
soccupation,when
ah! " soundedclosebe-
that N evresteand
redtheapartment
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O F T H H A R E M.
ingonhimwithun-
to u n â € ” m y da r li n g ! "
ouhandlethetambour-
niranatthebridal of
ou, Mherpirwir, my
eanterybecomehim
enotventuresome-
er; " sa idthealmein
fheseeksmyaidIam
erdecrease, janumâ € ”
medManio lopolo ; fo rw hich
byadeep blush,and
eryourauspicesIamsure
k youâ € ” shouldyouneedamin-
yourgracefulness,I
hese i edoneof thegui-
subduedvoiceawell-
a lw ordsofHaf i : â € ”
unnysky
and,
sfloatingby,
edthestrain
theocean-swell,
kcloud fell.
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O F TH HA R E M.17
pidmoisturesighed,
a ir
nthatsaltt ide ,
re
riven
' midtheblueofHeaven! "
terethetide
the shore,
penedwide
ngof thea ir,
dthere.
ndthenafishercame,
ew
osew ondrousfame
w;
agem,
adem!
ovethemonotonyofâ € ” "
interposedthea lme
o†” there isnomaideninthe
€ ” Iw il lanswerforyou
mother? "
w e s ha l l se e : " a n sw er e d N e -
yourve iluponthebey a-
n teachthosedark
essashehastaught his
ngtressesthat Gu-
edlesslyin yonder
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O F T H H A R E M.
lla lendyouherrobe;
nd†” There , go , andbe
ndyou,youngsir,
ppearedacrossthe
w ardsme, unlessyouare
orof thescreen, andthus
ingaf terav isionthat
olopo loobeyed; and
thelasttouchwas
he disguisedeclared
aspedherlittle
peredthathewas a
egroundofaB enu -
landpatienceof thefa ir
dsomeyoungGreek
matelytheattempt
anditwasdecidedthat
endence,coupledwith
i,ofwhichtheywere
ance.
ealousinher
enewpupil athousand
showedhimthee act
must decoratehisfin-
thathemustgiveto
dheartilyatthelanguish-
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O F TH HA R E M.19
ouredtosubduethe
nd themincingstep,
ftheembroideredslip-
echeckedhermirth to
gingsmile,anda mur-
n.
credit, Ef fendim, to
* F lingyourve ila litt le
w,anddo noten-
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ll tooifyoudid not
igh; rememberthat
andthatyoumustbe
youtreadthecarpets
her,howwellthe
smymeaning; andhow
son.
erisk canbebutslight:
" if hew illpromiseto
ldow ellto jo inusto -
diesoftheTchorbadji,
sitmoreeasywhenhe
sitation, Maniolopo locon-
t andthenflinging
ehadbeenenveloped,
rdrobe. fS inging-w oman.
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O F T H H A R E M.
ste,andherprettycom-
owlysaunteredback
ichhehadestablished
ould notrepressthe
themselvesonhis
spulsesquickenand
llknewthatforthe
emofthe Moslem,
se,thereisnomercy;
hisinterviewwith
ssof beholdingoneso
st wouldupholdhim,
awaitedhiminthe
dji.Thediewas,how-
lvedtoabandonhimself
wfriends.
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O F TH HA R E M.21
ay; fortothe
stomovewithfolded
hisscythe; butat
ndhereturned tothe
s destiny.
et onthethreshold
ntlybeckonedhim
mtoanapartment
hter,mingledwiththe
ng ofcastanets,came
en wasflungaside,
tood amongthealme,
dfortheirevening s
d thecentreofthe
aboveher head.
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O F T H H A R E M.
eldatambourine,
gribbonsfell,iris-
andmingledwith
enhair; herlittlefeet
llow-likefigureap-
eweightof thefairy
srestedfondlyona
adingagraceful
her castanets.A ll
saveone; andthatone
ningonhercushions,
er hand,andher
ly tow ardstheentranceof
edfromherreverieby
whomshewelcomed
erbrowtothesame
hatrestedonit.
sion; everyalme
ndingheraidtowards
eradesonoveland so
anio lopo lobeenaMoslem,
edthathe hadbeen
eofthe Prophet,and
thoutthe preliminary
shallw eca llournew
rpirw ir, asshegavethe last
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O F TH HA R E M.23
iregirdle ofthe
mightnameherK amil,
hich gowandering
s-f bewilderedinthe
enoughto suitwith
w hohasaheadfor
hoarethebestpoetof
gestionto make "
dik af jsa idthe laugh-
ssummonedtothe
enotrisk hislif e to look
el l sa id ; " e c la im ed t he o ld
T a ib ! " w a s mu r mu r ed
y whomshewas
mewhenthe fair
mselvestothe harem
Maniolopolowassoon
ongandample
oth, whilehisface
l; andinthisguisehe
isinstrumentinhis
hisheart.
yondthewallsof
useontheedgeofthe
+ F a ithful.
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C Q F T H H A R E M .
etraversedbyabright
ncedontheripple
fold andmajestic
les,whosegnarledand
tedthestormsof a
senearlyfromthe
m aroundwhichfell
youngGreek.B ut
sible; andasthey
andiedjests,andven-
ulationsonthelibe-
che tortedan
iolopolo,an iousas
songs,andwilder
asit seemedinvolun-
uncertainlife had
yofpresentenjoy-
eboding; andthey
hed,asthoughtime
y couldfurlhiswings
andsilent she
ad,likeonewhoin-
thought; andocca-
edoutfrom behind
glancedhastilyand
io lopolo . B utere long
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O F TH HA R E M.25
uponherthe laughter
earousedherself,and
ationof theparty,or
entarycommunion
stoodbeforethegate
em.
welcomeas they
ntoa spacioushall
edmarbles,wherethe
ong ofbirdsmade
ildeddoorattheupper
roughthe opening
mpsein themoonlight
ountains,spreading
Groupesof slaves,
eautiful,werehurry-
chasshepassedhada
forthealme.The
hinglyfromani nner
treamofmoonshine
oor,anddyedit with
edasit passedfrom
enumerouscase-
sascene ofenchant-
ithoutregretthatMa-
ampleofhiscompa-
monsofasmiling
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O F T H H A R E M.
ctthemto thepresence
” y o u ar e w el c om e , u t te r ed
hfellsoftlyonthe ear
hefirst soundsthat
mselfi nanapart-
geandembroidery,
toalovelywoman
divanof velvet,sur-
s,whiletwofairchil-
ushionatherfeet; and
hichhejoinedinthe
” w e ll f o un d o f t he a l me , a s
mage.
rrived.He wasa
ehadtoyeduntil it
hisbrow wasdeeply
rnersof hiskeenand
dmassof minute
stemples.His nose
s upperlipwashid-
z ledmustachewhich
e height,butof
andManiolopoloatthe
rousto preservehis
dforwardand
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O F TH HA R E M.27
volutions,whichwonfor
lah r)and" A ferinr f rom
murof commendation
butw henatlast, and
herveil,andbounded
,whereshestoodfor
awnlisteningfora
rbadjihalfrosefrom
chibouquefromhis
tapersbywhichthe
dthrewtheirfullbla e
amomentwithout
andthensuddenly
wo,twirledhertam-
sthoughthe joyous-
uldringoutthrough
oarousedhimself
ant; andsufferingthe
nshroudedtofallfrom
from thecarpeton
watchedthe moment
angedthemeasure
werand moremelan-
chingupthecadence
o dieaway,accom-
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O F T H H A R E M.
quisiteperformance
actionit wasintended
w hereartthounow ?
va inonthemounta in sbrow ,
love,wherethestreamrunsclear.
uartnothere
ro thecypressbough,
w hereartthou?
one! butw here?
ry flow ersâ € ”
fyesterday rest, she sthere ,
o u r s â € ”
htestthings,
dlost,
rethespirits w ings
beamthemostâ € ”
w aso er,
sin thesunbeamto-day,
snomore
inthatlighta lone
dmadeâ € ”
sethecherishedone
thbreathandsun
€ ”
” e a rt h s b l os s om s d ie â € ”
m th e a u r e sk y â € ”
yone†”
sgone!
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O F TH HA R E M.29
sk,Maniolopolo
eeneyeofthe Tchor-
asthedanceproceeded,
consummateskillof
ilyflunghiswhole
continuousmurmur
eescapedthespec-
d,the almeseemed
n,herheaddrooped,
herside,thetam-
and shestoodthe
momentthewifeof
fromherfinger,and
ave,whopresented
thehosthimselfflung
iolopolo,whichhe
keepingofN evreste.
eperfect; andasthefair
thebright-coloured
houghthehadnever
vely.Thegorgeously
wasradiant with
els; thegraceful
attendantperis; the
dowwhichrelieved
ure; andthechildren
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O F T H H A R E M.
e sarms, andga edin
hestrangerswith
seemedtothee cited
urerlikebeingsof
,andcrime,andwither-
,andsongto song;
edtodividehis en-
rwirandthedisguised
epeyesande quisite
mpressionon the
ry.
â € ” M y s el i c ta r a ga t o ld
uralmewas as
gracefulasafawn;
orhesaidonlythe
mentionof thefairawali
elodiousastheA llah
theProphetâ € ” B y the
ushallshewyouryoung
thePasha†hew illf i ll
dspreadthe carpets
eofmerit. â € ” Ihave
y lordbew rittenon
hecalamJ ofgrati-
tt lecry . \ R eedpen.
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O F TH HA R E M.31
este, assheprostratedherself ,
floorbeforethe
mI,thatmy lordshould
of fe licity ? What
yheadtheashesof
eskirtof mygarment
? "
w h at c a n I sa y ? " r e pl i ed
y ; " Wallahbil lah!
musicmy lordhasdeigned
massaldjhe: saidthe
hasta lesw hichmaycharm
ghtsforawhilefrom
station, if suchbehis
mylord? "
ancedtowardshisfair
herbright eyesan
herewasnoneedof
alledhis acquiescence
v reste ; andthea lme
esoneithersideof
hosegracewould
apainter,hetook
wir,whoreclinednear
c,whencehedrewtones
atoncethe under-cur-
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O F T H H A R E M.
hichcamelike incense
andthen, lay ingaside
hefull beamofhis
i,andin avoice
cal,thus toldhis
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F TH MIC .33
F TH MIC .
espiseaweakenemy.
ngerofwhichtheyknow
t; andthose inpow er
thatthedeepestca-
ntlybetrayedbya
oadmit thehandofa
Highnessata leofa
outo letyourfancy trave l
oonourwaytogether
ndevenlikethewise
madeallusion,my
ittleanimalbecause
roportions andthe
mperorofa llthemice
n peace,thebeloved
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C O F T H H A R E M .
prospectof along
wasofvaste tent
hedwiththespoils of
e upperearth.The
withcorn: peas,
dedâ € driedgrapes, figs,
fortardy consump-
pactlyhousedforwin-
thepadishahof the long-
ootsin calmandphi-
rtroublinghisheadwith
newwerecontinually
te? Whocannumber
ofthebulbul,orpost-
e? Greatwasthecon-
metropolisofMouse-
redthatano ldF o ,
mas anotoriously
r,andacommonthief,
osupplytheirwhole
a singlevisittothe
efrightfulbipedswho
andofwhomtheMicehad
rthe utility,unless
uctantlycompelledto
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F TH MIC .^ 35
rcorn androots
avedthem(themice)
e irownsuppliesâ € I
onsternationwhenit
principledoldF o
ouldnotimagine
mselfintheimme-
eircapital; wherehe
ostunpleasantsensa-
cursions intothe
bydevouringevery
ancedtocrosshis
atfilledall theorderly
enswithatrepidation,
dtothecredit of
kevolumesfortheir
ny faultcouldbe
gislationofMouse-
at theerrorlayin
hasattimesoperated
ns.HisMajestythe
edilectionin favourof
eMinisterwasthe
hohad wontheIm-
flcurlo fhise qui-
theSecretaryofState
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O F T H H A R E M.
efallin hisback,when,
presentedtothemo-
cuments,whichimpor-
scratchedbythe thorn
barkoftheorangetree
ichhow everunw elcomethecontents
othepadishah,atleast
gof fensive†w hilethe
quallycelebratedfor
hisskin,which, luckily
ee shadeslighter
on.
themonarchlayin
ta ils; andthisfact
ndthewholepopula-
mpireinaperpetual
chineswereinvented
€ pulleysw erearranged,
ussuspendedthem-
untiltheireyesbecame
rationimpeded†and
throughouttheE m-
snaturalenemythe
droundin giddy
enhisteeth!
rew asanil l- f avouredandburly
heirverynoses,whose
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F TH MIC .37
,thatwithonedeter-
awaythe whole
etheprivateapart-
hega eof theentire
g h to b r ee d a r eb e ll i on â € ” a n d
youngmouseof qua-
irty -si thparto fan
nearthepersonof
moreover,aboutto
theprincessesinmar-
suicideinthefirst mo-
nghmiselfinthe
ainwater.B eing
ratcourt, hewas
hosewhohad any-
interest†andthek ind
n,inordertoconsolehis
ectedloss,buriedthede-
urs, tow hich†ashe
nificentmoustachioes
ablyentit led.
eMiceled,however,
distressingtothepa-
templatedanydistur-
dwhoseleisure was
ts,whilehisdigestion
continualalarmsto
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O F T H H A R E M.
hefoundthatacon-
protectthemfrom
weakeninghisautho-
ndfawningofhis
rhithertodaredto
esenceofhisImperial
edhis gracioussanc-
elybrushedhiswhiskers
oseof hismajesty,
htestapology; while
ralshadbeggedleave
s,andtoleavethe
whoseintereststhey
vebeengreatlyin-
of office.
y p er p le i n g an d v e -
shedfor nothingbe-
t,andwhohadnotthe
anddanger; andhe
pedienttosummona
entsymptomsbroad-
on; justlyconsider-
e pedienttodoso, he
catethethrone,and to
ashis generalshadto
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F TH MIC .39
myto providefor
tnesstheassem-
ministersofMouse-
ragging alongthe
tremestlength, andhis
rnfullytothe ground.
tood asidetoletthe
heylookeduponitwith
theythoughtthat
ftremblingoldMice
of fendingF o , andto
norw asituntilthe
erialtailhadslowly
ortalofthepalace,
ndthe variousavoca-
reresumed.
crowded.Themo-
eofnuts, mostlu u-
redwiththewhite
e; whilethecouncil-
olines,oneonhis
onhisleft,andmade
ce eachhavingas-
earing,asbest suited
sis.
and attimesbit-
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C O F T H H A R E M .
entdangerstaringthem
werelesscautiousthan
ohadneverbeforee -
esies,nowbandyedsar-
lightenedthemonarch
antlyonmanypoints
beenmostcomfortably
roughthometothe
se†” theS ecretary for
a edw ithbeingincorre-
miestheJerhuahs,or
dventurersfrom
hedthemselves,noone
nearathand†” the
wittedwithadefeat,
adfilledhis store-
stedhisarmyâ € ” andthe
edwithhavingre-
d professedonaccept-
dingthemonarchin a
of whichborethe
bject-matterthatthey
s,
asmentioned; andthen
eremergedinthe
W hatw astobedone? The
Theintrudermustbedis-
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F TH MIC .4 1
miniously , w ithcontemptand
asadoptedwithout
tw henthene tquestion
le itybecamegreat.
emeasuretobe ef-
eamongthemcouldpo int
wisdom,or,at least,
mpire(andhitherto
mepurpose,)collected
ableto decideonthe
ashinted byashrewd
mberlain,thatas
difficultyin removing
e pedientfortheMice
omedistantterritory,
spresence; carrying
yrevered,thewives
eones whowere
edbyanoratorical
uredthecouncilwith
sandflourishesofsen_
ouseholdgods,their
d,finally,concludedby
ofhisnoblefriend,
ngchangeofairtothe
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C O F T H H A R E M .
dupon hispaw,
epand painfulthought
erendaspectwhohad
respectfullybowing
ddressedtheillustrious
ccupied.
tpow erfulEmperor, in
rishesâ € throughout
esnot,he beinghim-
subjectslive†” Lord
nts arestrength-
he oilofthycounte-
roya lgatesofattentionbeun-
my argumentmay
ger there.Ihave
dlearnedMice tospeak
yhavef lungback thebright
wisdom,andIhave
htseewiththeireyes,
runderstanding.B ut
sofothers whenhis
aitorto hiscountry,
nceofhissovereign;
thewritingsof thein-
etheargumentofthe
ad todeclarethat
sc ounseliscontrary
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F TH MIC .4 3
toincalculablemis-
apeopleâ € ” brave in
peace†” uprightinjudgment
yaprincew hosesceptre
rld,we mustnotdis-
wisdom,inwhatever
sistero fva lourâ € ” po-
o f strengthâ € ” and
ortune.Thespider
h,yetinits wilinessit
whichitgrowsinto
aturesmore powerful
eakerofitsnature,
herethefruitsare
thatwoulddevour
t he n â € ” W e â € ” o n w h om d e pe n d
d†” S ha llw edesert
asthis,whenbyfirm-
eatenedsecurity?
rage,andpatriotism.
urcityw illbe la id
ed,ourpossessionsbe-
miesâ € ” w hilewesha ll
omplacetoplaceâ € ”
€ w andererswithouta
w ithoutaname!
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C O F T H H A R E M.
havetoiledandfought?
ess,andrearedaloft
ors? N o, noâ € ” w e
fa llsotamely ! O ne
orthe bonesofour
etlyin theirdisho-
dtheear ofattention,
forethe assemblythe
pedtodeliver the
rcommonenemy.A ll
oneuniversalsqueakof
mmunication.
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F TH MIC â € ” continued.
dshed herveilof
dscape.Theodour
dthewild thyme,
nseontheair.The
veaspellabout it,
solvedawayinsad-
hisperedtothe windsa
ordsmightgiveutter-
mperorofMicemus-
perearth; andw it-
siasm,worthyofhis
eringofhisarmed
dby thebree e, he
siveplain,andwithprompt
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C O F T H H A R E M .
enttothe great
sinvolved,headedthe
well-storedgranary,
fthenumber.The
dheatonceabandoned
yindividualmouse,
use, carriedof fhisow n
ich hemadethebest
here,havingabandoned
nd theyoung,whowere
tigueanddangerof a
whomitwashoused,
acksofno iousreptiles;
until littleremained
atelygroanedbe-
sedthusfar,the
edthestratagem,com-
ytocollectthe re-
rew itplentifully
othedwellingofthe
hatnotonescatteredgra in
the irow ncity ; and
pulouslyfulfilled,he
eyatonce returned
men,whenonthe
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hatthefruitsof their
duringthenight,it
ceofamoullahto
rvowsofvengeance
hat hadbeentaken
he scatteredgrain
o theveryburrow
succeededtoannoyance,
ngthemselveswhat
hereestablishedhim-
esolvedtoascertain,
eirvengeance.A strong
pared; andthatvery
tF o , w how asreturn-
ra veryunsuccessful
p thathadbeenlaid
ttinglythrustshis
for arascal,butwhat
ndit isuse lesstocon-
mperorofMouse-
hisenemy w hena
aimedthroughoutthe
dinthisthewisemo-
ngpeoplethe pro-
ce; fo rit issorarethat
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C O F T H H A R E M .
othe witofhiscoun-
omaketheoccasion
gloriousnews,he
ortance,untilhe felt
notholdhim,and
pper air,orburst
andaccordingly,order-
caused himselfto
edmapleleaf,at the
,totriumphover his
” w ellf ound, mostmighty
th t h e e u l t i n g Pa d is h ah " H o w
se ofmysubjectson
eirony,but hewas
switha crowned
blejudgmenthefeltthat
momenttoretort: he
orethemonarch,and
ourthusaddressed
ror! w hosearmiesare
dformidableas the
w hosevo ice isasthe
ndwhoseeyemocks
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F TH MIC .4 9
accompanied.Ibow
ndownthatitis just.
causein yourmercy
ercise ; butnow, w hen
ovokedmypunish-
mit it,becauseIam
mensity.Ideserveno
saboon; andifa
rests canatonefora
myheadintoyour
enceforwardtoyour
ereign! andIwill
alreasonthatmy
welfareshallmore
astenormities. 1
ehumblebearing
my,andquitealive
ncewhichmustaccrue
of sopowerfuland
edhis counsellors
give theirutmost
athe wasaboutto
w hetherthegoodfa ithof
sted, andhisserv icesse-
thestrongcha inofgra-
cingnofaithin hispro-
theyshouldlaughhis
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O F T H H A R E M.
ndonhimto thein-
awaitedhimatthe
forthereisno-
r micearesolavish
edoftengiven,not
for; andinthisin-
nionadvancedwasby
adbeen thecauseof
ungvainmouselingsof
redelightedatthe
and strongacom-
dybegantwistingtheir
mportanceatthebare
was nottobemisled
andhesoberlyre-
butmostearnest
ata naturalenemy
ntoa sincereand
thathoweverhemight
s,necessity,orambition,
sunderthemaskof
athiesofhisnature
queredoreradicated.
etamedwhilehepos-
inshort, hestronglyadvised
houldimmediate lybeput
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F TH MIC .51
pirethusdelivereda lto -
ts latedanger.
votedthisreason-
nerunseasonablyprosy;
thsomeplausi-
weakstate toform
dthatanadmirableop-
selfofsecuringan
nsequencesoftheir
inbetemptedto
ess,ifall diplo-
start asimilartheory,
ga dangerousenemy
oncethesecretof its
thisoverthrowwas
fan adventurousstrata-
thodof makingtheir
onestohisadvance-
er,atonceresolved
ument theF o w as
ancewithalldue
rm; andhewasthen
teethofhisnew
llyreturningtothe city
eF o asfarasthe
F I LL IN O I
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O F T H H A R E M.
eretheImperial suite
ceby theunpleasant
largeforthegates,or
r him.Toreconcile
clusion,themonarch,
ranceofhise ult ingva-
r, w iththe Imperia lper-
hewalls.
utauthorityinto
osepoweryouhave
butasemptybladders
stream,andgather
rs,whilesolidsub-
fthe channel,andform
st; sovainand
pbytheirownimagi-
ardthesagecounselsof
pollutethemselves
oftheshallowand
bethecasewithmen,
ameweaknessshould
r,andfindingat the
tefieldforhis ambition,
mind oftheE mperor
nwildschemesof
eaccordinglybeganby
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F TH MIC .53
ne tdivan,that,with
wouldsoonmake
ovince.
ted.E verysovereign
t,andauthority and
reedilytheyimbibethe
. TheV e ire pla ined
edconvictionwith
eMinistersnappedup
rstfavourableoppor-
eralorationoverhisman-
foritseloquenceand
henassumedthereinsof
sition,andcommenced
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C O F T H H A R E M .
F TH MIC â € ” continued.
besidethat of
culiarlyobno iousto
habitants, a lthoughcomely
twellfor theirinte-
bleandpugnaciousin
n: andastheycould
ter intotheviewsof
tura lly feltthenecessityof
o tof the ire istence.
Mice hadsomediffi-
e Cats,whoheldtheir
ertheroofofa dilapi-
edroodsdistant from
Padishah; andaccom-
anoutcry anduproar
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F TH MIC .55
factorytotheE mpire
ful; andthefavorite
iedmouseofe traordi-
ed(unhappilyenough
ngthofherears,was
lsionsonthebreaking-
acircumstancew hich
nheir,and thepeople
agreatacquisit ionw hen
herasiegeor afamine.
reatlyfromtheir
etachmentsfrom
ambushforthe
o ; andnotonly
stefficienttroops,but
ccasionafamineinhis
tfora generalto
twosandthrees,and
nothow; fortheCats
s,andnever lefta
asufficientfragment
ofanyprete tonthe
erectamonument
ortablestate,when
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O F T H H A R E M.
iro fMouse landw asout
thebanksofa river,
torkswerebusilyem-
eirfinnyprey.The
dbetweenthem; andthe
eulogi edthe irskil l , envied
o e citinganamuse-
afishwhich wascor-
neof theparty ; a f ter
beautyoftheweather,
ape,andthe invigo-
ningair ; andwhenhe
ft thewholelong-
pressedbyhisgood
dleisurelyalong
quartersofthe Cats,
hedoor, asiffrom
tweenhisfeet.The
ouscharge soonbe-
rgansof thefeline
romeverypartofthe
eyes,andwaterin
uallyadvancingnearer
, theybegantobevery
tocarry,of courseaf-
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F TH MIC .57
ndifference,andturned
hhispawina manner
ceful, e hibitingit ina ll
ats.Thiswasnatural
neeverydayin the
fanobjectis little,unless
byothers; anditsde-
ntheenvywhich it
e him,evenbeyond
eF o atlengthconde-
pectantCatsthattheir
asit wasoppressive;
obtainedbyreadywit,
em,andcraft; qua-
werepeculiarlydefi-
reheto tellthemwhere
dneverhavethead-
ioneduniversalin-
Tobetold thatyou
ble,yettheaccusationis
manyahaughtyspirit
hatyouhavenotw itenough
otrythetemperof
dinglythewholefeline
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O F T H H A R E M.
toredby theener-
ectableoldtabby,whose
him greatinfluence
b,helostnotime in
resentingafew light
nmereplayfulnessby
lthew ay tocomeatthe
ofreasoningwhichpene-
achsoftheassembly;
hadsecuredthepub-
atthosefire-eating
eir honoursatisfied
n earlyopportunity
,of resentingthein-
dto themasanation;
heprofounddiplomacy
wedthatheknewmore
mthantheF o fe lt in-
or.
soundadvice,the
weredtheir backs,
dlike themoonwhen
andbegantotread
melodiouslyasthough
o obtainwerealready
ortwoindeedturned
tuponthe groundin
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F TH MIC .59
edunheededinthecrowd
vingthusmagnificently
on,remainedonthe
heywerelikelyto
nquirythenpending.
theancienttabby,
hadcarriedmattersfar
edtopointout tothe
sh weretobeprocured;
emthat thegratifica-
theonlyadvantage
omtheinformation.
naneasyattitude,
awayapertinaceous
z ingabouthisnose,
hus addressed
How everuse lessthe
w hichyouarean ious
ourweakness,because
toseekinformation
m,or rather,ofwhich
vailthemselves.K now
wassufferingfroma
ht bedispelledby
longtheriverbank,
mberofS torksfeasting
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O F T H H A R E M.
intiestfish; andbeing
ice,Ienquiredofone
able lu urycouldbe
stedmy importunity , but
hat ontheotherside
haustedlak e, in
eree piring; and
adbecomenotonly
s selection,butabso-
uchbeingthecase,
mentwiththeS tork
h, w hichenablesusto
esperfectlysatisfac-
tthisintelligence,
w armly forhisgenerosity ,
sleeve,asis cus-
and then,presenting
hediscussion,toa
vivacious-lookingkit-
yal family,hetook
universalpurringof
eedilyassembled the
andharanguedbya
hohadlost oneeye,two
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F TH MIC .61
arinsome previous
solutionwasformedtoat-
thatverynight.The
theciti ensvo lun-
head-quarterswere
thingwhichmore
attack ingforcethanthe
emy.
stsavourydreams
oftheMice.His vi-
thepalaceofthe
e midstofapillauf
asenjoyinghimselfdis-
rillsqueekof anguish
ts,and penetrated
ment.Upsprangthe
nished; andinitsplace
dCatspouncingupon
ndbearingthemoffin
instantaghast†”
k ea llgreatpersonages, hepos-
decisionofcharacter ;
haddrawna long
sametimeaperfect
eprudentlyturned
rthe rootsofatree
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O F T H H A R E M.
ted,asheever did,
stly argued,whilehe
hole,andthework
his head,thelifeof
ingtothe subject; his
ting,justas hewas
hecouldnot,therefore,
rewiththeirprivi-
hadnotbeenidle; he
entfordiplomacy,like
hehadsothoroughly in-
torks,who,though
meanslong-headed,
tohis views.He
ceofthechief ofthe
ysetforthhisown
forhehadnotconsideredit
wallies thatheheld
dertheE mperorof
sonandpeoplehewas
ksentertainedasmuch
henationofthefrogs
ertheyfellintheirway,
remoniousmannerâ € ”
phaticallyrepresented
ightyanda numerous
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nance; and,likethe
stomedtosecure itby
whiletheCatswere
achingcommunity,
cherousandwilyarts,
timateright oftheir
inthee tirpationof
eriddingthemselvesof
hile theF o couldderive
omtheirdestruction,
convictionofhaving
edamost important
rareorsobeautiful
cause.Itisthe germ
haddeparted, the
rsha lledhisforces, and
gemoftheir friendly
unanimousapproval,
lvedupon; norwasits
ormorninghadscarcely
reseenenteringtheir
nguardofthe twopar-
whommentionhas
ncedinfrontofhis fel-
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C O F T H H A R E M .
yconfrontedbythe
erson.
monieshadtermi-
dtheirpacificintentions,
whichtheydesired to
eliminariesforthede-
y.
agravityworthyof
ee portsandimportsw erecu-
manypropositionsad-
thecontemplated
oldS tork , renow nedfor
utetalentforcalcu-
ltothefinancialin-
oodup; andpo i ing
,withan aplomb
fthecompleteand
ments,remarked,
ationandrespectfor
heirvisitors,heconsi-
nationssupporting
ertions,timewaspro-
ottobelightly orin-
d; andthat,however
ne partytoawaitthe
ay, itw ouldsaveagreat
telymoreadvisable,
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mpletionofthetreaty,
cross theriverat
velonfish,binding
tosupplythe campof
ughfortheir immediate
uggestion,con-
andlayingtheMice
ththembeforethe
nofseeingthem swal-
a f terw hichceremonyeach
areof oneoftheirnew
dtheirwings,andleft
creepingthings
othismodeoftra-
ected; thetimidshut
rtails roundthe
ds; themoream-
t,andalmosttaught
ttheywereflyingon
iousgrew sick anddi z y ;
lutelyfainted.
dastheStork shovered
hecentreofthera-
witha loudshriek of
edtheirhold,and
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O F T H H A R E M.
aterygrave.B lack,
escaped; andthusthe
eofascoreortw oofMice ,
rfromtheirdangerousvi-
egeneralsafety; and
atnightwiththe
periordesert,which
amsofa minister,
he gratefulacknow-
gn,andtheplauditory
ople,isdeeplyim-
nvictionthat,like the
nthenestof another
gforhisownin-
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F TH MIC .67
F TH MIC â € ” continued.
sy,willnotsubmitto
d,accordingly,thelittle
merely stimulatedhistaste
tow ilderandbo lder
dedonlybyuniversal
npeopledEblis, and
eofSheitan; itw il l ,
vedthatanoccasion
o forthe indulgence
ughtheprovince,ar-
themetropolisof
tensealarmamongthe
escamperinghome-
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O F T H H A R E M.
ha paucityofprovi-
tisfactorytotheseden-
nity; andwithtre-
monsterswhocom-
wholecity intocon-
yallayedbytherecollec-
dthingslikelytobe
avellers,shouldthey
earto theterritories
nablehis subjectsto
andtheirfears am-
intheirimmediatevici-
ofathickwood,a
ad, anditwasfound
mthe earth; hisbur-
edamongtherestof
thetrave llerspossessedno
e haustedanimal,he
fate.
dulginghis hunger,
elto health; andwhen
moreventuredforth
ty,toprofitby thehalt
espiedtheC amelatadis-
ngsintheE ast, andthetra inis
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theyoungshootsof a
utionwasinstantly
elayofamomenthe
he gateofthecapi-
ateaudienceoftheE m-
andimperioustone
uard,apartyofwhom
andinafewmoments
sseenissuingforth
corumwouldpermit.
e , theF o enteredat
an iety , andacquainted
selandwiththefact,
merebeastof burthen,
ndobedienceâ € ” in
epeattheopprobrious
e intruder†w asra-
re,pollutingthe foun-
thirstwasoften
thefruitsdestinedfor
histhrone,for he
dhe hadneverforgot-
sion; hewas,there-
suitablecommenton
andthesurpriseof
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O F T H H A R E M.
ned,whenfindinghim
rthuscontinued: â € ”
tpuissantPadishah
i re l i ke t h at o f M ou s el a nd â € ” a
vereign,whoselinked
lCaf,andwhosetribes
forean insolentcai-
bedience? S ha llana-
the labourofothers,
w retch, whoseverye -
dittheMajestyofMouse-
Tails,Iprostratemy-
youtobejusttoyour-
heshadow ofyourgreat-
ottheCatsa mighty
avewenot destroyed
tork sthenatura lenemies
wenot sharpenedour
andmadethemserveus
r heads? TheCamel
sameillustrioussway
eforethecarpetofyourImpe-
edgeyoursupremacy:
fatraitor, andperish
tion.
husiasticapprobation
courtiers; anditwas
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heF o couldmak e
achedtheclima of
f themonarch sta il,
andedattention,and
oadd, thatheshould
tytoenforceimme-
asebornintruder; as
sbelongdelayed,they
ortive; acircumstance
a doubtonthe
Majesty,anddimi-
Thebeardof re-
utby theroots,
and dignity; and
theLightof theE mpire,
h, tosubdueatonce
,andcompelhim tohis
consciousgreat-
orationofhisminister ;
mecommand,heor-
ndanceoftheCamel;
,how,in theeventof
arded,obediencecould
thedifficultiesof
elves,thedignityofthe
and,atlength,hewas
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O F T H H A R E M.
ss†thoughhedidit
manner,muchcom-
€ ” thathereallydidnot
d bebroughttopass.
entand pleasantair,
toundertaketheem-
acityonits success;
fMouseland,proud
mbracedtheofferwith
bletofind aback
s,and broadenough
hustheMicew erede-
of whichtheywereto
ndsoftheircrafty
horisedandempowered
edonwiththeself-
ipotentiariesunder
nces; andhaving
eCamel,weariedwith
est,andsatiatedwith
elychewingthecud
chesofanodoriferous
minhaughtylanguage,
n,and somagnified
is master,thatthe
eranimalsinthe crea-
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F TH MIC .J3
igh, waslowenough
fromtheearth,andas-
thathehadtransgressed
masanespecialfavour
eEmperor; andw as
dthat hemustforth-
hin person,asno
ereceived.
an ietyandterror,
ompensatebyany
involuntarytrespass
handpowerfula
volunteeredtoaccom-
t; w hen, hav ingdesiredhis
the edgeofthewood,
y gates,untilthe
ttogivehiman audi-
use landhastenedtore-
erialmaster,andto
e ofthisnewally.
arative; anditis
erentstandards,that
etermineonitsac-
amelstoodburiedin
oping,andhis heart
edthecrowdof busy
utimmediatelyathis
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C O F T H H A R E M .
athatamongthemw ere
thehousehold,
onaboutthecourt of
hadcomethereto
eenaskedhisopi-
reamingthathewas
eatcity,he would
tthespotwascool,
blyinfestedwith
essofone isthescorn
pridew hichf illsonebosomis
ceto itsneighbour;
n,peopledwithdelu-
elf-value.
rousedfrom his
horusofsqueaking,
ongtheMice ; whose
easesorapidly,andto
athe wasjustabout
destunderhis heavy
nceof theF o diverted
elivesof afewindi-
whowouldotherwise
stherageofthe in-
dilyimagined,whenon
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F TH MIC .J5
assadorwhetherheshould
dienceof theoffended
dthathewasalready
atasomewhatspare,
raywhiskers,seated
wasthemightysove-
cidehis fate.
bentdownhis long
yandderidinglyonthe
osatswellingwith
urt andthen,fling-
netremendouskick
rtiersf lyingintothea ir,
cktotheforest.
mstanceandpower
d; andtheyw hoen-
nificancebybig
s whothrowstones
ythemoonwhenit is
ywhichhe hadjust
allsofhis capital,
pillarsofthe state,the
hhis headburiedin
yieldedupthespirit ;
lasserteditselfeven
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O F T H H A R E M.
andcallingthefo
yaddressedhim.
have longregardedlessas
herofmyadoption;
ng thereinsofpower,
eplacedthebeardof
efulasheshavenotyour
nmydishonoured
ancestorsaredefiled ;
eareblackened.The
ngs areascompasses
,tosweepthegreat
ouhavemademethe
o fdisgrace. Til l
edinthemind,mad-
k the ire ercise but
crushesothersinhis
nroseto-dayabove
dfor mypleasure,my
morning,mysworda
handterror,and my
princescaughtthef ire
andmysmilemade
ow, Iamadishonouredsovere ign,
myow nsubjects.
ew orld! " repliedthe
eforethe irrita tedmonarch;
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F TH MIC .7J
ssed! w hosefameisechoed
hosepraisetheval-
l; I, thehumblest
seland,beseech
gerpossessedbygrief,
ory,andtoregild the
othenostrilsof
meofsuccess; and
eadonthe humble
miseon thefaithof
g,theinsolent slave
ur angershallbe
ytheseassurances,the
ntedtobeguidedby
hen,abruptlydismissing
tothecity,muchto
sight-lovinginhabi-
hemselvesapageant,
ntthathad occurred
etherdeprivedthem;
posedtoshewhimself
sbeenkicked.
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O F T H H A R E M,
F TH MIC â € ” continued.
ntswearingvengeance
haddared tothwart
tthene t, laughing
pethetearsfromhis
ememberedtheridi-
Lordsofthe B ed-
f f icersofS tate ; tra -
asugarplantation
qua inted; morali ing
ecuriousthan edify-
ulatedtohavera isedhim
yE mperorofMouse-
ycometohisknow-
tion,heselectedone
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F TH MIC .7^
cioussugar-caneshe
unteredtoagrove in
vouritehauntofan
rtsof mischief.
thehoarytenant of
a tedhimselfunderatree,
fwithhistail, as
atandfatigue; while
fhiseyes fromtime
dtoperceivethe Mon-
ane,li ckinghiswish-
branchto branchin
e.A tlengththewa-
partedlips; andthen
atthepropermomentw as
operceivehim,and
reetedhim,andbegged
hattered,and
stance; havinganun-
hatF o essometimesde
mingitmostprudentto.
paw ; thoughhere-
isnewacquaintance
y,influencedinno
ofthesugar-cane.
ealwayssmooths
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O F T H H A R E M.
selfishnessflungon
withoutlessening
m,thetwoill-assorted
rsation,untiltheF o
ofhisintentionsto
e pedient; andhad
ouldpledgehimselfto
dnot onlybestowupon
yw hichheappearedso
rect himwhereto
nddoubted; then
finally,requesting
leapart, promisedhisco-
houldhavedevoured
designersmiledand
eMonkeyhadcompleted
thewaytotheforest,
melwasbrowsingon
ees.
hefieldfasting.
andquenchestheen-
rloveshisneighbourso
ungedhisfingersinto
meltohis new
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F TH MIC .81
tredaway , andlef tthe
theMonkey; who
tothetreeonwhich
eding,andsei ingthe
nleft inhisnose,fas-
nches.
enatraceofyour
nyouarebentonaf-
proudmanis lostby
owhabit, whichputs
hisenemy,andde-
oilofridicule.
ta watchfuleyeonhis
ivedhissuccess,and
himonhisde terity
whenhefoundthat the
ouched,hemade
ard,ifhe would
o-operationin an-
ehadmuchat heart.
enlinkedto the
chainofsw eetw ords, di-
eavingtheunfortunate
twoconfederatesjour-
ntiltheycame toa
ewoodsmanhadbeen
er.
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O F T H H A R E M.
andpo intingtoaw egde
the wood,informed
etventuredto ap-
the hadparticular
tthat hehadstriven
f it,andnowrelied
the samemaster-
Camel.
,at thehelpless-
andforthwithbeganto
ndpawswith an
rtedtheF o , w how as
quiet peculiarway,
effortthanusualdis-
tail oftheMonkey
y theclosingtimber.
nd e rf u l ! " s h ou t ed R e y n a rd
errimentthatechoed
Hadyourbeardgrow n
had yettolearn,oh!
toilto gratifytheirsen-
undertheimpetusof
for craftierspirits,
theirownsetting ?
hearti lyatmye pense;
haveearnedthe
po licy toconsumethe
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F TH MIC .83
one.I owedyouthe
etruths,that you
blyasyouhavelived
thwords.
on theill-fatedMon-
houtmercy.
selves,consentto
theunworthy,failnot
rmeanself-love.
shah,whichheob-
chingthecity,theF o
ituationof theC amel, at
thecourtlaughed
nvulsions; andmany
thate tremelyde-
bersofthecourt
ne imaginativestra inof
ngthestratagemby
helplessCamel;
thattheMonkeywas
twas writtenin
firstscrollofknow-
erthestars,thanto
ghtywhomyouhave
reduponthehaughty
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C O F T H H A R E M .
cks,ofwhichthey
scymitar.
orderedthroughout
nd; forformerdefeat
hofsubsequentsuc-
re lav ishedontheV e ir,
racteristicmodesty.
av iourof theEmpire ,
onhisheart,andswore
bsolutelynothing.
mationtobe the
master-spiritofvic-
Cats; andheonly
dassuredthe e cited
donehisduty.
canafford toape
rowinggo lddustintotheeyes
ear-sighted:andthe
a z leandtoblind;
beyondthereachof
Mouse landw ereenjoy -
tionsfortherejoicing,
osecurehisshareof the
unable,fromhise -
amusementsofhis
roceedingtotheforest
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F TH MIC .85
engebye ult ingoverthe
ccordingly,commanding
,hehastenedtothe
ngthe treetowhich
eseatedhimselfupon
head,andpoured
olumeof hisangry
e lcome, youof the
a idscof f ingly ; " Happy
nthe youngleavesof
fromthe clouds;
thitherover theearth
say I? Itw ouldseemthatyou
turewouldimply; for,
ger thanyourhead,
tuouslyhavedaredto
mptintheeyesof an
epeople,untilyou had
esafetobravetheir
nowthelesson
mysovereignwillwhe-
ea wandereroverthe
of thebrightrivers,
eathwhichyourvain-
hasdrawndownupon
thatyourblanched
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O F T H H A R E M.
e moonlightmayre-
thedangerofover-
vanitytheprobable
fattemptingtodespise
nentlytheirsupe-
ereutteredamost
Padishahpausedfor
embledMice,seeingatonce
withwhichsucha re-
ps, werenot
rationsofapproba-
mirableupon earth
stheF o listened, thetears
rembledinhiseyes.
sciousthatdespite
emy,hewas never-
ercy,feltthe neces-
oposal,and of
inorder tosavehis
makingnocommenton
ch saddress,helaid
umility,andthusre-
sandS unofstrength!
tnesshasgrownout
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F TH MIC .S J
tent. Icamef roma
r,unknowingand
ourpowerhadfallen
lightofyourpre-
yesâ € Isinned, because
gedofyour strength
ysufficientlypunished
veincurred your
herefore,dreadsove-
rie f andsuf ferme, by
mperia lw il l , toe -
ttheringsof obedi-
mesweareternalalle-
ongthosewhohave
subjects.
eakingtheF o stepped
ndhumanelyinterceded
entedtothePadishah
allyfellintoerrorun-
adelicateallusionto his
mindedhishearers, w ithamost
whenhe himselfnot
ice andultimately
ousnessofhighdesert,
eEmperorortheEm-
mercy.
queakofdissent
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O F T H H A R E M.
stheF o bow edgrace-
thePadishahordered
edtotheCamel,and
r,whichwasimmedi-
ancipatedprisonerfol-
theforest,a good
ationof theF o , and
ofa companionin
ysassistin con-
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F TH MIC .89
F TH MIC â € ” continued.
melcausedanim-
orest,andthemyste-
wascanvassedon ail
raordinaryandmagical
andanimalsofvarious
an influencewhich
d,andan ioustocon-
ence,voluntarilytendered
.
htenthecrow d; and
hemost ofwhichwe
wer,andincreasedin
dleanhour for
ouselandwerear-
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O F T H H A R E M.
gratiatinghimself
adlyreturnedcivi-
ely tobenefit.Pre-
andifoccasionally
swellknownfondness
astsbrought hima
ed atthemistake,and
dientto informthem
thesavioursofthe
orninhisheart.
Thekingofthe
A ndtheF o hadre-
eastof theearth
s guile.W iththis
ainpresentedhimself
ah,andreportedthe
butthemonarchof
ioustoevadethesub-
the e citedV e irthat
to sharethesove-
nobleananimal
d, hew ouldratherliveon
anby provokinghis
singawrathwhich
ct,scouted thisargu-
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F TH MIC .91
dtothetimidmonarch
edto belordofthe
forthe E mpireofthe
troy inoneparo ysm
dtobepermittedtore-
animalin question
abilityof hisdisposi-
ofthefeelingsof
edto gratifyeitherhis
a factw hichw astoono-
andatlengthwearied
vedbytheintreatiesof
, heconsentedtosummon
anddeputedtheF o
ordinaryontheoccasion.
ofthe Lionwhen
mission; he lashedthe
; heflunglight-
ristled hiswirymane
moistenedthedust
ondropswhichfell
roarshookthe
ts andhew ouldin-
mbassadorhadhe
nddespisedhimtoo
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O F T H H A R E M.
rfeit intheindul-
ofthemajestyof
eat hehadgrown
raordinarysuccesses
picksupninety-nine
lyfeels aggrievedif
redth. SincetheF o
ethe Lion,theLion
ndredthpiastre andhe
ingly.
o h ! V ^ z i r " h e s ai d
ourdispleasurein the
osed oureyestoan
edy,thanthusto
lm,andliftedit to
hadnopowerto
onarchthreatens
eance,theescapeof
at†” andthus, oh,
youhavescatteredthe
ead ofyourmaster\ v
ectfully; nordidheat-
rto remindthePa-
erviceswhichhehad
hemighthavedoneso in
beingforgotten,asin
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F TH MIC .93
certaintobeby the
aringtotheirritated
ldyet becompelled
quittedthepresence.
uthungrywork,
peciallydangerous;
ellaw are: andhetherefore
presentacquaintance
dtofindsomego-be-
nall risksforthe
oyed.
essbusy-bodiesto
dthecraf tyV e irw as
stools.He hesitated
olutionwastaken.
hisramblesaneigh-
spiritless,cowardly,
fiedhimselfwiththe
hadrundown,forthe
ngcompanywitha
ckallsthere arein
n contemptuoussatis-
thenarrow-hearted
hislair withouta
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C O F T H H A R E M .
stotheresulto fhisun-
aceoncemore inthe
hemurmuredtohim-
base-spiritedbeast, w ho
ra comfortablemeal!
thisdescriptionarereadily
ormynewfriend.
andtheresult per-
parties.TheF o
bythesly,andpre-
sufferinghim tode-
self aliberaland
wase tremelyagree-
asdelightedfor once
andw hohadnevere pe-
nbefore; hisgreat
yfineappetite,and
butgarbage.A n
betweenthenewac-
e andtheJackalllick-
ryrepast,whispered
gentlemanlyF o , w as
eynardonly laughed, as-
fheprovedfaithfulto
ncehimthat inawar
qua ltotw oLions.
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F TH MIC .95
sfactoryassurance,
nts fortheguidance
arlya lly, theV e irre -
,andleftthematter
sof the Jack a ll; w ho, an
santinterviewrushed
nceofthecontuma-
eetasif inthelast
d eh â € b a se - bo r n sl a ve ! J 1
wood; commencing,
th andstation,he
buseofhiscaitiff-
rthaveyoubeeneating,
er,that youthus
which hasjustsuc-
peak, recreant! Whohas
casewithviolence,that
eninmyveryden?"
rI f aulteredoutthe
if Itremble , andhearmy
ars.I knewthat
dIw asroamingthe
ortheMightyO ne
suddenlytherecame
wellnighaslordly as
npursuitof game,
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O F T H H A R E M.
te d â € A l a s ! I c o ul d
Itoldhim humbly
elordofthe forest;
ha t s t h is ? ' h e f oa m ed , a s he g r ou n d
e; ' Whoishew ho
otranges,and myroar
othepa ltryanimal
idhim hidehimself
mountain,orthe
forest,lestI encounter
rendhim piece-
theLighto f theE arththatI
fsuchamessage?
havemeasuredout
undertakenanerrand
ughtrathertoremoveall
rdofmajesty,andan-
andtruly , mostpuis-
s,I hadwellnigh
thepenaltyofmyrashness;
sprangon me,and
hadInot raisedthe
dtoappri emy lord
he ceasedto
solitarymajesty,
edonra iahs, orvassals.
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choftheforest:and
rto abdicatehispower,
garival.A ccord-
eballsoffire,and a
tion,hebadethe
instantlytothe spot
dhishaughtyenemy.
raventrottedon
ndthemightyLionfol-
thhis tail,and
dthroughwhichhe
mthat fellinflakes
walkterminated
owardswhichthe
oftheusurper; and
further,crouched
dbetrayedLionto
frage,indignation,
danimalsprangtothe
ere,reflectedintheclear
mage,andthought
ithhisenemy ; his
fdefiancewasechoed
hetank andlike
ptata shadow,and
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O F T H H A R E M.
oa bathforwhichhe
ared.
w hohadbeencontem
success ofhisstrata-
ndaroguishtwinkle
hisself-gratulation;
kthe coldnessofhis
dhispawupon his
jestyofMouseland
Lion.
bengon thespirits
urt,whosprangfrom
squeakingwithde-
larcommotionwasso
onsiderabletimethat
mandtheroyalearsuf f i-
pediencyofanearly
ptive.W hen,how-
so doing,thejustice
dmitted; andinthe
Padishahofthe
vassal-camel,who
es,receivedtheroyal
ereheenthronedhim-
onofthewholecity.
! " sa idthee ult-
beast,whowith
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F TH MIC .99
pinghead,stood
ltodepart: " Y our s
tyousinknot beneath
ffice,butlook wellto
berthatyoubear the
dthehopeofan entire
repliedthestupid
uth,and awantof
nstratedtotheF o the
istedofhiseverrising
Mypathiseasy , and
eitnot,indeed,
ount andthatas
periencedthesame
ausedby thoseanas-
hosepoorpit ifulinsects, the
metimesalightupon
nawarethatIbore
nquiltherefore,oh,
couldcarryyou
ingyourweight.
aking,theroyal
av iolentf itof snee ing;
opportunityof thisf ito f
thetearsof suppressed
geyes.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
struth! How it
sinterests!
hewell,the pigmy
hiselevatedposition,
itsmargin,whence
ecomplacencyon
ingLion.
â € ” Y o u a re w el co me ; " h e
ourterritoriesand to
orecourteous,we
na lessinconvenient
asit is, w ehavedeemed
breadof disobedience
youmustswallow
n.
yinthis speechof
urHighnesscannotfa ilto
sesawno meansofde-
tive,heresolvedto
sign,andtoseemto
easuretoafate,from
dnopossible hopeor
e.
de haustedLioncould
chedthew ell, and, se i ing
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F TH MIC .101
the monarchthat
ulandrespectablean
toe a lthisglory ;
uldinducethe
cetothe throneof
ertaketosecurehis
ick witandsoundk now -
theshadowsofour
f totheclouds; " sa id
autifulmodestyand
servedlyrenowned;
enonceagainondry land,
aughatour beards,
nsthis furiousre-
o n m yh e ad b e i t V w a s t he
TheLionisanho-
lldisda ina lie : braveto
rhisnewmaster
erousandhigh-hearted,
n thepast,forhe
s written; andwe
howillheasa foot-
saneyetothestate . "
w ellsa id; " squeak ed
thenoncemoreaddress-
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O F T H H A R E M.
medmajestically : " S a id
leaveyouhereto
thofadog? Have
al? Doesitnotdepend
e,whetheryouliveor
hesuffocatingwaters?
merciful,andnotsee
oureyegrowdim.
eid,willyoubecome
gally,one ofthe
rousjawsto their
utterancetothe bittercon-
chedlittleanimalwho
ut, a las! w henthew ords
ewaterrusheddown
arlychoked; andfaint,
essashewas,hefelt that
retchede istence, he
wallowan oath,
ment,wasevenmore
.W henhehaddone
refreightedwith the
etrainofcourtiers
ktothe subterranean
proceededtoef fectthe
ate.
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F TH MIC .103
wellwhichhad
wasalake ofsome
ofdrought,thehusband-
edtheir landsby
hrewthewaterinto
edtheplain,and in-
etation.O neofthese
iateneighbourhood;
meinbreakingdownthe
ngthestreamtopour
untilit overflowed,
o walkforth,shake
rmhis trembling
ne.
isbreath,the first
astwasto makehis
delivererforsosignal
themodestyof theF o
reply,thattheLion
contemptinwhichhe
ce,andvowedtohim
ndship.
ard; " hesa idgently ;
nreward. B enotdis-
hegm,buteverletit
rousactionslikethat
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
ughedattheLion s
ghtit prudenttodo
thesingularinappo-
considered,he had
but,unconsciousofthe
shad beenreceived,
ursuedtheir wayto
atedto hiscom-
false andcowardly
nyabitterapostrophe
adthe recreant
vesufficedtokillhim
say thattheF o
ema,ande asperated
eLion; untilhav ing
tpitchofrjge, he
tsoblackatraitor
uredhimthatdie he
er,thatitwouldbe
hesubjectat Court,
eundertheprotection
gtails,andthat
bedonesilently.
e ; andthecere-
avingtakenplace,
ouseland,andhis
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F TH MIC .105
ttedtoretire tohis
ighlyhonourableand
thePadishah,who
imamomentlonger
heamusementofhis
suppedfromthe
nJacka ll; andthe
redthetreacherous
nbetrayed.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
F TH MIC â € ” continued.
periencetheshock
foneof thosemysterious
hichdefyalikethe
an†” w henthew hole
inginto dust,andto
eyawningchasm,dark
storeceivethe uni-
vo iceof thehumanrace
k ofagony andthegreat
ommongrave? Whennot
erbets ofParadisecan
error; northev ision
ternessofdeath?
t,my lordhasbeen
ePadishahofMouse-
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F TH MIC .107
nkingdomwasshaken
palaceprostrated, hiscit iesla id
stroyedbythousands,
withtheir maimedand
mongthemiserable
squeakofmourningrent
ns, andlovers; matrons,
outthevictimsto ga e
at sofrightfula
Mouselandsummoned
ndtheLiontohispresence
himsteepedin
ers: â € ” Whatw astobe
of feredbattleonthe
washeto fight?
erectionofa new
fa newcity,but
toplan,and thework-
o onlyadv isedpatience;
eviltoitsorigin,and
Mouselandhadgreat
V e irto fulf ilh is
edegreeconsoled;
edinburying the
dergroundapart-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
tionofthewounded;
ghtycrashatali ttle
helmedthemwith
of f ineverydirectionto
bywhichthey were
yweresubjectedonly
adfa llenontheco lony
hs; andtheywere
irpanicwhentheF o
alls,andinformedthe
hehaddiscoveredthe
ugeE lephant,whoat
woodsintotheplain,
heroofsof thesubter-
tremble as
e ira f fectedtoho ld
andremindedthe
gatedthemighty
en, couldhefear? N ay , forthe
eptedoffice,hesuggested
chosenbythe
wnnation; andso
he subject,thatthe
ncemorepuffedup
his owninsignifi-
eo fmindhepitched
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F TH MIC .109
mart-whiskeredB ey
efurnishedwiththe
putedhisA mbassador.
aster,the mouse-
hishole,wherehe
plomaticand im-
sslendertailinto more
dornedhimselfinthe
rehedepartedonhis
ha briskrunthat
nfortunateenvoy
evenmoredispatch
:for theE lephant,
antattheinsolenceof
ptile,hadonlyan-
owinghimmany
th,withthe wind
andinsorryplight,as
agine,didthepoor
himselfdownbefore
tell histaleofdis-
nsthisfate, Lighto f the
ded, asthePadishahbent
pointmentanddisgust:
ee lements? Whatanimal
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C O F T H H A R E M.
rlwindbywhich
,flungagainstthe
eraninfinity of
” w h at c a n I sa y ? T h e
wuponmyheadâ € ” the
nmybeardâ € ” the
f theE arth, theR efuge
myheart,and stopped
tto beappeased;
edtotheconference, re-
ecutionerof thedis-
whomheverysubmis-
hewordswerewell
)andso licitedtotender
sirablesteptobe
unpleasantaf fa ir.
oran hourtodeli-
ngconvincedthathis
hehadalreadyma-
ttheterminationofthat
mthekinga strongde-
retoact solelyunder
equittedtheruined
eep bedofan
sedbyawoodenbridge,
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F TH MIC .Ill
compelledtocross
o theplain.The
edsuddenlyto the
,therocksbeing
stmeetingoverhead,
velof thewater; and
mstance,thebridge
erportionofthe
a deepchalkyvein
valley,andsud-
w,nottwentystadia
Mouseland.
e , theF o atonce
yinstructinghistroops
heropesand pins
k,soastorender it
ght andtheconse-
v ident. Thene t
avouredtopass,his
over-freightforthe
dlongintothebedof
rtomoveeitherto the
kybarrierfencedin
acity,strength,
mal,availedhim
theto ils andw as
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C O F T H H A R E M.
mongmany,ofacrea-
atness,anddestroyed
hich hehadbeen
enhesaw theresulto fhis
structionofhalfMouse-
umph ofsucha
werestill unburied;
edinthe general
oleE mpireoneshrill
ngmenand mice,
dsinthepageantand
ictory,thevictims
?
heK ingofthe
ht.Heissuedall
ers†commandedand
andall inordertok eepthe
becomehisvassals,on
thererushedaB adger
rangononeside, andaC hamois
w holepla inw asincon-
anontheroarof the
eboomingalongthe
ul,but everyplea-
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F TH MIC .113
on; andhisHighness
recalledtoreasonby
hata lthoughacaptive, the
otyetavassal; and
edinstantattention.
gentan argument,
redhimselfreadyto
sofhisV e ir; though
nghim thatthiswas
sovereignwhowas
creation,withthe
hant, whow astheninhis
ndlaughedâ € ” butthe
ndthe laughtohim-
avoidedgivingany
redthepotentatewithall
,thatin theeventof
nttoacknowledgehis
taketoreleasehim
ediatelyinmotion.
eandshaggyB ears,
rowlingforththe
he Padishah.Then
Monkeys,dancing
musicof ascoreof
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C O F T H H A R E M.
eweresucceededbya
hoshottheirquills
wd,whichthreatened
ch.Thencamea
goutwithlungsof iron
efugeof theWorld,
w hofo llow ed, mounted
mel,havingonhis
ow homthepageantw as
h; andonhisleft the
Lion,whostalkedso-
ningwithshameas
afigurehe should
dacquaintancethe
tourmisfortunes
hy; itistheir effecton
nceon theopinions
posedofwildGoats,
narch; andimme-
atall O urang-outan,
hich,shadedfromthe
medof thebeardof the
uritewivesofthe
nimalsofthesamede-
proportions,bore
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F TH MIC .115
e lighttroopswere
Chamois; whilethe
stappropriatelycom-
ndinthisstateandfashion
journeytowardsthe
hant; o fw homheno
hee cla imedinatrans-
:
, V e iro fpow erand
ghtushereonly to
brethren? N oresem-
t savethat,indeed,
our poorcaptive,in
assofflesh,andsuch
hesearedeformitieswhich,
empt,weknowhowto
misfortuneattended
een aslikeastwo
cousin! hecontinued,
animalwithapatro-
ewtearsfromhis
o w ithmerriment;
us "
rintruththeE le-
rheartheMonarch;
whatthismeetingof
is immediateneigh-
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N C O F T H HA R E M .
movedforward,and
hehumpofthe Camel
heE lephant,beganto
amininghimmost
yswitchinghistail
mportance; when,un-
ssoveraspot where
larlysusceptibleto
tsomefly hadalighted
m,hegaveaflap
nfellhismajesty
mmotion:the
theirslaves,asinduty
er; theB earsgrowled,
maleMonkeyschattered,
thePorcupinesro lledthem-
the Camelscreamed,
intoconvulsions, thew ild
heChamoisleaptfrom
ffaloeslaiddown,and
distress. A ndinthe
afteravastdeal of
,gotsafelyoutof the
onghispeople,allchalk,
obesubduedbyone
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F TH MIC .11J
she couldunfastenhis
dtogethermostun-
sbreath,hevowed
ant,andbegantodryhis
ortunityofcomingfor-
estythatthe crimeof
ntary; andofremind-
ofthepowerfulwasto
anintimationthat
offenderinthe
d army.
e Padishahsof-
ant, be ingverysooncon-
ionsof theF o , that
ncelay inhisswearing
ng-tails,andcon-
the vassalageofthe
othe indignity; when
ath,thePadishah,yet
on,andconsiderably
prodigiousaheight,
inthesameorderas
theF o hastily co llected
yofminers,composed
s,badgers,mungoshes,
setthem immediately
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C O F T H H A R E M.
halkbank whichin-
nneloftheriverand
ned.
enumbers,laboured
rablyassistedbythe
senabledbysunrisethe
isway throughthe
beythe summonsof
nthronedonanear of
eputationsfromallthe
ince.
presence,andmade
respectfullyadvancedto
enhisteetha ripe
entedtohismajesty
d,moreover,ane tra-
ehumblyinvited
ah,whodelightedin
dhisintentionto e a-
medministerandfriend;
iontohiswives,and
child,to accompany
e indoing,hedisap-
e cane,followedby
heF o w asa long-
slave,whohadlong
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F TH MIC .119
t thewholeE mpireof
onerhadthetipof the
thanon receivingan
eF o , headro it ly
cl ay,andsecuredall
goneveryside,when
uslykick ingasidethethrone
edthesurrounding
eandofburthen; my
bjects; Ihavecollected
ughmyslavethe
wI haveearnedfor
hebrutecreation; and
mals,fromthelordly
thatneitherstrength
curetheirpossessors
oolofasorry Mouse.
rablereptile,haveye
ads,tosaveyour
vassals! TheIm-
d,theImperialfa-
m y ou r E m p e ro r a n d I
apophthegm.
a iledbeforecraf t andthe
bowedbeneaththe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
eringsofobediencecan
rsofdefeat:andthe
aysreboundfrom
headsofthosewho
archceasedspeaking,
itha look ofprouddef i-
onthe sugar-canein
eredyingof suffoca-
andseemedtodarea
nonearose; fo rthe
bledbytheconscious-
ssalagetoa wretched
ewilyF o hadmade
e; and, startledinto
andunlooked-foras-
derwhoseguileand
dallseverallywrithed,
rityof theirnew
hichhecouldmake
andin anyemergency,
avail :theytherefore
eirobeisance,andac-
ler.
securemoretriumphs
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nd e rf u l ! " m u rm u re d t he T c ho r -
purseintothelapof
uldlistentoherfor
thesighingof thew ind
ofthe jasmin.Ma-
dr! Whatisw ritten, is
purchasethisfairslave, mother.
bea ll-pow erful! " gasped
e,assheagainprostrated
haditbeenanya lmeof
andS eidika,wouldI
ordforgo ld? B ut
" demandedtheTchor-
andasternga e;
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C O F T H HA R E M .
othw artmeinmyhu-
e slaveforseven
ckenthefaceofhisser-
ldw oman " theslave is
fS tamboulhadheard
Massaldjifromthe
Damascus,andhe has
for hertoherlate
on herwaytoIskui-
toconductherto the
wthen canIobey?
hismatter?"
re " f row nedtheTchorbadji
o t; therearenofeetso
tthecord isswifter.
I amreadytopayher
shesupontheheadof
ev reste ; " C anthef ig-
iveproducedhourra?
aidenwhois not
Massa ldjiherself ? "
ingkindlyonthe
ouldshebecontentto in-
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O F TH HA R E M.123
avethethreads of
ction topleasethe
ropento listen "
" sa idManio lo -
ationwouldpermit
amalcanofStamboul
veunreclaimed,then
swill.Letthe Pasha
)decide inthismatter. " '
alledthe worthy
remindedhim that
rdoftheMinisterin
ethatofanoda-bashi
nedthereforetorid him-
esaidcoldly:
shouldItroublemy lord
A retherenotmany
hatisthespo ilf or
A v retderâ € ” - it isa
s h â € ” n o th i ng .
ssilence; andManio -
derablean ietythe
badji,whocontinued
y,anda contractionof
cativeofinternal
almeslowlyrisingfrom
erk .
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
evreste,preparedto
aveof thehost s
dtheirpurpose; and
elatenessofthehour,
mthesofa,andwithout
edancers,abruptly
peared,allwasonce
youngbeautyonthesofa
atthesuddenwhim
pouredforth his
ali,whomshevowed,
r,hadalightin her
ssthanmodest.
monstrate,andtoup-
andsomecompanion;
ofthelady,who called
hecushionat herfeet,
withthelongtresses
nhershoulders,and
arts shehadbroken
hadlearnedtheart
depts.
positionwasirk-
espitethesmallw hite
e fairwifeofthe
byatimidglance,as
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O F TH HA R E M.125
andhavingpre ludedfor
adences,asthoughsad
akenedbythequestion,
a subduedvoicehis
air whichhe
summerw indâ € ” itw asa
tbroughtw ithitathou-
,whichheightenedits
ndpassion.
N G.
O h, mock menotnow
e,andthecalmofthat brow
werethoseblessedhoursmade,
,andwhenmusic,is said
hbrightheryoungbeautymaybe,
ssthatislav ishedonthee!
Herstepmaybelight,
her eyemaybebright,
osteloquentwords
pello ertheyoungspirit schords
ushedhearttodespondence isvow d
edtothega eof thecrowd.
proudbeauty,totell
memorythatdwell;
t onearththerecanbe
so love lyasthee;
a contrasttomeet,
d, anddieatthy feet!
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ofManiolopoloas
nt; heinvoluntarily
nceit came,andsaw
away; andhisheart
ebettertosustainhis
imselftobe betrayed
culatedtowoundthefair
z ealouslyembraced
ownsafetytoconduce
stehadservedhimfor
wagesof herconces-
dsimplyand blindly
encetowhich they
ssomethingat the
at toldhimofa
ousinterestonthepart
asassistinghimto
ovedâ € ” butthee peri-
irlhadtaughtherno
artoflovers.Inthe
seenrayafterrayof
tnesscloudedbythe va-
e; shehadheard
stlipsin theworld,
liesteyes; andMher-
iolopolowasa
pisedonelikeherself.
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O F TH HA R E M.127
f theMoslemonly
onthesummercloudâ € ”
nnywave†something-
y†w hile, couldshew in
herethehearto f thegirlbeatpain-
rnedforaninstanton
no; shew ouldthink nomore;
had alreadyin-
o; hehadknown
buttherewasa
de pressioninherdeep
him,thatrevealedher
smittenthefair
onwhichhadnever
ditselfuponher.
s haddaredtohope
theheartof onelike
theverynameofan
andcontumely?
thebeckof every
ponhis palm,to
obeyhisbehests?
ove,withten-
las! nothing†” Ma-
oreher thedeso-
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N C O F T H H A R E M.
ightw eepawayher
tintears; therewasno
ovoiceto soothe,no
ramomentasthe
hesideofthe young
roughherveins,and
besaidto feel,itwas
yof themarble
beautywithoutits
k eparo ysm, the
ndurednotlong :the
thusemancipated
rit-thrallhadmorebitter
awakeningfromthis
morecrushingthan
ng.
dwhenN evreste
re; andthewifeof
erguestswith
ceedingthe ire pecta-
tethe irreturn, forthe
been toomanifest
eidikatorenderthat
st:andthe troophad
oldoftheharem,and
guidingthefootsteps
ralongtherude
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O F TH HA R E M.129
etwhichled tothe
eoldwomanfol-
,whentheyweresud-
haoushes o f the
tchfbearinga paper
gNev restee cla imed:
h a t s t h is , mo th er ? Y o u a re
urwithyour flockof
Tcharchi, thedevil s
usedyourself(and
opleasanttask tothread
ternightfa ll! ) , ona
thePasha(mayhis
heardstrange talesof
honoursyoubya
morroweveningat
moon-facedbeauties,
ttheappointedhour;
tunew iththegraspof
rin thewestyonder
andbeforethedoorofthe
aveof yourfatherwill
yourfeetunfittedfor
obedience,and
assurancesofherde-
ho ld. fS ervantofabey .
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C O F T H HA R E M .
andwhenthechaoush
edon,she movedto
dwhispered:" Wal-
ascendant, youngsir
butisyourheart
ady? S enbil irsen†”
w npart, Iw il ltrust
twopurses,and
tak ecarethatIdo
dfind itinthenoose
adpassion."
e ar n o t, m ot h er ; " s a id t h e yo u ng
w nsak e, andforIter s, Iw il l
ore Iutterthem.
nâ € ” my fe lechhath
nd openedthedoor
omyeagerfoot. What
henyouf indw ater,
abridge, passoverit.
ir,anddrainedadeep
nthebridgeofhope, I
crossit.
” y o u ar e t he m a st e r " s a id
ourslave. A ndnow,
hi,whereyoucan
lto -morrow †A ghour
eedyouinyourpurpose; for
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O F TH HA R E M.131
atrueheart,giaour
opolotookleaveof
avingsilentlypressedthe
wirwithinhisown,re-
rehe hadassumed
glaidasidetheveil and
bytheturban and
asaccustomedtotraverse
nedfromtheTheriaki
yloudwithrevelry
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C O F T H HA R E M ,
Thesunrodehigh
erebusyamongthebean-
sflittedhitherandthither,
mtheirstemsbythe
ghtcompanionsofhis
ouredfishleapthighabove
n,andfellbackglit-
esk yw asavaulto f
vessangapleasantmelody
e. Norw asthisa ll;
dand thelowsweet
ty totheear, asS a ifula
apreoccupiedspirit,
hetree-shadowedter-
eneaththewindowsof
heldhisamber-
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O F TH HA R E M.133
wood; theother
sofhisgirdle ; hislips
; hisheaddeclined; and
eathlikeonewhose
hought.
chibouque-bashiffol-
ut didnotevencon-
ewilderedweretheyby
theirmaster.A t
d,andpointingtoa spot
epandcool,a slave
eadhiscarpet, upon
hilehisattendantswith
iscushions,prepared
rhim allthelittle
.
s a id t h e Pa s ha , wh e n hi s s e-
dehim,allthe other
tfullyretired:uthere
; the laboursof the
atethe contactto
hesupinenessofthat
orththepillaufhe
llah! He isanass, andthe
threwoutalong thin
eperof thepipe.
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
hibouque,which
his brightandjetty
-agabowedhisacqui-
hismasterwithan
doubtofhis sin-
pursuedthePasha;
tthecity wasonevast
arenotmenwhomhe
ment ha ivander†”
creaturesf romw homyoumay
dmoreeasilythantheir
h a if ! â € ” s h am e , sh a me I h a ve
dayinthenameof the
urse haspassedinto
dog, anddeservesthe
ndantcoolly .
w of thePadishah? "
owtoneofconcen-
dsha llhenothave justice?
o notchange.In-
n.
cesucceeded,and
: " A ndthisF rank , this
d meinfulldivan
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O F TH HA R E M.135
tteredhis moneyin
anok k al o fhis
mewerewelcome;
Withw hosehatti-
hegates? B yA llah!
andtheC adihasplayed
iedtributeforhim-
o n m yh e ad b e i t ! M y l or d
heneckofthe gho-
eselictar-aga, turningasideto
eCadi.
tofthisspendthrift
P a sh a ; " I f i t be a s t he
knowninthecity.
ardthatthestrangerisno
eply ; " butarascallyGreek
eenlaughing atthe
vers,andcallinghim-
s a id t h e S a t r ap , a g le a m of
warthycountenance
fhismother, hesha llpay
Greek ! Where is
pay itto theuttermost
edonra i ahs.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
most. Yousha llta lk
andyouknow yourduty .
ndupon hisheart,
acesblackenedbya
atrap: " av ileslavew ho
andwhosecunning
elterinthenameof a
A n d a G a u l to o ! W e r e t he r e
ishenoughbetw eenScan-
themustcallhimself a
asamak aisa ; " f sa id
asimilewhichwasas
t; " Hadhew ritten
ritonw emighthave
aours areallaslike
ma an, asthepearlsinmy
heywhohaveoncek nown
n tellhimagaineven
ge oftheGreat
saschangefulasthe
thewatersof B oulac;
ohisbeard.
this " ask edthePasha,
o fhisattendant; " Have
w ord.
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O F TH HA R E M.137
tothe samepillauf
oucantell thesigns
urslaveperishif it
a idthefunctionarysolemnly :
atIshoulddef ilemyow n
retfrom ahadjiwho
ast; andw hotoldme
oknewlittleofthe in-
d whosoughtto
ofthoselandsofdark-
the other,employeda
cunninglyspreadthe
e surfaceofthepa-
apesthatwanted
kethemequaltothe
iaourofeveryland
f , thatsohemight,
sbarbarianstravelto
otell towhatnation
ymy lord"
e Pa s ha ; " I l i st e n.
eImperialcom-
se lictar-agaw ithencreased
ytheunusualattention
hesoonla iduponthestep
-vestedand whis-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
chahhadnearlye -
t lengthhecametoone
clothed,holdingin
andhedemandedfrom
ementhusunblush-
rmentswhichthey
shioning.sMaymy
ecrease ' sa idthepa inter:
estwheretheGiaours
produceofthe worm
thusdeprivethem-
industry.Ihave
yesofmy lord,the
ne,for elsewherethe
wornto-morrow; but
andhadImadefor
measure,thoughatsun-
tinguishedby itfrom
h,atsunsetitwould
blancetohis actual
bearsto theolivetree,
ve.Ihavetherefore
ashioned,inorder
mayimagineforhim,
ponthepicture,anew
Thusthen,Lightofthe
dtheselictar-aga, bow inglow
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O F TH HA R E M.139
IdeemthattheGreek
aul, dreadingthat
wledgewouldhave
dhedeclaredhimself
herland.
ue , t ru e ; ? ? s a id t h e S a t ra p w it h
l h e md u ll i la h â € ” p r ai s e be
escapeeventhus. We
ofthedesartto be
etchedraiah.F rangi
ank sarehogs, betheyR ussor
redogs,and thefathers
aratcheitherwith
o n m yh e ad b e i t ; " s a id t h e
ashasmokedonwith
iedthattheworthyfunc-
d.
s a id t h e Pa s ha a f te r a l on g
sw hitened; youhave
on,andturned the
old. Iknewthat
haveonlylearntto-
wellasstrike.I am
myharem; theyare
andpallme.Haveyou
e,suchasmaymake
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
uponmycushions
rwithhistall cap
hardyS cy thianw ith
eatoy ; theA rabw ith
rthefalseGreekwith
thesunshine,ashe
u! o f theconquering
lik etheneighingofa
atrumpet; Ilovethe
; andhadInotbeen
fmy father! Iw ould
nobleandsafeburst
Pasharesumedhis
whilehetwirledhis
fianceattheselictar-
ectfullypressedthehem
menttohislips, stoodfor
t andthen,obeying
Pasha,seatedhim-
pet,andatoncecom-
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O F TH HA R E M.1 1
ordtothefarthestE ast,
chhemaynot per-
o,shouldIengagehis ear
oum, andof the
rmiesof thePadishah,
phet,andthe R efuge
heap ashesuponmy
sallthings,and his
beforehim? "
treamofthesweet-
dhisapprobation;
ouragedbytheges-
wedbeneaththe
nderfulS ubuctagi
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
ght-eyedMahmoud,
udascendedtheroyal
ni. Itw asamoment
imS chahSiljochi, the
dalreadysubdued
aandS amarcand,reap-
sword,andawakening
ofsteel,andthe
Hewasborn for
etempestrockedhim to
aughedastheredlight-
andchasedthethun-
deninto thevalley.
enthewildsea was
leapedtheprecipices
coiled likeaserpent,
dw asspent, andthathis
he beardofstrength,
anddauntless.The
earerto himthanthe
andthetrumpet-blast
the awalis.Hisam-
whichspreaddevasta-
amewasthewatchword
ushedupon the
rdedon thescymitar
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O F TH HA R E M.1 3
arlikeA z impressed
mitsofhis empire;
he righthandofpower
e torrentofinvasion
pofhisthrone; and,
dtohimthenobleA l-
fCharism,whohad
swith thevictorious
nvulsedw ithprideandad-
browedA ltasashgal-
stheplain wherehis
ed.Hissteel-clad
housands; andone
e,whichseemedto
heventoits centre,
orwardwith hisson
w asthe ido lo f the
odnotoneamongthat
wouldnothavefreely
veandhigh-souled
e passed,andheld
eirheads thatthey
theagedweptthat
ndtheycould not
hile theyw hohadhi-
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N C O F T H H A R E M .
tion,flungdowntheir
ntsofsport,and
ushedtothe ranksof
y stretchedhisicyhand
lantviceroyheeded
nemystrodeon; andhe
eperseveranceofthe
thearmedhostswept
nessbeforeandabout
edforththeirleafless
leadensky; the
valleyslikesavage
thetorrents,swoln
as theyescapedfrom
heir turbidwaves,the
etorn fromitsroots,
empest; fragments
thestorm-gusts,fell
f themountains; and,
solationthegauntfiend
thecamp,andshook
st.B uttheheroes
the last; theardentA l-
kmeetsthetempest;
dbyhise ample,
solution,andcried
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O F TH HA R E M.1 5
odaredto murmur!
erruptedthePasha, w itha
 « Ihavemistak enmy
eardenoughof thisse-
mrestinpeace, whether
steel,whichisa fact
phet,Iknownothing
andthe shadows
ewillhastentheevening
ywarriorstotheir
earerdidnotven-
tlymotioningtotheat-
alfasleepuponthe
oachanddotheirduty,
hatothe palace,with
t unenviablefeeling
thewindowsofthe
atinkacameupon
atrapinvoluntarily stopped
ceeded,his eyelight-
with pleasure; and,
on,and withoutdelay-
partment,atonce
rnhero .
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
aB aba, andenteredthe
eroseto welcome
enrelapsedintoher
oungGreekgirlturned
tseemedtobe re-
ndherreadyhandar-
ersoft voicegreeted
emisunderstood.
egracefulK atinka
herfriendinrespectful
hoseidlenessrequired
slyimpartingtohis
ure oftheselictar-
milingly,andbadeher
ame,byoneof those
pslikewildhoney
ree.
redbymeekly
erbosom,and giving
andasthePashalooked
beardthatshewas
ut ashedidnot put
ereawaresaveK a-
he subjectofhis
kea blossomthat
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O F TH HA R E M.1 7
er thelapseofa few
eparedtospeak;
esonthePasha, w hileshe
ndsofhisyoungwife
eyedhis bidding.
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
DA UGHT R .
atrapofapower-
dfromthe magnifi-
eas,thecapitalofthe
tlyconvulsedbythe
endthe metropolisof
ushesknewnoother
rumour; theyhad
nthe dustbeforea
ndtheyservedhim
hichwastheir duty.
dastro logerof thepro-
a longlifeanda
ahis-f werealertand
withall theartof
sldiers.
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r.1 9
asthenoblestinthecity ,
ongestinthemounta ins;
proudofhis un-
bashisjw erefaithful; and
ofromtimeto time
paidw ithaw ill ingand
andjustice which
anofTalatPasha.
sedonegemw hichout-
treasury,andthe
sbeardwas already
eprayerof hisheart
amethefatherofa
ssomsoftheIndian
ngrose whenitdrinks
lydawn,andgraceful
by its. mother sside
,Maitap § seemedto
w theworldhowfair
e. Hermother
esthemoonlight; her
theprincipleofhise -
entby,and timeonly
ss,thefameofher rare
andmanyapoet
Captains.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
Pasha sdaughtertoa
armonyandlove.
ns,and mothers
atraptosatisfythem-
outrun reality; but
nd thescrutinyofthe
; thePashalovedhis
erfancy ; andthe
ceonly weptwhen
tingherfather sroof .
itorswhomherlove-
petof thePasha,was
ey , theonlysonofa
rovinceadjoinedthatofthe
ountry rangw ithhis
oranthricethrough;
oesiesofHaf i onthe
hileyetayouthhehad
abS chiek inaskirm ish
rwarriorshadfled; to
inedthesoftnessofa
proudPashaaskedfor
apTa lat sdaughter, his
impressionasthe
navieshavepassed
ind; butunlikethe
rthadneveryetbeen
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DA UGHT R .151
andw henthefa ir
tohimas hisfuturebride,
taughthimselftolove
yperbolicalpanegyrics
dthe palace.
andhisow nmerit
ntsbothrareand
remofTalatPasha
ishappiness,employed
uresuccess; thefather
patiatedontheadvan-
andeveryfemaletongue
spra ise ; yethemetno
worthyrivals.The
pt,andfinallyrefused
ussoufB ey tobemen-
enwantingwhenshe
lfofhis rarepersonal
voidedthem; nordid
fher apartmentuntil
lessofsuccess,hehad
d gallantB ey
ritsof theother
hey feltthatw herehehad
couldsecurenotrea-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
owlyandreluctantly,
.
fairMaitapwhen
over-bandresounded
dtheridergalloped
w ill ingbride; andas
fherfather,andburied
m,shemurmured
sandtrustthat drew
Pasha,andblessings
f theSatrapS arim;
ewithhimtothe
ction hadfallenupon
y.F romthehour
hattolive withoutthe
mpossible; andas
athedanearnestanda
winher, ordie.
ngandsanguine, full
ted,andhandsome.
a darkshadowfrom
er sunnywing,it
ughter,TalatPasha
gof disappointment
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r.153
ungB eydepart.He
unefor herthanthat
ed andhew asmor-
suitor hadnotmade
hetemperofthechill-
wedbeneathherdecision
rance.
tensallthings,gra-
etofthe Pasha,and
nameoftheS atrap
nhispresence. Nor
whenthelabours of
hesweet smileof
isarrivalin theharem,
vrhise istence; and,
nedtorejoicethathis
eror morecapricious
oftheS atrap spa-
rbedbythe intelli-
hanthad arrivedinthe
elfinthe principal
ofstuffssuchas had
ntheprovince.O neof
ngeredtosee manyof
veamoste cit ingde-
as wellasoftheK ha-
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
irMaitap,whohad
ertusbee, herbirds,
anguorof awarm
rryto findanew
ehyperbolicaldetails
rsuedtheslave, assheper-
oungmistresswas
cushionsto listen; I
sucheyes! O neof
hecypher ofthe
ght orange and
with silver.A nd
black andasglossyasa
mostde licatemuslinsfor
ightseetheveryco lourof the
w allahbillah! avo ice
ughyou,as though
rthanyourears.
rful! w hyhehasbroughtinto
camels; andhew alk s
estrainhermirth,
ds,shegavewaytoa
ughter. " A ndhow
ader, Sa ide? A nd
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DA UGHT R ,155
romthecora lcavesof the
oursof thebluesky?
,and tonesasthesecan
remortal.
w h at c a n I sa y ? " r e pl i ed t h e
tometobemorta l, aye, and
nGiadilla,theK aden-
sdaughter, w how aslooking
his goods,declared
shecouldnot persuade
r heracalemquer,-f-
herfancy,theyoung
stantandplacedit in
brightasthe coloursin
ghtheastonishedK a-
had notaparain the
nce isindeedamarvel; "
; " butIw ould
aw ajiZ adig, andhe
ashallah! whataneye
aPadishah! Gia-
herk ismetw onagif t
head.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
d thesoftesthandsin
a i de ; ' " s a id t h e fa i r
a f rown; 4 < O ne
emerchanthad ever
wardedthe insolence
d-dress; le tmehear
it isunseemly .
wedherheadinsi-
ttedthe apartment.
ssuddenlyse i edthe
herosefromthesofa ;
herpearl-sprinkled
trumentsone afterthe
turn ; complainedof
discoveredthatthe
ted andsickly,and
chwerescatteredover
d; andfinallyquar-
cachemirethatwas
declaredthat,since
or,shehadneverworn
anewcachemire
shehadalreadye -
yshawlintheba arof
strangemerchant.
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DA UGHT R .157
avetobidtheK haw aji
disetothe palace; and
uldhedivinehertastes? He
verythingshe wanted,
by lookingovera
ber.Truly,thiswas
asattheothere tremity
w erehotandclose; and
avebeenfanning the
wayitswarmth,forit
essureofa heated
layuntil thecoolhours,
ecouldnolonger
hew eb†” B esides,
ghtcarryoff theverycache-
andthisreflectionwasso
itapatonceclapped
slave whoobeyedthe
ba,tobring herfe-
ndtopreparehertwo
ompanyhertothe
ements,thegentle
o composure re-
sseditsperfumed
ingers,asshe mur-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
hichbysomee traor-
urredto hermemory
asthoughsomeplea-
ththemelody.Her
rthe twofavoured
her,for curiosityhad
heharemsinceS aide
od-fortuneofthe
iththenew Khaw aji; and
esdreamtofpainted
redsilks,otherswere
es,rubylips, and
forZ obeidahand
rwhowereto profitby
ungbeauty,had urged
eSerudjes-f - to the irgreat-
apw asstil lbusilyengaged
nher usuale actness,
enviousveil which
ss,whenthe richly
rriagerattledtothe
roessurroundedit
alongtherude pave-
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daughter.159
DA UGHT R â € ” continued.
asthecaravanserai
erchanthadtakenup
arthesoutherngate
m thepalaceofthe
nceduring herdrive
ore quicklythan
whyshe thusindulged
aryasitwasunaccount-
etemptedtochange
ov isittheba ar; but
her topersevereinher
whilethismentalwar
e arabadroveinto
ai.
handsomefoun-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
eof brightsparkling
onerroseasmalledif ice
broughtbythehunt-
mountains.A pair
eathersruffledby
pontheroof alame
neofthe casements;
ds,ofdifferentde-
ntheeavesof the
herfountainnorinf ir-
i edonayoungman,
ersingwithaspahi, and
albeautye ceededany
uslyimagined.A s
hions,withherfeather-
uld indulgeheradmi-
observingher; and
ayedher intoare-
natedbytheharsh
, w hore ininguphis
oher side,inquiredher
” s o ft l y, s o ft l y ; " s h e sa i d,
consciousnessofthe
eenbetrayed; " I
whetherI shallven-
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DA UGHT R .161
ueof bargainingwith
myheadaches,andmy
toncetothepa lace; "
hadalreadygatheredup
claimedpeevishly.
esubmittedtothetedious-
mayaswellprofit
l lbecompelledtore-
forthestore ofthe
andthearabaslosvly
dicated,Maitapnever
omthefigure ofthe
muchwhomhecould
herfeetdetectedthe
heirmistresswiththe
ese anda lthough
theyglancede pres-
en indulgedthem-
sameobject, w ithanin-
inferiortoher own.
edatthe entranceof
isfactionof thePasha s
atthehandsome
tedhisconversation
dhis stepsinthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
thecloudw hichhadga-
dissipatedin anin-
respectfulsalutation,
cious warehouse,and
steyes,awaitingher
tZ adig!
roudbeauty fe lt i l la t
hyshe camethere,
ndsheremainedear-
hawaji,withoutmaking
semblanceofaccident
e-and-twenty; his
y,and asbrightassun-
ughty ; andhisbrow w ell
onhisfinely-moulded
hichthecachemire
hisflowingrobewas
orange; andinhis
ehecarried ahand-
enseruby,onwhich
he Prophet.
rrassing; andtodis-
uriteattendantofthe
awlwhichwas flung
begantoutter
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DA UGHT R .163
P e kG u e l s n * i n nu me -
tspatternandte ture .
sfulas itwasinarti-
eyesofMa itapf rom
espellthat hadbeen
nnoyedandmortified
a sdaughteratonce
reigntohernatural
groundher,shesaid
” youarew ellfound, k ha-
hat youhavecache-
goods,which out-
o f thecity . Imayper-
er; letme,therefore,
yofyourbales,if I
murmuredtheMerchant:
ypoorstorebut too
da llthatIpossessare
f terw hichcourteous
shands,anda couple
indarkblue tunics,
ntlyappearedfrombe-
dan innerapartment.
eiremployereach
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
apestrycurta in, andheld
iletheMerchantina
ggedthelady to
the chamberwhere
costlyofhismerchan-
asualpurchasers.
acuriositywhich
ulable,thestately
tedamoment andfo l-
ts,shecrossedthe
ellbehindher.
estoodwas spa-
windowsoverlooking
and acaciatrees;
riousMerchanthad
pink silkthatgavea
ctinthechamber but
sdaughteramounted
sN umidians,after
ster,spreadoverthe
nvelvet,acoveringof
htwithgold: and
needle-work,such
priciousMai taphad
kuponthe glittering
odbeforeher with
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r.165
red notmeettheeyes
henslowlyretiring,he
balewhichwastobe
while,inorderto
readout beforeher
gems,whichflashedin
usbeesof pearls,
bodkinsofbrill iants;
arms,andamulets,
scription,enoughto
asternwomen.
hefair daughterof
ever,thattherewasone
adnotopened,and
r twiceaccidentally
laidaside.There
te inherbosomastrong
ontentsof thecask et;
stanceagainoccurred,
Merchantwasmaking
valuableturquoises,
pointingtowardsthe
houghts,andinquiring
nsubmittedtoherin-
k hawaji: " a llthatIhave
ghness,andevenun-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
fwhatismine I
ourslavelivesbut
swhitenedbyyour
ntentsofthis casketare
only intrustforoneof
mers; andIwouldnot
whichIcannotmake
verthe less " urged
tendedherhandto-
ely,andhavingloosened
elaidatthe feetofhis
or,ofwhichthe frame
elystuddedwith
mallemeraldsorna-
ss, andaheavytassel
handle; and,alto-
ostlyadescription
htercouldnotrestra inan
oseof thispretty
sheask edeagerly.
yourhighnessonly the
ebe ensteinofS tam-
thyB ey,whoisabout
disdestinedtoref lectthe
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DA UGHT R .16J
Hehasalreadyurged
and Idarenotdisap-
p re t ty t o y, a nd t h e B e y
, khawaji? "
e so n o f S a r im P as h a â € ”
father, youmay then
idMaitap, withaproud
" forthebridew illnot
haremof theSatrap s
timetomak eado en
murmuredtheMerchant;
havebeenmisinformed.
urneytothe province
hisyears bemany! )
ninformed,somedays
anditw asonhisreturn
happinesswhichwasin
ned,untilthe
nguishedthroughthe
andshesufferedthe
herhanduponthe
raisedbythe kha-
asketwithoutaword
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C O F T H HA R E M .
foragrasplike iron
prideindeedwon
hthanthis? Wasshe
placedinamonth? re -
e
tedlonger,but
eetingthe finedark
apsuddenlyresumed
avefullemployment
istaste , ine amining
shawlsinhis ware-
adyreclined
colouredsatin,with
edasshee tendedit
lswhichwere spread
dsometrader; who,
he edgeofthecarpet,
ofthe N umidianswho
whiletheattendantsof
their darkandample
espaceapart.The
owedtheatmosphere
ainbow-liketintsofthe
edthroughtheapart-
hto thepicture.
eA gaB abagavea
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DA UGHT R .169
f affairs.Thelady
centcachemireofe -
hescreenw aslif ted, she
te llmethereforethe
akeforthiswhichI
oon beterminated.
r e pl i ed Z a d i g c ol d ly , an d
" andw ere itnotthat
ceofyourhighness,I
" a n d sh e p oi n te d t o an o th e r
yondnine; thoughthe
ovenby thehandsof the
dMai tap, assheroseto
w ajihavingfo ldedthemin
fsofcolouredmuslin,
heattendants,placed
gaB aba, asthemur-
€ ” muchpleasureattend
fellonhisear.
barattledthrough
.
everoncespokeduring
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C O F T H HA R E M .
sshestoppedat the
oldedthe shawlsfrom
gthepaintedhand-
erattendants,leftthe
adbeenherlastpur-
A gaB abaw henhe
ndwhileabroadsmile
teringteeth,and his
totheirutmostsi e,he
dsomethingwhich
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DA UGHT R .171
DA UGHT R â € ” continued.
of thebeautiful
hange.S hewas
pricious.Thevery
avensforher asit
wershadnofragrance,
roopedlikeacaged
hew itheredlik eablightedrose.
etoentertainandarouse
ghttalesof loveand
hithertolistenedwith
disdain,but with
w,anddespair; for
overthe griefsof
rown.O nceonly
thekhan,andshe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
tZ adighadleftthe
ednotraceofhim inthe
thetalestold,how-
arity, hisgraceful-
rmthof heart5and
atalitynotoneofthem
thepensivebeauty.
l lingupbeforeher
andlook,andaction
true, shehadseenhim
tthattherew asane -
whichhadenteredinto
ememberedhowsoon
ysonof S arimPasha
wonderedwithinher-
deas earlyfromthe
s usualindulging
eenteredherapartment,
allpacketwhichhad
ytheE mir-hadjiofa
edonits wayatday-
tily,andhavingtorn
ngsinwhichit was
msoncasket,and
coveringthewell-
ntZ adig.Uponthe
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DA UGHT R .1J3
containingsimply
ebeautifulandhonorable
tapHanoum,fromthe
s.
usheduntilbrowand
sontide thatrushed
rt.Herfirstimpulse
om theprofaningeyes
ne tw ouldprobablyhave
and havecompelled
eousgift ; butshe
edonor andasshe
mirror,she thoughtthat
dso fair.Involun-
ceddownupon the
waist; shehadlong
r itw asthatw hichshe
somestranger; it
his imagewasen-
dued.A ssheheld
and,shefeltthatall
dedbyhercoldness
ed! A ndw hom? Not
seharemshewould
whoserankwouldhave
rfather,and the
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
butaK haw aji, a trader;
s,andwhosethoughts,
er,mustbe engrossed
n. A ndyet, theanali!
d hevaluedhisgold
ehavethussought to
tava iledthefact, pleasant
theymightnevermeet
lingcontingencyforced
hepensivegirl,alarge
themirror,andasigh
ndherslight andfairy
pedby ; new suit-
atthecarpetof the
weremadetothedroop-
w erea lik eunheeded; and
antofearthatMonker
ringabouthischild, and
eryounge istence
npermittedinthe
ed dancing-girlsper-
s,andsinging-women
esunheeded; the
steful,theguestsweari-
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DA UGHT R .1J5
nyfurtherattemptto
itapfromherlanguor
,andshewasleft to
atetastefor jewels
d,manyafavour
longerdoubtful,de-
hthemagicalagency
was thereforewith
earntthearrivalofan
nthecity,withjewels
een lookeduponin
ce.Hisselictar-aga
ald-hiltedhandjars,the
tarsinlaidwithprecious
tsworkedwithpearls;
arf s, l ippedw ithru-
ingworkmanship
arT ofamantleof
osecollarwasaperfect
hiscodgea-bashihad
theta w hichshould
hegoods; andhisSaraf j
raise anewcontribu-
produceofthecoming
ecoffee-cupsareplaced.
.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
apwase cited; and
Merchant,who,with
edhimselfatthepalace
g-downofthesun,
arareclosed, attended
ingthemostrareand
interestedeveryone
whichhelavishly
esofthe household
ng.Hewasappa-
eyebrowsandbeard
w sofMountA rarat;
heshoulders,likethat
of yearspressed
s firmthoughslow,and
them,whichtold
otheweaknessofthe
heprostrations
partmentof the
mostgraciously,and
splay histreasures.
geratedthe irva lueor
udiencewasprolonged
utanyappearance
.TheS atrapin-
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DA UGHT R .17/
avanwithwhichthe
eappearanceofthe
thecountrythathe
eswhomhe haden-
intervalwasfilledup in
dweapons,andincom-
workmanship.
urchases,forthe
edhimasmuchashis
en,atlength,hereceived
hathe hadlaidaside
emto thecareofhis
hehouseholdconducted
the door,apoliteness
pontoperformgra-
s" O ghour-o la†” Heaven
ncere , astheKhaw aji
old.
enthe Merchant
into theharem,in
ghterthejewelled
madetheacquisition;
vedthosewhichwere
isedthehand ofher
cknowledgmentofhis
an ioustoamuseher
onthenobleport,and
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C O F T H H A R E M .
eMerchant.F ora
butat lengthshebe-
criptionof theK ha-
andshesilentlyre-
he morrow.S hewas
heharem; andthe
ringstoresofthe
anhour samusement.
etired, thefairgirldis-
veningwasspent ;
e ofacasementwhich
e palace,sheleantout
night-bird,to inhale
,andto blendher
untain,andthewhis-
he leaves.
ht! Theshadowslay
es ofsilverthatwere
kedlikefairy-plans
eation :fleecy-clouds
acefulorb, and
ment,asthe gossa-
oftenstheloveliness
ts partialeclipse.
ndernessandpeace; and
nthecheekofMaitap
oidofbitterness.Her
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DA UGHT R .179
oask herheartto laybare
ent,butshe yielded
tsto leoverherâ € ” and
hadstrickenwerere-
asternheights,
f sobergray,whose
tof sheenygo ld; gra-
andtheflowersraised
perfumeddew-tears
ntlowingof thecattle
twitteringbirdsgave
hebasinofthepalace-gar-
rin whichthepurple
ameenamouredofher
,likeadiscordanttone,
armonyofnature,
andoncemorethe
withallits caresandfears,
eweditsstruggle.
dbylime-trees,
alwithbees,andgay
elofE urotas,thatthe
vedtheMerchant. She
theslaveswho at-
enerableK haw ajiw as
bythe watchfulA ga
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ndappearanceof
evercalculatedto
softhePasha sha-
heA gaB aba, whohad
ntheglittering mer-
ndreceiveda back-
atisfiedallhisideas of
eredawayamongthe
wtotheinspectionof
ho,in theirturn,
ade; andcontenting
gwithinsightofthe
rdark browsupon
foundly.
dupon,andlaid
ase amined, commented
sket; untila tlength
tractedtoasmall case
eredinseedpearls
atat oncereminded
of thekhan,heput
shand.
sketw hichyouhavenot
dgently ; " w hatdoesit
rbymistak e, Ef fen-
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DA UGHT R .181
nerablekhaw aji; " it is
thingwhichcaninterest
longerethishave
notanarticleofmer-
o r t, i t i s bo s h â € n o th i ng . 1 '
prett ily imagined; "
hohadneverlearnedto
andsomew hatcostly for
willatleast sufferme
dery .
arrassed; helifted
tto thelady,buthe
rw ishes; tw icehe
andthencheckedhim-
giveutterancetohis
methehandof the
terw ase tendedtow ards
w h at c a n I sa y ? " h e f au l te r ed
sk etisnotmine; ithas
fmyunluck y felech; *
feandsecretdelivery
ranA gaof the Janis-
nin adiamond; orfor
evyata onyour
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C O F T H HA R E M .
" ask edMai tap, half
atthisunusualoppo-
ajibentlowandde-
m y s o ul i s y ou r s ' 1 h e
feanda llthatIpossessare
ness:butI haveled
cornofev il; andI
eownerofthis casket
h: interposedthe lady
k hodje toreadme
nour.Thetime
hencetoyourk hanislong
tdetain youhere.
with themajestyofa
tude.
f fendim notthus, by
medtheMerchantimplo -
mIthatIshoulddare
tyoungbrow,and
er.R atherletmebe
ndashespoke, heten-
asha sdaughter, w itha
ethatdroveback thew arm
ewnotwherefore.
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r.183
tedwhethershe
ilherse lfo f thee -
eretradertoe amine
efelt thatsheought
stardyconcession;
powerfulthan her
eyesthatshe mightnot
nger,beneathwhich
quailed,she tookthe
houtallowingherself
,pressedbackthe
a intcryescapedher;
eonthecontentsof the
essthat betrayedher
endants,but tothe
carednotforthis: she
ewasunconsciousthat
asunderthe influ-
andseveralmoments
ush,andafeelingat
elycompoundedof
erousedherselfsuf-
hich,whileshein-
old,wasonlygen-
w hosemay itbe? If
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daughter.185
ofyourfather! you
cla imedthemaiden
ssion; " fo rthatsame
hecity manymonths
esthat thisB eywas
wife,forwhomhehad
hathad attractedtheir
rtalebe truewhen
ntZ adignormyse lfhave
rwith falsehood,
y re jo inedtheK haw aji; " it is
d.The Pashahas
high-bornsonshould
m; andâ € ” and"
gedMaitapimpatiently .
ifheof fendyou; "
butitw asrumouredin
cedthento beso-
eyhadyieldeda
ohisnoble father s
tow ards" A nd
ed.
muredMaitapw ithaslight
dthestranger " that
i edthemselvesonthe
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C O F T H H A R E M
-bornS atrapTalat,
Hanoum*
ebarteredlik eaba le
gainsttheprideand
tor; * haughtily inter-
w hatfollowed? "
ohisprov ince " con-
silent, gloomy , and
rincipallyin ridingover
pidityand perse-
tdhisga llantA rab; or
ther,whoadoredtheir
devotionforwhichI
oidedtheharemofhis
s father; hegrew
cal; andheseemedto
ethantoenjoy it; w hen
romthisunnatural
subjectofhismar-
ever,withanindif-
hisheartwas notin
bridew Taschosen, andthe
rydaywasnamed
uctedtohisharem;
ftheB eyaroused
f ledlikeadelhibashif rom
†andtheyoungcheek
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C O E T H HA R E M .
dtheportraitmore
herself,she asked
srea lly theresemblance
ow of theblueheaven
" repliedtheKha-
athandw ordstobe
erthisw henhelovesher
maiden, rathercommuningwith
ercompanion; " A las!
edas thegoldengu-
ollowstheproudsun
ay,regardlessofits
ededbytheobjectof
lence! Hefeltthat
mmentonthesoliloquy
screetenoughtooc-
uslyintherearrange-
twas wellthathe
ttheproudbeautybe-
scretion,andhastily
a eupontheMer-
ectofher unguarded
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r.189
efee lingof relie fw ascom-
hshesawthat hetoo
dthatherwords had
abaw hoterminated
epwasheardupon
ithnervouseagerness
els,and begantobar-
eaffairwassoon
sdaughtermadebut
o thepricedemanded
asnotuntilhehadde-
hatin thehurryand
wmoments,hehad left
eyinherpossession,
mptycasket.
rwardittothe
esof theharem; buta
strikingaresemblance
o longhauntedher
nterestflungoverthe
ic storyofthesuitor
perhapstoohastily,
rafewhours.The
slydiscoverhisloss
sin thestoreatthe
dhefailto doso,she
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C O F T H HA R E M .
emorrow; andwhile
ee pediencyofthis
thepictureintoher
nsther heart.
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DA UGHT R .191
DA UGHT R â € ” continued.
awokeonthefol-
wilderingdreamin
ashahadso ldhera
of agrimand
ngitsfolds; and
seateda fairgirlupon
herw ashisbride; she
ora weaknesswhich
bdue; andtheblush
eluctancewithwhich
to fYoussoufB ey in
nddispatchedittothe
antbythehandsof
utherresolutionwas
art sbestprayerwas
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ntialslavereturned
hestrangeK hawaji
akwithacaravan
g.
andtheportraitof
rimPasharemainedin
p sdaughter. F oraw hile
edtohavedrank atthe
ence: hervoiceonce
thehareminto music,
edthroughthe
epagainbecameas the
r eyeasthebeamof
ksover theworld.
rednotlong; and
sedwhenthePasha s
and amorehopeless
athwhichshehadyet
ersaveanallusion to
isfamily ; andthoughshe
oY oussoufB ey , her
dull eyelightedup
n whispersthesubject
riage.
ethewanderingpil-
rholymenwho
herpursewasever
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.193
andthusthepalaceof
byall theidlehadjis
f theProphet,either
nsins, oro f thoseof
butvainlydidthe
these piousandneedy
embroughttidings
wlyawaylikeasun-
cholyMaitapatlength
aryand unhappy
htuponher byher
dtodie ; andinthis
askaninterviewwith
forthelast fewweeks
aruined tombbeyond
ersummonswas
nhadtakenup his
thbecausehehad
e worldwithhim;
esoflifewerealike
f so litudeandpeace; and
with whichhean-
sinkinggirl.
tyaugmentedthede~
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
ersewiththeascetic
condinvitationhadmet
rst,shetoldthe tale
ePashawith many
arlyonthemorrow the
mmandedtopresent
eS atrap.
pleofchaoushes
y,andbenttheirsteps
order tocompelthe
shouldhestill refuse
wasunnecessary,
building,the tall
gdarkand solemnin
edat theportalof
andslowlymovedto-
sh b u ld u k â € ” Y o u a re w el l -
unctionariesof thePashaw as
h o sh g e ld i n € ” Y o u a re
ger; w hostalk eda long
withoutturninga
dants.
middleage,whose
ershadowedbythick
ndwhoseupperlipwas
blackhairwhichco-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
theA gaB abatoa
elanguideyeofthe
nderoverthe fairywon-
parterres; andwhere
bythe perfumed
itf reightedw iththespo ils
hejasmin.S hehad
and hadcastover
catewhitemuslin
uther,andmadeher
aboutherneckhung a
omwhichwas sus-
stillmoreprecious,
fB ey ; or, astoherit
merchantZ adig,
thefoldsof herrobe,
st bluethatever
evaulto fheaven.
e thresholdof
andwouldhavefallen,
f theA gaB abagrasped
ghimselfinaninstant,
h silentanddeepre-
andas itseemed,reluc-
andadvancedto
" c o mm en c ed t h e Pa s ha s
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DA UGHT R .197
urmur; " F orgiveme
itude:Iam unwor-
houghts,ortoentreat
ndyet, if toso laceabreak ing
oor remnantofalife
be aworkfittedto
dge methefew
hIhavebeen eager
der € ” theangelso f
e,andthe lightofmy
guished! W illyounot
itiscalled tothe
at? Willyounot"
mayeffectshall be
slow ly repliedtheDervish:
ceforyou. A nd
eprecateallfurther
owardsMecca,and
ashe kneltwitha
interest; theslaves
partmentat asig-
andtheA gaB aba, to
noamusement,and
akenedbythepoverty
vigilanceappeared
ssaryashis atten-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
aytoterminatean
c w ithoneof the
ndedacaseofsweat-
endantsofthe Pasha
as probablyfer-
forthedeepstil lness
ctlyhear thepainful
dnot enduredmany
mhis humbleposture
yreverentialatthe
edgeofwhoseveilhe
hedevotionofa
hrine.
die, lady " hew his-
dgentleasher own;
alli tsbudsandblos-
bliss, wasmadefor
forthegrayhead
despairisforthew retched
youshouldbethechildof
as yetmuchto
re.
t h er e i s no t hi n g : r e pl i ed
sk only forpeace†” for
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daughter.199
a llf indtheminthe
e c ho e d th e D er v is h ; " A n d
entraceduponthe
ghtandbeautifulas
kememoryablot?
verymorta lspiritbutaspure ,
thadbeenanidletoy .
Theausterede-
ngswassheddingsun-
dshew ouldnotinter-
H a d su c h be e n po s si b le " p u rs u ed t h e De r -
whisperswhicharethe
ndernessfromthelips
icharemerelymusic
gertowhomno
ds: " Hadsuchbeen
thatyoursickness
sosun hadacanker
butthiscannotbe†”
powerfulPashacan
tindisappo intment1" 1â € ”
soearnestlyupjn
whichspreadover
siblethroughher
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C O F T H HA R E M .
” or, a las! Ishouldhave
wasthesameas that
sa brother,theun-
wholovedyou,lady,as
enabovehimâ € assome-
omethingho ly†” w how ould
bloodbeforeyou,if
sm ile†” onew ord
” w how oulddosostil l,
ath; " Hemust
ot â € h e w ou l d br e ak t h e he a rt
lovedhim,and
eadhisharem-f loor, if she
eroofof TalatPasha; "
ndearnestly ; " He
sfather,andby the
e willwinnoother.
e c l ai m ed M a i t a p, p a s-
pedhandsuponher
theMerchantZ adig;
e isvow edtoagentlegirl
hiscoldness; andher
idhimwedher,
ugheverychangeof
selfahappinesswhich
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C O F T H HA R E M .
e.A lessviolent
hereyoumay your-
€ thew eaponofahire-
ncewillkill sooner
etolookonyou
itcheerfully forâ € ” Iam
chantV
maidenasshebentfor-
lhersoul sdeeptender-
disguisedK hawaji;
no t dr ea m P 1
ad y € ” t h en d r iv e m e no t
e pirewithanguish
y love, onmydevotionâ € ” le t
hatwouldbeworth-
ouraf fection†te llme
orgiven.Letitnot
havesoughttosave
s,whenevenforce
astepagainstwhich
alikerevolted.
en, Ef fendim; " ask edthe
sco ldandsternatoneas
uldpermitherto as-
aveyouforgottenthatthestepisa
thepalace? Inshal-
rthef irstpilgrim-mer-
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
hatthenremained
ethek hirkhehofa
okingon youfroma
ongthecity streetsâ € it
dlikeZ adig,butit
to live†” and, lady , I
the Jew el-merchant†”
k ness! " e cla imedthe
tof tears; " butw ords
thePashamaybreak his
ew illnevergiveherto
a in, Lighto f the
dtheyoungman, asheroseto
mselfofthe handofthe
ena lthoughIamnotthe
pirithad enshrinedin
as calledforththose
ss.Iam indeedhe
hanâ € ” hew hodared
ichwasintendedto
hew hocheatedyouw ith
ngtongueintolooking
he, inshort, w hokneelsbe-
nessandself-denial
oncerejectedasunw orthyof
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r.205
mYoussouf , thesonofS arim
elips ofthemaiden,
rtrait fromherbo-
ivoryto hersuitor,
hepicture ; andas,
deedrecogni edits
rebeside her,she
fromherhand,which
elips andbrow
wh i sp e re d " a n d I am
g,thepresentis
sthe hopeofyour
rokeuponthe soul
ngbeendark.O ne
sparadise! butone, and
1
w h at c a n I sa y ' 1 m u rm u re d t he
roopeduponthe
A llsha llbeevenasmy
-tchichey, andhe
ee h e mo v es I f o ll o w â € ” h e i s my
myeyesandmysoularebut
ardsquittedthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
andw ithhimf leda ll
egentleMaitap; nor
eY oussoufB eyaga in
esuitoro f theSatrap s
did notsueinvain;
fairbride,(from
dreamtthatthepre-
inthegarden-pa-
fluencingamarriage
tythroughouttwo
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O F TH HA R E M.207
Mayyouencrease in
hePasha, astheGreek girl
Y ourMai tapisw ellwor-
ghW A llah! itw asun-
daughtertobendher
w aji. '
t e nd e rl y e c l ai m ed t h e
controultheheart
boundevenby bands
sartcannot be
misabroad,evenby
how thencanthe
rguided? Thewild
purnsthebit, andthe
oul. A ndw ithout
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C O F T H HA R E M .
t onceintoagush of
tthroughthechamber.
ndafetterlessthing,
abirdonthewing!
erthedesart-pla inbounding,
ertheva lley resounding;
tmocksthedecree
udones,anddarestobe free
etamedbyasmileoratone
eofabeautifulone
rcewithitsimpulsecontending,
,coldandunbending;
butitstyrantswill see
obefree!
ersistedthePasha i(no
' mailo ldum, 1* and
ermissionofher
therwise; he isthe
ountabletonoone;
isherbestdowry , and
"
dtheGreek girl
hrallofher own
dat theidleself-
dPasha.
a h " c o nt i nu e d th e S a t r ap
ink forthemselves; and
do so,theybecome
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O F TH HA R E M.209
tw hatisw ritten, is
k nomoreof thisse lf -
nsetthealmewill
theTchorbadjitells me
daughtersofPeristan.
them, janumâ € ” my
asof tertone, turningtow ards
heglancedat the
andIamassuredthatthey
sa ldjhew hoisaw orld s
” w e s ha l l se e â € ” I d o ub t
ce lourownsprightly
ebeautifulC ircassian
h makesmusiclike
nka; she isthebulbul
hegarden,thedia-
she ismyeyes, andmy life .
” a s k e d th e S a t r ap , w it h a s li g ht
answeredC arimf il, as
ponherbosom; " you
r.I thinkofyouas
ycaba * youare
utshe isthepoetryof
.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
youareverygracious "
ask only tobethesistero f
ook ede pressive lyat
whosecheek andbrow f lushed
" butthesea lme†”
robmeofyoursmiles;
as fairastheyare
ovea lso . A ndher
ladytothe S atrap.
er e i s l it t le d a ng e r " s a id t h e
ew ithinterest. " The
E y v a h ! â € ” a r e th e y
g; w anderingf romhouseto
nduncoveredfaces? â € ”
yareanimals andthough
ris,theyhaveeaten
mberedwhentheyhave
ndpassedoutofthe
murmuredK atinka, ina
nlytheear forwhich
sententiousS atrap;
n, fortheechoesof the
n awakenedbythe
nsadmyself 1' and
sher browwitha
or,whichwellbecame
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O F TH HA R E M.211
oblefeatures; " though
y ownheartforits
true, youshouldbegay "
sheadsignificantly:
flowers,andfountains,
be gay.
rz ebec,andswept
ughsmittenbya
vibratedforaninstant
ntact,and thentrem-
weetvoiceofthe
lyuponthe earsof
ummersky ;
aththeclusteringboughsto lie ,
apoursastheyglance
hepuree panse;
rso fca lmdelight,
aresareforgottenquite,
perfectone,
mpesthour,
sinhis carofpower,
caltheoceancaves,
onthe crestedwaves;
defy theshock
ecavernedrock;
ihoutagroan,
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ldenspell,
reachwoodandfell,
soverleavesandHowers.
sminebowers;
thesky,
deye
e ' tisflown; â € ”
ings
one!
denedthePasha s
self,forwhomit wases-
teunconsciousofits
remarkingthattheair
andthatsometimes
society,heintimated
hesalemliek, tomake
joyhis evening
ofthe alme; a
afterwardscarried
satisfactionofthe fair
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O F TH HA R E M.213
esteandherfa irband
thePasha spa lace.
fulMherpirwirwalked
reabsorbedinthought.
eptnor sighed,though
eathwhich shestood
tthatshewouldhave
ega eddespa iringlyon
erveil,as thoughin
veconcentratedher
motionofManiolopolo
ndlessdevotedcha-
dedindeed,ashe re-
erelongbeholdhis
reamofhismanhood,
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
spirit; butblentwith
orhisow nsafety†fears
nd hisbrainburn.
rhim thathisre-
hispassionateimpa-
aba, w hodetestedevery
sharemaspiouslyasany
re,turnedasearching,
e,upon eachofthe
andassuredlythe
theyoungGreek
on.
edbythe bandinan
thenegroesofthe
ontheirdifferentmis-
sgroupedthemselves
ringtheirdresses,
stions,whichwere
ithatactthat would
matist.
ectedsummonsarrived,
c onductedthrougha
ooroftheharem;
elvestotheearth,they
y toadvanceintothe
velygroupe; with
sses,andpicturesque
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O F TH HA R E M.215
armsgleaminglikesea-
ashingoutl ikeme-
momentthePasha s
tion; butthetran-
ereceivedthem
badethemapproach
oninobediencetothe
sian,Maniolopolo
o glanceinthedirec-
-knownvoice.Carimfil
eedgeof agorgeous
nge,andgay withem-
t reclinedhisbeautiful
ofcushions.The
egorgeousdivan;
lips,his jewelled
endertube,and his
suranceofthetranquil-
ehindhimstood
thturbansand gir-
chestdyes; whilethe
mwereclusteredtoge-
theapartment, w hich
numberoftapers,
finlaid woodin
n.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
svacant; andthere
oktheir stand,and
mostgracefuland
eeofthenumber
htheirsi - stringed
theremainderstood
eirchaplettedheads
armsraised high
softheirtam-
-chimes:others
thonefootbarely
ttitudeoflistening,
n thedoubtfultrack
:and othersagain,
otherina sweetre-
njoyintherose-
se.
rmuredthePashabeneath
sionofC ork am! * They
mernight,theone
and,alltogether,
.A lhemdullilah!
phet! "
dbythesudden
ndinstrumentsofthe
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O F TH HA R E M.217
nof theband, ledby the
mencedtheirintricate
hedancetolda taleof
iftpursuit,thereluctant
tion,thetimiddissent,
ss,theyieldingaffection;
ambourinesmade
werekneelingatthe
the gentleMher-
rthelotus-wreaths
rowned.
” w e ll d o ne , we l l do n e I e -
tledoutofhisapathyby
u A bdool,fillthem
rbet; f o r, by thesoulo f
ris†” I havesaidit.
daseachfairgirl bent
andtouchedthechristal
yesofManiolopolo
ng< m ew hichrevea led
entKatink atrembled,
utoshak eatshadows;
beforetheflush had
cientlytoremarkthat
slyhandsomeinhis
ntionofthe unsus-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
tCarimfilmightbe
tarisk ofhisdis-
ewhichwouldenableher
entconversationsa
sthatwouldblend
nof thedark-browed
lookeduptowards
entoverher tocatch
werehoveringonher
Lookatthegirl
€ ” shew iththew illow
€ ” by the instrumentin
aw ali†” saw youever
f thebandareasfaded
dtowardsthedis-
adbeendesired; andby
hatvery moment,so
e lookedlongand
ne pressioninthe
ng-girlwhichstrangely
uldnotaccount forthe
ed: andthehusbanddid
ofadmirationas
ry.
arobeof deep
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O F TH HA R E M.219
dalightveil ofthe
clustersofsw eet-scented
tube-roseandthehya-
unglooselyinhis hair,
s.His ampleschalvar,
cealedhisfeet and
he gaily-inlaidinstru-
customedto accom-
himlaya tambourine,
atusbeeof orange-
dhandkerchief.
renderedhim
bentheadanddowncast
minineas hiscos-
san amateurof
arnt toloveitonly
he listened, therefore ,
nclinationtothe
ddingofN evreste,
urmuredoutinalow
dtears totheeyesof
nthesongceased,itwas
efair Carimfilhow
ed, forherspiritw asin
herlover wasbefore
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C O F T H HA R E M .
beyhistask-mistress,
overhisz ebec,trifled
ngs ; andsoftlycom-
beyondthesea,
a ilsnorfa†”
headmournfully,like
long-forgottenstrain,
rsianlove-songwhich
slisteners,and ena-
antorecoverher
” veryw ell, veryw ell, sa id
songceased; " It isnot
lbulinourow nharem, w ho
thez ebec, B eya ; "
pontheGreekgirl ;
pensiveawalithemusic
umentwithaffected
redthedancing-girlswith
ythatshefelt
l ledtoe hibither
andthen,meekly
eS atrap,sheturned
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O F TH HA R E M.221
nturousbrother,and
O h, w hispermew hereâ € ”
Iw illseek forherthere†”
somejewel-litcave
mofsomesnow -crestedw aveâ € ”
throughtheregionsof air
ollowherthere
narrow tohidew hatw eloveâ € ”
dthe vapourabove;
thatne erfa intsonthew ay,
and asksnottostayâ € ”
ellin earth,ocean,orair;
willfollowherthere!
hePasha, asthefa ir
dshimforapplause:
andw ellenoughtosingtoa
eness; butA lhemdullilah!
ness.N ow,tellme,
daddressingNev reste :
dji inyourtroop? The
dtomeofa maiden
enchaintheear of
mindintoforgetfulness.
ut, B ashustun! Iw il lhaveno
€ lettherebesome
llsetmetosleep.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
rhighnesssha llbe
d w om an ; " S p e a k , S e i d i ka
/
bleSatrapof love,
aitnamed?" sa id
; " A s t ef e ra l la h â € ” h e av e n
resubjectwhichmay
tteredgarment; every
tseldomsits com-
etsf lungf romonetothe
l,andlittle caredfor
think , indeed, thattheywearit,
mselvesinatunic of
butastheyseldomdis-
haveput upontheir
theba arsaserectin
ere trueclothof
mylord seesfit,
ct; andre latetohim
arberofB assora .
w esha llhearsomething
a idtheSatrap: " I l ik e
t smacksofevery-
pouk , quick, quick †”
overapidly,and you
gretyourvisittothe
ha.
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O F TH HA R E M.223
seof yourHigh-
po losignif icantly ; and,
ess,withthe beautiful
ediatelybeforehim,
herpirwirathisside,
.
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
.
E S O F TH B A R B E R O F
ssora,aboutahun-
thykhamal, named
ble,firstforhisim-
whichenabledhimto
adsof tw omen; and
asto say,theladingof
to fneverhav ingbecome
hadnotsomena-
eyed; R iffatthe
three- f ingered Me v ir
thehare- lipped; and
Thesewerehis
wifeMine,-)-whowasthe
amel.
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O F B A S S O R A .225
r,hadbeenoneofthe
whatobscurestreetin
not onewhitmore
rs.Djamilewas
asred-haired,Libabe
nd Z einipwasstone
bedeniedthatthey
outasmanyparas
nsideredtobeper-
dpoorHusrefaccord-
veswithoutbread,and
tcaviare; but,some-
encontrivedtolive
mittedtoplungetheir
neighbour,whenthey
elvesfreelyofthe pri-
oddeal,it istrue;
dher husbandwhen
day slabour,that,
bashi o f thePasha s
encounterwitha
,andwhosewidowhad
atrap,insteadofabeg-
otwaghisbeard be-
aryofthecity,she
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C O F T H HA R E M .
a personasHabitoul-
emelon-merchant,
entwicenew-linedsince
erownwasdroppinginto
notlongbeableto
shame. S hehadmany
,asunpleasantas they
hediurnallyregaledhis
icHusrefheededthem
as relievedbythese
ent; andhervoice
amaltosleep,despite
en,whowereallas
nd asragged,asany
motequarterof thecity.
e khamal,
prosper ; forwhen
oscold^ tosleep,and
rryjadethatsheis,
asquite wretched
yscramblingupthe
buriedupto hisneck,
amomentaryfooting,
gretful,continuedto
untilhis tenchil-
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O F B A S S O R A .227
menandwomenabout
us.W hatwastobe
futteredmanyan
aitha lonewouldnotsupply
andthedeeprespira-
amal, ashebentunder
tlylengthenedinto
betjhe, w hosemother
f Mine,demanded
marriage, andhegave
avegivenadraught
Goodfortuneis
aw eek ortw oaf terthe
maiden,aS erudjheof
dtoengagehisson
henthebow-leggedyouth
dedwithfood,labour,
a-leaves.#Riffat the
mselfasthekeeperofa
dofhis father shouse,
entand crippledold
hhewerecoevalwith
sdeath,whenhebe-
drobe,hisbesom,his
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C O F T H HA R E M .
aras aday,tothe
atoncedeclaredhimself
ncedpilferingthetra-
ecaravanserai,and
ownaccount.
ingtothepaternal
ndhecongratulated
tofhis heart,thathis
sein theworld,and
nthee uberanceof
tlyforgotthatthere
genyathome; butthe
his memoryashe
ndbenthis headthat
nstthedoor-sil,bythe
dthe uproarandtu-
whenoneday,as
tthetrunkof anaca-
edthewoodenterrace
eat-market,enjoying
hichhedidnotatthat
procure; astranger
ule,nottwentypaces
ebridleto aserudjhe
mtakebackthe
houseoftheperson
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O F B A S S O R A .229
ivalinthecity ; w hile
konedtoHusreftore-
atelysi edcypress-
dontheneck ofhisown
acrity and
ofthechest,carefully
toawaitthefurther
loyer.
eastrongarm, Khamal; "
romhisgarb,Husref
" Y ouarethevery
piastresfandas he
e handoftheastonished
masterof suchasum
ecafejeheregiveyouacup
aybe aslightas
ndthenawaywithyouto
reatMosque,andthere
o losesightofthe
nota momentin
eswallowedthecoffee,
a fervent" A llahes
houlderedthechest, andstarted
at Mosqueofthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
singa stadialength
urmuredjoyouslyashe
withamerefeather-weight
mustsurelyhavefallen
Y ' A l l ah ! m y fe l ec h i s
Isay toMine? If
ten piastres,they
he sun,forshewill
ba s hi s w i fe ; N o , n o â € ” I
dw ithtw opiastresw esha ll
resolution,thecon-
g,communingwith
eached theprincipal
ptheposition whichhad
hestranger,heplaced
ndsquattinghimself
anfromhis head,and
edfoldstheeight
he commencementof
produceofas many
sasthepresent,asit
videforhim.
anhourof lu ury to
adneveronce
opick upacoin
aF ranktraveller,
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O F B A S S O R A .231
re,coveredwithrags,
hima pieceof
e,and passedon.
ectedbymyfe lech: *
ossessedhimselfof
beaw hiteday. A nd
astre? sha llIte ll
? orsha llIconcea l
orsha llI" andhe
w street; " sha llIf i ll
okea comfortable
savouredLatakia
i s m uc h : i t sh a ll b e s o. A n d
ydirection toascer-
assingtocarryoffhis
is bestspeedtoa
,wherehepurchased
vetedlu ury,and
ishedhimselfbeside
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C O F T H HA R E M .
E S O F TH B A R B E R O F B A S -
o n ti nu ed .
ghted; andasthe
andcoarse tobacco
happyHusref,witha
sperity,beganto
terrespectablyes-
htpiastresamongthefo ldsofmy
fchangefromthe
S hek iurA llah! Husref
theworld.B utmy
m y fa v ou r it e s on , â € ” B y t h e
isfortune isasle ft-
ne eyeswouldere
w ithjeb-khargi â € ”
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O F B A S S O R A .233
neforMoctaleb; hede-
othingcouldbebet-
soap, thera ors, the
stbepaid for; and
1
equestion,forit
iousfathercouldnot
thereforedidthebest
undersuchcircum-
edtoleavethematterto
somethingelse.
mplationthathe
ena veryentertaining
ingofftosleep,when
cedtobepassing with
ousedhimoncemore
ringtosharewith him
a w hichhadjustbeen
fsomeservicethathe
eto acceptthe
gfirstsecured his
sintoHusref,who
andthemanhav ing
reverie,which,blend-
fumesof thebo a, soon
composedofraki,pimento,andmint.
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
him.Hisheadsank
camere la ed, his
esecondshewas dead
helandofdreams
suddenlyarousedby
n g ue n v ar ! " * a n d th e
pedstaffof thefire-
ntofthe street.He
heearth,andrubbed
hathewassurrounded
ghwhichhe glanced
rection ofthefire;
nerascertained,than
ment,totallyfor-
osthis ownidentity,
ene ofruin,andwas
nderingassistanceto
n hour,here-
hurriedlyreturnedto
tit , itw astoo late†”
ponthe earth,and
of hisspirit.How
r? he,whohadbe-
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O F B A S S O R A .235
dhe takehisstand
Hew how asno
ce†w hohadblack ened
ntemperatefo llyâ € and
roachedhimself,he
aching; helooked
nwhenceit sounded,
ithinhalfado en
ghtofthedawn.
me a l on g , kh a ma l ; " s a id t h e
Ihavemadeyou
llnotbe anunpro-
thisPhee cla imed,
Where isthe
kuponhisknees,
tedthe wholehis-
strangerlistened
onclusionof thestory , he
rlaugh,ashemur-
h ; " A j a ib ! â € ” t h e kr s *
€ ” heknew nothisow n
omelabour.K ork-
y f riend; youareforgiven;
future,andwhen
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C O F T H HA R E M .
arge, bewareofbo a.
s?"
o n m y h ea d b e it \ " s a i d
amtheslaveofmy
nadog beforehim
andashespok e, hetook of fhis
drewthehidden
dthosewhich he
edgirdle ; " hereare
eitedbymymad
t Icannotreplace
oor,andIhaveawife
ysqualid roofwho
whileIpossessbutfifteen
ercyon me,E ffen-
saremyall. "
sa idthestranger,
Doyoutak emefor
pe evenk w hohasrun
ess-wood? B utyour
w emustta lk of thisâ € ” Iw il lac-
s e € ” â € ” "
edismayedk hamal; " it
o rdcannotpassundersucha
me , c om e ; n o m or e o f th i s ; "
Ihavetakena lik ingto
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O F B A S S O R A .237
bo a, andthesto len
ghtchildren; andI
yhoursâ € ” here isgo ld†”
e apillaufofchicken
arug formetolie
arpettoenablemeto
tilIestablishmyself
he publickhans.
e s a id H u sr e f, b e -
dinarynatureofthe
plationofachicken-
wmangal; * " butI
cretionandhonesty,
otfiftypacesfrommy
ayhisforeheadin the
fhisfather andit is
astriedher skillin
will preparetwofor
moreeasy ; interrupted
ow, letusaw ayatonce,
thecitywalls,and
y night.
edhis cloakabout
ectionindicatedbythe
ingheatedcharcoal.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
E S O F TH B A R B E R O F B A S -
o n ti nu ed .
panionproceeded
dgloomystreetsof
dthequarterinwhich
nofthe bewildered
eirway,thestranger
nsrelatingtothe family
f hischildrenmar-
eand temperof
ppearanceofhis
not concealhisamuse-
usref,warmedinto
descensionofhis
dtohimthesingular
dallhisprogeny,and
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O F B A S S O R A .239
uponeachatits
s li k e an A r a b ta l e ; " s m il e d
broughtanameintothe
mighthavesaved
ngthema second.
tbedone,andIat
myow nchild; f o rhe
yself,andasIhave
dmyfortunes,neither
urfavouriteson.,,
" apostropnisedthede-
hatamIthatmy lord
ssionofthepast night
ooblind toseethe
y a va s h, E f f en d im o u â € ” h e re i s a
dowellto turna
ood.Iwillmakemy
inamoment; butI
hpe evenk w illmak e
llhisdainties.
escence; andthe
consequentialair,
ofthe coinwhichhe
sthishornypalm,
olnandunsavoury
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
estreet,tothe tempting
chant.
e inlu uriousinde-
g,andpurchasingno-
by theremonstrance
edangrilywhyhedid
dof gloatingoverhis
aughtheknewto the
bythe influenceof
eyopeningof theshutters.
” w h a t d o yo u w an t ? " a n -
ently Icomehere
Givemeabasinof tchorba,
ofkeftas,Jhalfa
auf , asmanyk ibaub
cha lva , § ado enfe-
n . "
i t i s wo n de r fu l ! " s a id t h e me r -
ell-trimmedandbushy
o ldlyorderstherepasto f
resâ € ” w herearetheyF "
owlyopeninghis
pieceofgold.
t ismuch " sa idthek ibaub-
f riceandchoppedmeat.
A composit ionof f lour, hone)-, ando il.
w arm, withhoneyorsugar.
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O F B A S S O R A .2 1
w illtobusiness. A nd
gantopack the
allbasket.
felyarranged,the
ndtheasseverationsof
lybyhis beardthat
hisproperty,had
nthe khamal; who,
aub-merchantwas
lthe lastmoment,
rewereothershopsin
the fearofthePro-
turnedtowardsthe
owever,bynomeans
accordingly,afteralittle
oinofthe stranger
houlderedbythe
lyonhiswayto re-
rchasewasmade,
sholdof hisdwelling.
thadoncebeena
ouse,buttimeand
thanatoUeringand
sofwall,ofathick-
tlyhavedefieddes-
buttheprinciplepart
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
composedofwood,
savethe rudeand
eadyalludedto,were
oky-lookingspaces,
dcreepingplants,and
mongtheseuninviting
ndleaningagainst
mentsofwall,rose the
efthekhamal,likethe
usof destruction;
orof thissqualid
ranger; who,how-
edhimselfforthe
mfort,foundthatthe
pations.
mmenseroughly-
nbeingscreenedoff
o rncurta inofba i e ,
wallsbyhugeskewers
fortatornamentor
allwasbleak,cheerless,
.Thewretcheddivan
the outerapartment
whitecheckedcotton,
fof allcoloursand
bjectthat relievedthe
ildfig-treewhichhad
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O F B A S S O R A .2 3
bbishof theruin,and
leavesthroughthe
hatservedasa window,
fromtheweatherby
pedacross thethresh-
this, forhisga ew as
centreofthe floor.
s,herheadbent overa
red,hebeheldthe
esideherstood three
alland handsome;
ungerfemale,whohad
uther head.
hefollowedclose
thewomenshrieking
drevealedfullytothe
adalreadysuspected
isownlostchestw hichstood
a l sf loor.
sref,he dartedfor-
ponthebo inan
ca lledithiseyes, andhis
ittedathousande travagan-
man,werelikethe
whilethethreeyouths
,andglancedfrom
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N C O F T H H A R E M .
hissilentcompanionin
€ ” t h er e i t is , t he r e it i s ! "
ehappyHusref : " the
ave intomykeeping!
He isgreat; andmyface is
Imayoncemore
ar, formy fe lechhas
€ ” S peak, E f fendimou†”
eedthesto lenbo .
idthestrangerw ithabit-
thatitconta insismypro-
dfrombehindthe
rywhisper; andthe
dsuddenlytowards
shedemandedsternly:
estbeenlifted? A ndhow
pleasureagainst
dtheyoungmandepre-
therle f thishomeyesterdayat
ecity,and formany
sencewhich wasfre-
butwhenthenight
stlessandunhappy.â € ”
eovertakenherhusband
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O F B A S S O R A .2 5
forw ehadnoprov isioninthe
nessbecamemoredense,
setofftosearchfor
ts.F orhoursIwan-
avingnocl uetodirect
vanced; andtherew ere
heguard,who,as
equentlyobligedme
hem,lesttheyshould
ditwaswhenthusendea-
cein theneighbour-
that,as Iskulked
eadagainstahard
discoveredtobea
uchacircumstance â € ” for,
ascertainedthatno
et Ia tonceunder-
immediateinterpo-
dIresolvedtopossess
thereturnofmy father,
e onthestepsneces-
pri e . Hav ingcome
fttheMosque,and
lder,turnedinthe
butthereappearanceof
metodivergefromthe
nemuchmorecir-
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
thatwhatevermight
, myappearance, and
ichIshould give,both
failtocreatesus-
ponme danger,ifnot
e Iwasthusengaged,
cameonthew ind, andIhastily
ding-placefor my
totheassistanceof
llahhadvisitedinhis
; f o r, notahundred
I stood,Iremem-
kedasmallenclosure
usthavebeenthat of
the irongratingthaten-
wroughtandgilt,and
hiselonthesolidma-
utitsgloryhad long
ustradehadrusted
ank cropofnettlesgrew
etomb.A mongthese
st,and thenechoing
anguenvarP Isprang
theflames,whichwere
nheavenswithcrimson,
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O F B A S S O R A .2 7
thechest forasthe
andintheir fall,flung
ainstthesky,I heard
tw asthevoiceofa
eronly thatinthene t
byfire,bright,scorch-
ry themarrowinmy
busy tearingf romthe
femaleabla ingve il
dwith convulsive
w asoncemore inthef reea ir,
yinguponmy brow;
mIhad savedwasin
ir,whowascoveringher
n waist,andcalling
amethat parental
ontheobjectofits
e llheran iousfather
adedlily spokenotâ € ”
thechest, andreturnedto
ot s o , my s o n ? " a s ke d t he
taleb; " andthedaw n
he burial-place,and
nofmypri e . Inow
dwalkedboldlyfor-
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
lI reachedthe
whenendeavouringto
ockofmasonrywhile
slippedfrommy
he fall.
ntents " ask edthe
t h e yo u th ; " a n d ha v in g
ce tocarrythebo
there leaveittobe
butasIpreparedto
dthatwasaboutit to
ndIinstantly changed
closedthelid, I
estintothehouse.
murmuredthestranger
tinstantlyrecovering
E noughof thisfor
eareallweary:l etus
deavourtosleep.
t thegrowinglight
paboutme,ora rugto
vefinishedour repast;
orunderyourroofby
ck ybo , Iw il lto -night
theirhistory.W eall
amyourguest, you
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O F B A S S O R A .2 9
bour.S onow,kha-
ea lw asserved; but
amilhadtoseekcoals
e one-sidedR iffat
whilethehump-
edofwell-mended
ce,spreadthe tray,
thwater.Minewas
dthee ertionsof the
nedthevolubilityofthe
andshookherclenched
e inip, whosedeafness
towordymenace.
ertions,allwasat
trangerhavinginsisted
houldsharehismeal,
oundthetray,feasting
theyhadneverbefore
s: whilethewomen,
themmostassiduously,
dthedishesintimetose-
cientportionof their
hisguest lighted
blishedthemselveson
an; whiletheyoung
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ndoftheapartment,
the e traordinary
dthewomenhuddledto-
apidlydemolishedthe
ndertheroofof the
z inhadprocla imedthe
inaretofeverymosque
amilywereagainastir.
mmencedthebusinessof
toavoidtheobservation
ndhis sonsbenttheir
m ingledw iththecrowd,
sions,andreturned
listentothepromised
d; andtheowner
dMoctalebto liftit
,seatedhimselfupon
ndleaninghiselbowupon
hisfamilysquatted
ecalmlydesiredthe
henatureof itscontents.
nvoluntarily
.
thefatherofasses! "
therecanbeneither
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O F B A S S O R A .251
ntothechestâ € ” W hy
pliedtheyoungmanina
neye, ahumanear. a foot,
ger"
nS a llah himself
sa idthe imperturbable
essof thehorror
rycountenancearound
eadpalmonthelid of
tory.
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C O F T H HA R E M =
E S O F TH B A R B E R O F
€ ” c on ti nu ed .
andIw asborninthis
tfourandfortyyears
B airam,amidfes-
hwereconsideredto
motherandchild.
ophecywill appear
nE mirHadj, aman
blefortune; whohad
acaravanof F ranks
ngenerouslypaidby
ceandprotection.
deedinsinuatedmore
asionalandapparently
ims.
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O F B A S S O R A .253
ncountersofhiscara-
rabs,tracesofagood
scernedbetweenhim
nsiderablymilitated
theyincreasedthe
butthew orldissocen-
enttoshutthe ears
oiceof reproach.
w asthedaughterof
ience thanpiastres,
hefull ashardasthe
rknewhersave asa
piredofplagueinthe
ro ld; caughtasw e
ed thepocketsofa
the caravanaboutan
nin hisveins.My
ofthe caravan,and
estination; butwe
and itwasnotuntil
henmymotherwasno
din mynativecity,
asaneminentE mir
agdad.
herhav ingmarried
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
las enamouredofher
andfindingmede-
ghissurfeitingtrade
gauspices,provision
heshopofanA rme-
bleedingand shaving
wholecity.
yofthe publicroom
urrencecouldtake
aswhisperedin the
otaneventwasprog-
cymightbetraced to
hort,itwasthenews-
ofthecity.Manya
rdonthe veryspot
characternotanhour
requently thecauseof the
aranceofthe other.
sedby theconversationof
meanadept inthe
arsold,standingupon
e chinofmanyof
ntersoftheestablish-
tateof thingscould
gantotw istmyturban
r
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O F B A S S O R A .255
veane traturnto
kedthroughtheba ar
r wealthieremployers
unfrequentlycaught
ionwhichstolefrom
hewomenasI passed
nderstandthatmyper-
anmyfortunes.A t
tionforceditselfupon
sfied,andI didnot
; butgraduallyI
jured,andtocom-
vidualwhofrequented
convincedthatIindeed
wasfrequentlyapplied
meB arberofB assora '
f romanticandfoolish
dmy brain.
sresw hichIhadfor-
mahalibe,I now
urchaseforme some
tenedwith avidityto
swhentheytoldthe
princelyharemfor
hioswereasblack
heraven andI
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C O F T H HA R E M .
outto applytheper-
ad ofacustomer,to
emas ifbyaccident;
methickandglossy,
a proudyoungB ey,
yhairwitha piastre,
his own.
whatensued; andyou
arthatIsoon listened
eofscandal,ofwhich
tails.Many com-
ydress,whichhad
ndmoree pensive;
weresometimes
youngB ey adehsw ho
rmyhand; butasmy
powerfulthanmy
nderstandtheirin-
hgrewwearyof cri-
andmyhumour.
s; duringw hichmy
le heirtohisbusiness,
ey,whichIgavein
eyounghusbandhad
owedto herhispre-
eltthesting ofpoverty
sofneglect.The
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O F B A S S O R A .257
er,soonaccomplished;
erpastfolly whichshe
hertothebrink ofthe
intoit, withabless-
sallforme !
myplaceatthehead
ndsawtheearth
my misguidedbut
nIturnedaway,I re-
r sabodewasunknown
eintheworld.
sadnessdidnotlast
sstrownwithflowers
mymotherwasadark
wayfromthesky of
my timebetw eenthe
hichI lightenedby
fromsecretandau-
wilderedanddelighted
elaboursof thetoilette,
the ardourofva-
me: andanew raceof
opportunitiesofcon-
rmypersonalbeauty,
ton; andIshould
edhappily,hadnot
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ayatnoonunder the
wealthyB ey,who
ditioninadistantprovince.
eofhis}' oungwife ,
palacehisonlysister,
ashaof Damascus;
nomeansrelished
wifeofherbrother
emonthsof hisab-
dondepartingfrom
heday inquestion, asshesat
the divanunderthe
ghthelattices,andwish-
llpalaceofherkins-
e passalongthestreet.
ouk â € ” quick , quick , S e l-
dtoaslavewhow aspassing
forthef irstt imeIsee
s so r a â € ” k i m de r â € ” w ho
r e pl i ed t h e ma i de n , as s h e
sie thesunshines
hatisHusse intheB arber. *
oedtheyoungbeauty incre-
ah! if thebarbersofB as-
hat, yourB ey adehs
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O F B A S S O R A .259
adam, thatisintruthHus-
thezampara lik o f the
youare notthefirst
ghteyeshavethralled.
pl i ed t h e la d y ; ' y ou a r e to o
butyourbarbermaywell
citybeauties.Does
ences? '
f t he b e st ; a n sw e re d t he s l av e ;
intimationthather
eproceededonherer-
sterwasle f ta lone.
withw ords. E re long
estto quitthecity,
PashaofDamascus
butshewasnever-
byan arrangement
e; andyouwillnot
reshetookleaveof
dalreadydisposedofmy
airs,andwason my
Damascus.
videmyselfwith
yfashionandmaterial,
the barberfrommy
Pashahad sentaparty
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C O F T H HA R E M .
tthelady,andsome
remtoattendher,
etection whenIboldly
laceofthe Pashalic,
heyoungersonof a
oserveundertheS atrap
hepalace-guardw aswon
ndwhen,aswestoppedto
eba ar, Ipresentedto
ewhichhechancedto
bouquesfrommyown
aneternalfriendship
y.Hewasabrave
ovedbythePasha
dmyvanity,hadhe
cymitarwoundwhich
, andgivenagrime -
e.
ocate , Isoonfoundmyself
p shouseho ld; andasmy
mourjoyous,I speedily
alace; buttheharem
ddespiteallmyendea-
cceedinaddressing
onedmy libertyatB as-
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O F B A S S O R A .261
pendantatDamascus,
precipitation,andto
tive city; whenone
ssing thecourt-yard
dwoman,evidently
sharem,passedclosebe-
g ' E k h i k a te t i â € ” t h er e i s
tone,and withanair
llembroideredhand-
yaccident,andthen
stooptosecurethe
suddenlyasifbyanimpulse
nuteortwomotion-
llmyownhandkerchief
eground,lestImight
ewindows,Ipicked
sttheminto mygirdle.
tomychamberIlost
emysterioushandker-
ected, Ifoundamidits
onwhichwerewritten
ouk now thepavil ionofcrim-
aserectedinthegar-
Iw il lbethereatmidnight.
TheR osetotheB ul-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
iceoverbefore Icould
ot deceivedme; and
ceditselfupon my
odelusionofthefancy,
monedtothepresence
heartbecamedivided
ue,Iloved thelady;
ngmanwhohasbeen
nattractions,isnever
fishnesstoimpelhim
genceofhis affections.
ha sw ife , sohadI
alotherbeauties; the
dupon myheartthat
ce, w astheprideofa
thad yetmade.
ndca lmspirito f ca lcu-
sontentoftheharem-
eavyfeelingofpro-
erehigh; thenights
thepa lace-guardzea lous
uttooconsciousthatif I
oesof thePasha,they
ry tomycrime.
mydivaninatumult
ofsuch anadven-
amascus,andyetnow
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O F B A S S O R A .263
orebodingofevilgrew
e shakenoff.There
rnative; mypositionin
wasworsethanprecarious
dfavouritewife; and
sora,Ihadhadmany
ngthatthefairHabe
herhateas inher
ldprobablynothesitate
dshe believemecapa-
on.
edtotrusttomy fe lech,
withafirmdetermi-
duringtheinterview,
usboth andto implore
mefarewellforever.
palace,Ihadheard
sjealousy,andits
ssionatelyattachedto
apprehendthe
atshe didnotreturn
on, Iremainedquietly in
clouds ofnight,pow-
pedthepale moonin
henstealthilypassing
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
dalong underthewall
e trees,Isawthe
lionglitteringin the
andasI glanced
adark shadowon
df romthesummitto
ound.Istealthily
eredthatitwas a
sbelongingto the
ceunderstoodthatit
myentranceinto the
eadof treacheryglanced
smissedthesuspicion
ascertainedthatthe
the otherside,Iat
op ofthewall,and
Myfeet hadscarcely
yhandwassoftly
ed onthroughthe
tionin thedirection
utterasy llable , forI
spwas thatofHabe,
forasmyguide lif ted
tent,Idiscovered
dthitherbyayoung
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F B A S S O R A .263
pointingtowardsa
hwasfloodedwith
ewtoadistance.
efeeto f the lady
ndtomyli psand
oment; andasI
o f tcrimsonlightf lung
nsofthepavilion,I
eforebeheldany
ywiseresolutionsof
rgotmyperilandmyperf idy ;
oreherallthepas-
pirit,whena faint
ndantarousedusfrom
deousnegroraisedthe
redfulluponuswith
y ! a n d fe a r no t f or m e ; '
:' Geosuminnu-
he lightofmyeyes; andyour
€ ” F ly ! andere longyou
have nothingto
angtomy feet, and
ntruder, butsheheldme
P r in c e of m ad m en a wa y wi t h
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C O F T H HA R E M .
thenegrorushedthrough
nof thepa lace: ' and
ranceof thenegro , my
waitingnofurtherbid-
a llo f thePasha s
rdtheshrieks ofthe
inguponthe air.
myspeed â € ¢ and
wledgeofeveryavenue
thefirst topresent
nquirethecauseof
eovertakentheprecau-
turbanasIpassed
dtogirdon my
ere-entranceof the
ofwhichhe mustpos-
circuitousway; and
mstancewouldenable
tspeed, atleasttoreach
nstantas himself.
ntheascendant, forthe
meashehastilyleft his
atureof thedis-
” there isbutoneA llahP
m: ' te llme, mygood
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O F B A S S O R A .267
wasthenamethat Iboreat
hatisa llthis? '
r os p er i ty i n cr e as e ' I
d; ' Iunderstand
ethat Ihearthe
goutinterror,as
capingthroughtheir
w aspreventedby theen-
mblingwithrage,
flunghimselfatthe
cla iming:
ance, my lordthePasha!
Y ourprivacyhasbeen
pollutedbyanofficer
aslave ofyourown
etchV thunderedoutthe
ndjar * namethemis-
mwithmyown
u b a sh i ; ' g a sp e d ou t
ehadtimetoutter
eyondthereach of
dboldlyconfrontedmy
yelledoutw itha llthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ofmydangerwas
onsciousthat myfate
hene tfew moments:
wouldpoisontheears
f i lthasthis Look
ddaretosay thatIhave
ight,
yobeyed; andashe
e wasevidentlystruck
ancewhichhecould
ndthis momentary
s h ou t ed t h e Pa s ha ' C o ul d
tofastenalie savemy
rstofmychaoushes
heha ll? Whatis
ha llbeunravelledat
y ing, hebeck onedtohimfour
ddesiringmetokeep
lingwretchwhose
thingbut bitterness,he
encethecries ofthe
ctlyheard ; forthis
cribedit,hadscarcely
pdisappearedIgave
alikarstosecurethe
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O F B A S S O R A .269
ardianofthe harem,
revilingson me,on
nhis ownfolly; and,
sbusilyinvestigating
unusualinhis quiet
transpireuntilthefol-
ngcauseofthe
ndsbythefournegroes
S atraptothew omen s
waynooneinquired
appearagain; and
quil.B utIstoodon
foratanearlyhour,
dbythedisgraceofhis
nvincedofthetruth
rminedtorevengehim,
he harem,andvisited
lanceof curiosity.
foundnothingto
redalongbeneaththe
his eyes,hediscovered
armandhurryofthe
rgotten.
e , thenegrohadatongue
fficientof hiserrand
dmittedtothe presence
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C O F T H HA R E M .
on mymindthe
retreat; andIat
berto secureuponmy
eywhichI had
eservice oftheS a-
eavetheroom, I
ancetowardsthe
dto seeasmall
ndkerchiefwhichwas
aitingtoascertainthe
ncealeditbeneathmy
rse,whichwasofthe
my waytotheclothes-
hecostumeofanA rab
n aneglectedmosque
nstant sdelay,I
city,andpasseditat
essof t ime; butonceupon
edgeofmysharp
ygenerousA rabian,
wind :dangerand
andlibertyandlifebe-
asy ; andIneverdrew bit
quiverundermeas
f reshgrass, anda
eamthatrippled
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O F B A S S O R A .2J1
e,soonrestoredthe
eIrefreshedmyselfby
arwater,andswallow-
oundinthe vicinity
avo ideda lltracesofa
dmyselftolerably
gelapsedsinceI left
mydocileA rabian
myselfdownclosebe-
eep.When Iawoke
akingover thehills,
mmediatelypursuing
ousedmyhorse,
the earthinallthe
ringingaga inintothe
bestspeed.A gainmy
,for,afteracoupleof
nwitha caravan
rt,whichI immedi-
ere liefo fmye -
theranceofmyown
w ereached, Ioncemore
sumedthatwhichI
rthef irstt ime, Ie -
handkerchiefthatI
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ou,Moctaleb,
est.Iknownotwith
usedthe earofthe
thisragewas
goâ € ” andthathe lent
cusationsofhisbeau-
d aboutthedis-
ality,thatpartiallye -
t h us i t r an : â € ”
tome, andIheregive
trustinvain.A hus-
dwitha napkin,and
vengedhiswife upon
rbetrayer.I send
dtowatchyouâ € theear
rw ordsâ € thefootthat
thehandthatdrew aside
heartthatventuredtobetray†”
eantfor another
eace untilthese
mycarpetâ € ” andIsend
my love. *
nvulsivelyasIfinished
havelovedthiswo-
andkerchiefinmyhand,
gits contentsintothe
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O F B A S S O R A .2J3
serestrainedme,and
t whenceIhadwith-
rminedtocarrythem
thence,makingsome
rd,to forwardthem
ytiger-heartedmistress.
gepurpose,Iprepared
aftertheE gyptian
heyhavebeenpre-
yalmostrepentedmy
ncewhichnowseparates
ryofherbeautyand
fmysoul,whileall
etingappearbutasa
loomoverascene of
momentamida
hheresumedin an
ndfee lingshavea lso
teredmynativecity.
amidthedisfigurement
lgrim-brotherâ € andI
atlifehasbetter and
ce. "
Husseine tended
whoflunghimselfinto
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
Ilearntthetruthf romthe
y,mylord andbro-
arkenthesk yofyour
atthe wretched
yEmirHadjâ € ” A las!
o tell,butnotto-night.
” b e i t ev en a s y ou w i ll "
slipsand forehead:
rstmomentwhenyou
muleinthepublic
testyourprobity thatI
gsomanyhours.
mplished! We havemet
tnomore; oneroofsha ll
hamalandtheB ar-
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dthePasha, asthestory
derstandw hyallthemas-
eataleas theywill,
intrigue.O newould
et theworldinmo-
torelishthead-
andhisemployer,when
wanotherhistoryof
if, ha if†” shame, shame!
probabil it ies! O ne
er andInsha llah!
ogofaharam adeh
harem.W hythen
theirbrainsinto silken
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C O F T H HA R E M .
whichbearno likeness
" repliedthedisguised
btuseself-sufficiency
reevery -dayaf fair, w hich,
gination,wouldbe
ookeduponwithplea-
saldjiis compelledto
appearthemost likely
ntheybefound more
dbeautyofwoman?
romisedlightofPara-
emplatedrecompense?
ph; hertenderness,
hosebywhomsheis
poursoutall the
otthatthe daring
our wouldindeed
aremofa True
assertthatsuchthings
thefablegivessomany
orofweavingsweet
isweb offiction,that
econceitasthe pil-
an: sa idthePasha,
ntemptwhichwasonly
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O F TH HA R E M.2J7
nofthesententious
tformetocontendw ithyou.
tten, isw ritten. TheOs-
rdsintothehandsof
better. TheF rank w o-
derup anddowTn
ysteps,and thePro-
rderwhichmustreign
reare neitherbolts,
shallah! theMos-
theirwomenhadjis,
d,andcramming
ndidleandunseemly
hadIl ivedinthose infide l
o u â € ” f e ar n o t: s a id
newilldareto suspect
ngthedustof disgrace
ead; andthusthe
gershouldnotchafe
hasdoneher duty,
owearyhours :but
story,and couldalmost
er,awakensweet
hichwehavelistened
henyouneedmusic, it
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C O F T H HA R E M .
interposedtheS atrap
massa ldjimustnotgoun-
foundamusementin
headded, turningto
henthea lmeleavethe
avea purse.
sa idthefa irC ircassian,
f romherf inger; that
herv isittomy lord s
th thisjewel.
ndrece ive itf rommyow n
ajoywhichgaveto
rsedthefloor,an im-
dtobetrayhim; but
ster recalledhis
his kneebeforethe
to hislipsin token
thoughheheldit
breedingandrespect
ntheirrelativesitua-
sslightdeviationfrom
nly attributedbythe
sofgratitude.
ionimpliedthe
me; andshortly
arkingonthelateness
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O F TH HA R E M.2J9
mthesofa and
oungwifeand her
followedbythe
lenbehindthem
oreflunghimselfat
My lif e! my
hemurmured, asshehid
shoulder:i(do we
earsofmiserable
rbrow w hichrests
handthatIclaspin
rtoyouasw henwe
isperedtheagitatedC a-
ntote llyouso , you
rlight†” janum
l i s yo u r s â € ” n o t a da y b ut
” notanightbutyou
€ ” notanhourbut
nthas beenno-
epastfullo fyourmemory , and
lookinguponyou
ccomplished†you
stil l ; andnow Iask
ka t ou n â € m y l ov e d on e ; "
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C O F T H HA R E M .
thegraveisnotfor
ntherehappinessmight
” I loveyou: youhave
dIhavesufferedhope-
enIrememberthat
edbythe passionof
nd mypulsesquiver
umbeihoudâ € ” mytorment
canyouletmecontinue
condemnmetoanother
onlyin despair
edyou,how Ilove
nt†” crue lCarimfil!
romyourhandthan
nlessthatotherstrike
ye pirew ithyour
e tr e mb l in g b ea u ty ; " Y ' A l -
o fHeaven, w hatw ouldyou
spernotmymeaning; "
now ordsofminecould
nddeathare in
dealwith measyou
bedthePasha sw ife ;
aveyounot beenthe
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O F TH HA R E M.281
de istence? anddo
ethat Imaylearnto
HeavenforbidV sa idthe
nk youthatIcanca lmly
isoned,without
ofitscaptivity,andto
hewildwoodand the
s Wecannotde-
wemustliveforeach
rselveswemust fly
oyoutremblethus, gu um, my
indyouonememory
n o r wi l l I t hi n k so m ea n ly
ourchainshavebeen
reofgold.I thank
h,and thatfirm
” I k n ew i t â € ” t h e pr o ud
mwill beremembered
greenplains and
elovedCircassiawill
theyhavebeen by
indeedthere! ' " sighed
butw earebesetby
thdangers,watched
How thencanweescape?"
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C O F T H HA R E M .
” m y so u l " s t ea d il y r e-
ossibletothosew ho
sa idKatink a, assheap-
avingcarefullydis-
eladyin every
attentionofthe alme,
ngthemselvesgay
edconferenceofthe
me†” I shouldbutimpede
ther strivetosecure.
ntto separate,-if
rownimprudence;
indwheneverwe
andyouwilldowell
withoutdelay,ifyour
omthe cobwebsof
t rationally; and
ofrepose,lestyour
trial.N evresteand
, fa irSe idik a ; " she
andshouldtheA gaB aba
nhisreturn,his ques-
nswer.A way,then,
,andstillretain your
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O F TH HA R E M.283
tinka,unpalatableas
ted,forevenManio-
ledtoadmitits pro-
erembrace,andanother
ernalconstancy,he
f thebeautiful
ewiththe alme.
arkiTcharchihe
e,and biddingahur-
e,inwhosehandheplaced
estowedon himby
quitthebuilding
thehadnot seen
harem.Thedevo-
ouchedhisheart;
wasbytheimageofCa-
t leasttheaffection
aidenwhohadbruised
etohishappiness.
kher,the almehad
,andhad retiredto
retheydepositedthe
ents; andhewasabout
,whenbythefaint
trimmedlampwhich
olouredwall,hedis-
heddowninone
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
er armscrossedupon
nt overthem.Her
undbesideher:but
witheredtheflowers,
aded.Her z ebec
ndherveilw asf lung
wretchednessof
recklessand impa-
ced:hemurmured
soundofhisvoicethe
dcastherselfat his
nva intocontendw ithdestiny ! "
" Ik now allthatyou
a lme†” mypassionisa
mockeryâ € ” Iknowitâ € ” Iknew
andIstroveaga instituntil
eredwith agony!
” Ik now thata lso ; andshe
thew orldhasneveryet
breath uponher
istence. She is
€ andyet, innursingit
â € ” abannedand
i nk o f t hi s â € i t i s a
ucloseyoureyesagainst
urageto lookuponit
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O F TH HA R E M.285
otthusyourhand.
dIknownotwhat
pardonme. Y ou, w hom
momentthatIlooked
by-wordofmycom-
wasshutagainstthe
wIshallbe theirscorn,
it whereitwasworse
becomforted; " sa id
it isbutapassing
andbeautiful,and.
ask edthegirl
u, w hohavele ftyour
bitternessofdeath to
vedin yourearly
ht, Ef fendim, youare
, they te llme, beau-
osufferpatiently,for
once,andImay
forlongandbitter
owsofmanyan
sunder,and the
yonelike molten
earit. So , leaveme,
andforgetme, unlessthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
-girlmayhopetobe
ir: saidManiolo-
mthefloor,andthrew
ngform: " Y ouk now
aveconcea lednothingf rom
rother; yourgentle
htenedmytask,and
dIw ouldnothaveyou
ae. B utmyheartand
€ ” andhepo intedtowards
Myow nsafety, evenmy
l allonthatone
Ibeworthyof your
ht,everycare,every
edonanother? "
murmuredthemaiden,
lf f romhisclasp; w e
her:andminehas been
rdream.F arewell,
u; Isha ll loveyoutothe
oyourememberyour
s. Y oucannow judge
y fate , andIampre-
s†” " sa idManio lopo lo ,
tion.
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O F TH HA R E M.28J
w ha t c an w e do ? " a s ke d M he r -
unotconvincedmethat
other? S hetow hom
ovesyoueven as
ou r se l f â € I f e el t h at y o u re t ur n
t willbeeasiertodie
earnestlye cla imed
assurance, butIsha ll
nottoseemeagain.
earwithmygrief,and
arew ell, Ef endim†”
€ havepityonme, and
esmarledek â € ” mayHe
ping; andbelieve
ryoueveninthe
bruisedhearto f thepoor
oveyouI
epliedwithmore
mewaitednotto hear
artledby adistant
hesideof theGreek,
veiledtheentrance
appearedinaninstant
erinhis gentlest
um! onlyamoment†”
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C O F T H HA R E M .
' A l l ah , i n th e n am e o f th e
t.Mherpirwir,will
ntwerethe sole
w you!" sa idthe
andhehadlaidhisdaring-
nit wassuddenly
odbeforehim.
at i s t hi s ? " s h e as k ed s t er n ly ;
cksintothenooseof
gsir,onlythat
andtostra inthecord
e? S enchok adam!
htenha lfascoreof
' sa idtheagitatedMa
youw rongme! Mher-
” "
" e c l ai m ed N e v r e st e i n an g ry
nerserves astranger,
his,heartandspirit.
Mherpirw irhasbeen
es,andshehas slighted
tions.A ye,even
worldpouredout
€ aw orldwhichjudges
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O F TH HA R E M.289
sightedness and
despisedand hired
herprideand herself-
mother,and abeg-
evenwiththisfoulscornprey ing
eenjusttoherself
you, whomshehasserved, be
eaveusinpeace: w e
to-morrowwede-
anio lopo lo, deeplyaf fected
heo ldw oman: " I
efarewellwithsuch
yourtimelyand
uldnowhavebeen
notrecklessandsus-
uattributetome a
hIshoulddeserveto
pi ed N e v r e st e c al m ly " I
, but†” youareaGreek .
dyouhaveliberallyre-
herecanbenofurther
everlikelyto meet
ndeeddoso†” remember†”
for thatofMherpir-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
sO ghouro laâ € ” Heaven
ceisended.
theold womanmade
whenthescreenagainfell,
realone.
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O F TH HA R E M.291
ctorypartingfromthe
sstepstothe fenduk
dashesw if t lyandcau-
s,herevolvedathou-
eschemesforthe escape
uthisgoodstar for-
nenoplausiblemethod
andheatlengthre-
ainsomerest,and to
cisionat whichhe
ive inhispresente -
okebytheentrance
tedtohim asmallroll
chedto itbyalong
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dhimselfhastilyon
hescroll ; thecha-
r.
thusw asitw orded;
tremblingbeautyhasatlast
menomore, butIdo
victioncastasingle
tourlastnight s
orK atinkainadearer
st; continuetodoso
ow beblent: ourv iew s
hall nottellyou
upy yourmindwith
urelife. Makeall
denflight.R emem-
uidingherfiery
ircassia†thenitw as
eronâ € ” now shewill
er speed,anditwill
costumeofaMa-
llthusbe free,andher
wnshewillawaityouat
, nearthecemetery;
designforherinthe
heva lley ; andreceive
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O F TH HA R E M.293
g ia ! " s a id M a ni o lo p ol o
dthemissive; " K atinka
f philosophybyher
manli! S hethrowsme
yherslipper-,butshe
d,andherplansare
anIconfidei ntheir
i n t he i r pr u de n ce ? â € ” I m u st , f or
can suggestamode
afe.Why hownow,
inueda loud, toaGreek ad-
enintohis serviceon
Y ouhaveabrow as
beenmulctedofhis
st.W hatnewshave
â € ” W hatisyourpleasure ,
tine,turningsuddenlyto-
s a id M a ni o lo p ol o ; " I a m
forImustbeupand
our.
e f lectereyou
; w asthereply
rtheSelictar-A gaof
ndukthis morn-
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
uestions,having
re scarcelypalat-
cla imedManio lopo lo , turn-
e lictar-A ga? Didyou
eyousurethatitw asnot
bestwhatbusinessthe
sharemmayhaveto
a idStanchodrily ; ubutthe
morningwasnone
earer. TheA gaB aba
thunderedouttheyoung
w itsavethatw hiche istsin
peak outâ € ” w hathave
ndsmefsa idtheun-
of thefancyofoneofour
yswhenGreecewasa
sonswereheroes:if
hat ofamanwho
ufwith thesame
icho las! theTchelebisf irst
hentospeak;
stobeobeyedinboth
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r; " sa idManio lo-
u he a r ? "
to knowthename
erin thecity,and
deofoneinthis fen-
mostso licitous†”
ddedtheman, suddenly
ande hibitingsome
eenk indandgenerousto
rvice,andevenat
eemedit mydutyto
danger,eitherin
” and, foryouk now best
manyhoursduring
norheardofyou†”
e llow af tera ll, Stan-
rw armly ; " butyourz ea l
y personalsafety
rIhavedone no-
enly,forhiscon-
dheprofitedbyhis pause
s,andpreparehimself
y.
thedomesticgrave ly ; " as
rpurposeofleaving
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A N C O F T H HA R E M .
d youwillthenact
easontoknowthat
ndI forewarnyou
f youarenotcau-
dinthiscity Ihad
ship:I wasaGreek;
ethe bastinadoasa
Turkishdelinquent
chednessIcomplained
pensedmyfaithinhis
dfresh invectives.I
tthefeetof the
araiahanda ras-
hootingandcontempt.
,andsinceyouhave
I havebeensecured
ersecution; butyou
arkfore tortion,orit
theninme: letme
hereis noriskI will
pe isa lreadyaboutmy
htenedanhouror two
a itor, C onstantine? "
e cusabledoubt.
himselfupon his
efingersandhisthumb
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O F TH HA R E M.297
ngthesignof the
traordinaryrapidity:
meofthePanagiaand
dartotestifyto his
dhismasterafterthehesita -
" Iw il ltrustyou, for
anescapethisday
ascallyTurks,(who
tw orld, w hichis
a llbebeyondthecity
ning,andmaylaugh
w , mygoodS tancho
-day? "
theterrace; " replied
andremaintherefor
parethefamilyof
verlooks,toconcealyou
edyand avaricious;
uldsellyou thefew
herheadfora hand-
sbandA le ishasbeen
has learnttobelieve
dfornootherpur-
em! theyhavean-
dwithinthe shapeof
ertainsallthe idle
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C O F T H HA R E M .
sweet wordsandwin-
,whilethey look
srak e, andeatthe
hichmakesthings
answerforit thatthe
astres willatonce
uuntil youthink
tleE stafania
her ownhands;
ureforyou any
k itproperande -
" sa idManio lopo lo,
dilyonhisattendant:
were spurnedfromthe
spa lace, andcastforth
"
" demandedStancho
eeth,andinstinc-
andto hisbreast,and
forthedagger,which,
toaraiah,hewould
asInotaGreek ? and
ricken,andreviled?
usedamoment,
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O F TH HA R E M.299
nofvindictivenessswept
s features:" adeep
ouldthehour ever
espotmightbesmitten
thedaggerhome
until itspoisonedbladehaddra ined
perthananythat a
odS tancho; " sa idMa-
hearmofhise cited
tthouassist insmitingthe
nhispersonisbeyondthy
u n sh r in k in g ly â € ” t o h av e a fu l l
peril alikesouland
earebrothers: sa id
wlisten,andthatatten-
ur-and-twentyhours
selfonalow stool
thhisga erivettedon
mileuponhislips,
f Maniolopolo slove,
e.Thetalewasa
ththevoluble
,andit seemedto
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C O F T H HA R E M .
havescarcelyoccupied
ly trodtheharemf loor,
eof thedespot sheart
arlo fhiscask et! MayS t.
ourdeathbed! O h,
etotellhimthis†” to
row,thegrindingof
hislimbsâ € ” tocatch
ldfall backuponhis
outteritâ € ” toye ll into
upedandfooled
i a h â € ” a n d a n i nf i de l B u t
ebis myjoyhas
andnow whatremainstobe
ewastoogreatto
opolo,Greekthoughhe
eparedforguileand
an,atonceperceived
ein thebitterhate
gainstthePasha,and
ythe injuryofwhich
ment,moresecurely
lessrevoltingnature.
fore, toe pla intohim
dyCarimnTsescape;
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O F TH HA R E M.301
itwastoprovide
ty,sosoon ashehad
mforhismasterin
n e s t e.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
.
self,Maniolopolo
stostrayintothefu-
pectbywhich hehad
heincidentsofhis past
m,inall theirfirst
rylittledetailcon-
hich hadrenderedit
ise istence. Here-
hichheand hisbeloved
getherâ € theriver-bank ,
age,and sprinkledwith
orest-pathoverhungwithadense
neaside,or madeitfall
es,paintinggolden
hâ € therockyheight
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O F TH HA R E M.303
ofjaggedstone,with
oilingnotahundred
nglikethunderinto
ether,witha peace
ssofspiritform-
mthe wildandsavage
membered,too,how
andthemonthsofan-
ensued,untilthe
emoreawakeneda
dsent himfortha
eearth.
achedhisMeccaâ € ”
eforetheshrine ofhis
ndhisheartbeathighashe
usnessofhismetem-
l l wa s m ys t er y â € ” S h e
herboldertemper
droopingspiritsofthe
butshehadtalkedof an
dbiddenhimforget
withcheerfulness,as
ncould nolonger
ngonthismyste-
yremainingrelative,
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
ster,whenConstantine
de himfollowsilently
race,ashe hadheard
-A ga inthecourt-yard
coupleofthe
nthe street,likemen
secondwarningâ € ”
our,let itterminate
oustohimatthe pre-
ad,duringtheabsence
smost valuablepro-
tactiveemissary
asthourtowarmthe
erspirit-bowedhelp-
ndefficientmeans,to-
nsequentlyontheirar-
hwhich stoodthe
theyfound thatevery
ortheirdescent.
safelyonhis legs,
the shawlofhistur-
hisescape,S tancho
nhisreturntothecham-
hathehad onlypre-
eSe lictar-A gaof the
quiredwithgreat
ndwell-beingofhis
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O F TH HA R E M.305
trepliedwithapo-
ggeratedthanthatofthe
: andinreply tothene t
weredreadilythatthe
mam, w herehehadjust
eofessencewhich he
d t h e S e l i ct a r- A g a , w it h
thatheyetslept.
hatly ingIsrae lthe
oor,thatsomisled
S tanchoca lmly ; " the
inthesimplestmat-
llaufofhis neigh-
spoke, hebusiedhimself in
hisunwelcomeguest,
divanwitha gravity
no intentionofimme-
n.
whichwasprepared
e doorofthecham-
of thetobaccocurled
ughtyS word-bearer,
at diplomacy
wittedandwily
e Je w .
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C O F T H HA R E M .
of thefo andthe
ameofyourmas-
fectedunconcern * nor
memberwhencehe
w ellsufferthef irstto
tancho, ashestoodw ith
reast,inobsequious
ofo f f ice ; " f o rithas
sound thatIat once
laGreek †” yourtongue
dtheSelictar-A ga, w ith
consummatestroke
rdneverfailhim; "
tancho; devoutly
the wall,besidethose
oyers,acertainGreek
ohisow ndoorforsup-
equantitiesto his
able ; " butIcannot
.
homyouservereally
edtheenvoy.
rslave isaC hrist ian; "
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O F TH HA R E M.307
dsomeprivatedoubts
mberedthathehad
andhadmadeapil-
produceof which
thisdistantprovince,
onghiscountrymen
ll-gottenga ins " A s
Christian.,'
” there isbutoneA llah!
dlessthana dogbe-
edProphet; sa idthe
velysmootheddownhis
edmeeklybeneaththe
dthatthetrave llerw as
ondnegative.
uieto f thistranquil
ctar-A gacondescend-
otalk w ithstrangersof
eyhavepassed; of
rowncountries; andof the
en.W henwillthe
rnfromthehammam?
wththeessence " re -
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O F TH HA R E M.
preparehishorsefor
ranks,yourhigh-
whenthey return
uietlysmokingor
s.
ow ell: sa idtheSw ord-
theycansmok eand
eirowncountries,
d-daywithpaper-
yin partialdarkness.
toHisnamebeallpraise! they
andtheydowell to
eycanâ € ” Ihavesa id
m y s ou l i s yo u r s : s a id
irationoftheerudition
hataretheybutdogs,
” A ndw hatwillsmy
eE f endi?"
atedforamoment,and
a l l ah b i ll a h â € b y t he P r o-
F rank : he issure lya
sk hiscounse l; but
thatI willdip
to-morrowatthe
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O F TH HA R E M.309
eother projects:
ngasIhavesaid, for
l; andperchanceImay
thePasha scounte-
" murmuredtheGreek
urelybeon thethresh-
thofyouthatitshould
tar-A ga, ashedescended
s feetintohisslippers
assomethingsinisterin
remarkwhichwould
hadheeverentertained
eintentionsofthe
asterwereanythingbut
sasslow -w ittedasa
ohimselfas theportly
dedthestair,and
e,whichwasheldby
udjes inthecourt
sha llbega llopingover
othecity ! S a int
governalandlike
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C O F T H HA R E M .
of theC hrist ianâ € ” B ut
thedayw illcome" and
parentlyconsolatory
asthegraveO smanli
deigningtoacknow-
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O F TH HA R E M.311
.
d t he A g a B a b a o fS a i f ul a
guardoftheharem,
thefollowingmorn-
theircushionsinan
ery,withtheirun-
ethem; " K ara†” ne
t ? â € ” I h e ar d a n oi s e.
-treesoutsidethe
rthataccursedcatthat
choosestofondle,be-
athethebeast w as
ye, Ik new it; " hecon-
inthegallery
ora isehimselfonhis
ere itgoesovertheba lus-
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C F T H H A R E M .
ginto themoonlight;
maymisfortuneovertak e it!
amofhomeand
t†” A man, 't istoo
adeepsigh, thenegro
oor,andpreparedto
plew hichhissuperior,
momentandsuffering
ryjudiciouslyfol-
cehad,however,
nervesof thez ealous
eptonly todreamthatall
ereescapingoverthe
bandsinthemoon-
faneeyeswerelook-
atlasthismaster sfa ir
edbeforehim,led
ma y f igureby the
eamerawokewitha
artledhimintoa per-
auseof thisterrific
stitmight notindeed
used himfromhis
edtosatisfyhimself
rem; andaccordingly
partments,triedthe
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O F TH HA R E M.313
anoneof thefairin-
napplyingto him
nsflatteringto his
fhis survey,the
resignedhimself tosleep
avetrusted tohis
efavouritecato fKatink a
onacushionthrough-
dneverthelessthe
dbeenno illusionof
rem cameforthone
s,eachaskedthe
on-appearanceofthe
erfriend; andalong
all handofK atinka
escreenthat veiledthe
edwithCarimfil.
medher; butshedid
ofher companionsas
andpressingher
ughtquietforher
dandrequiredrest.
ie tyandso licitude;
enumerated,andas
d; butKatink aputa ll
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
aside; andonlyen-
sheaffirmed,towatch
dowsgrewshorter
w asnoon: aga inthey fe llupon
owlytogreater length,
ringgiant.Thefair
dle ftthebath; had
upontheirflower-
dwerewanderingthrough
vergingtowardssun-
remainedinthe
enosoundissuedsave
occasionallymoved
eatuponthedoor,and
ter; buteachtimehe
ged" H-u-s-h! " f rom
tinka.Hegrewrestless
hroughtheharem,
himselfin alow
m and" Pasha w ere
allyhebenthisear,
dbeforethe em-
ledthedoorof the
l andatlengthhis
picion,andwithoutany
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O F TH HA R E M.315
ftlydrewbackoneof
nsimmediatelybe-
aya lovelyform,but
he officiousintruder
ssyhair,andbyan
nessw hichw asf lung
of theGreekgirl
the silver-fringed
ckasit hadbeenleft
the precedingeven-
a-B aba lookedroundto
inkathecauseofthis
dthat,savethesleep-
,he wasalone.In
uponhim.Hehad
adbeenatworkin the
adslumbered! He
uch: hegraspedthe
intotheeyesthatmet
halfmockeryandhalf
reathfailed,and his
ebeheldâ € ” K atinka!
milâ € ” thesosunof the
e of h i s hi g hn e ss â € ” h e g as p ed
w h at d o I k no w ? " a s ke d t he
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C O F T H HA R E M .
haveslept; andI
p ed â € ” a n d â € ” "
b y t he P r op h et I b e li e ve
mybeard; muttered
sclenchedteeth:
oudslave, haveacareâ € ”
ngcords,andsharp
adyarm.B eware
th, v ile toolo fadishonoured
dtheGreek girlspringingto
herclenchedhandin
onghairstreamingover
rbelow herwaist,
ingwith passion:
foulm iscreant! w ho
hindulgencewhen
theinterests ofyour
herew ereyou, and
wers,whenthe
cyof theharem,and
est? Wherew ere
ed,thatyouheard
arkednot theshadow
ourinjuredlord, and
havedone your
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O F TH HA R E M.31J
€ ” curseonthedev il, and
" e cla imedtheA ga
displayoffeminine
w oman! Doyouk now
w ork ! " andhedrew
utina voicethatwas
C anyouestimate
ry.I washer
myweaponwere
” youw erehercom-
dehersleepingand
rlisequa l†” oneofustwomust
I k n ow i t ; " w a s th e c al m
" andIcante llthee
ontestmayseem to
aw omanispittedaga inst
a n d y e t â € ” a n d s h e la u gh e d a lo w
aseisnot sodesperate,
beautiful,anda
ndasshespok e, she
erf ingers; w asnever
w e s ha l l se e ! " g r ow l ed t h e en -
addedthefearlessKa-
udgebetw eenus: I
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C O F T H HA R E M .
aslavelikethee.
tionaryfoundhimself
withwhich hehoped
ingGreekgirl quail-
emutteredasheturned
embledrage; this
rIamalostman! "
forthespirit-stricken
presenceof theMedusa-
thimselfin thatof
couldhegive ofhis
eask edhimself theques-
pisodeofthesleepy
mwiththeconceit of
oonlight; andbeing
tstepw hichitw asne-
ordertosecurehis
dtocalmhisbrain, and
yingthebastinadoto
whoseindolencehad
degreetothecatastro-
enaâ € ” Iw il ldestroyhis
hemuttered, asheground
edwiththeviolence
henthebow stringcomesto
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O F TH HA R E M.319
shallat leastknow
pedâ € ” B utthatw oman
” w h yd i d I sh r in k b ef o re h e r ga e
nedonme insupplica-
beneathhervoice ,
e inasmotheredshriek ?
h Iwitheredbeneath
E ye.
apsed,andthena
da wailingcry; afew
draggingof painful
asthoughtheagonyof
othe earth.
thedforthemoment
ciseofhisauthority but
rasthemaimednegro
ctionofhisill-starred
mwithstartlingdis-
sthoughhisheadwas
oftheincensedand
Hiserrand, though
ecutedatonce†” True,
a instaw oman; buthe
selfthat therewas
wouldstruggle even
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C O F T H HA R E M .
shew asconsciousofher
sside; butthe
rof thought,the
armsforher.The
ousPasha,whohadbeen
sence,andby nomeans
ngbeauty,bereftashe
reatenedbyan
chhe wouldnaturally
bleselfishnessinthe
ement,wouldprobably
passionedeloquence†”
eekthe victim?
abasankuponhis
ed.Hecould notput
sownreasoninto
asheaccompanied
arem,to thesalem-
opehadsuggesteditself
etheveileddoor ofthe
rtment. How hew ishedat
een alessprivileged
ore instantsofdelay
theceremoniesof his
ceofthe Pashawere
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O F TH HA R E M.321
thew ishw asidle and
er intheanteroom
edatonce toliftthe
nd tostandbefore
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C O F T H HA R E M .
I .
sa idthePasha, asthe
boweddownbeforehim;
” w h a t br i ng s y ou h e re ? â € ” N a y ,
youtremble†” youavoid
k , wr e tc h â € ” w h at o f m y wi f e
ent,theS atraphad
ndasheutteredthe last
ithinafew pacesof
seethebeardofhis
sf gaspedouttheA ga
asstolenintothefo ld, ora
Isnotthew orldf reeformy
ota llthebeautiesof
C anhenot"
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O F TH HA R E M.323
s a id t h e S a t r ap w i th a
asmoreappalling
passion; " S ayyour
orpreface; wordsare
mourtobefooled.
ees; " A man,
mercy†” the ladyC arimf ilhas
paintthe transport
gthofhalfado enmen
ohis arm; helifted
thefloor,and then
y thatthreatenedthe
inglimb hespurned
dust; andhisf ingers
djar,asthoughhis
mehisprudence,and
yhimwiththeremain-
d.B utthefirstmo-
ishover,hemasteredthe
hew assureofhisv ic-
uchto learn. A f lood
seduponhisbrain;
hisvoice washollow
whoselipshavelong
nordidtheS atrap
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
esture,until the
vert hisvengeance
patiatedonthetreachery
onlyfavouredtheflight
ninglyconcealedit
Thefa lseGreek k new
e " hethenburst
tardnationbewithered
rthisthatIsuf feredher
the lightofmyeyes;
conjuremeintotem-
yownsoul â € ” B utit is
ance! F o llow me, fa lse
diea lone ifS a ifulaPasha
hethresholdofhis
trode haughtily
passedoutwithout
uponthefainting
wedwithdeathalready
thegreathall,
thewomenopened
eserted.Theaf-
toescapethefirst out-
dhastilyconcealed
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
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O F TH HA R E M.325
ch; butwhenhestood
hamberwherehe
rimfil,hemetthe
oftheGreek girl
ntre ofthefloor.
maledictionroseto
utthecalm,assured,
osedeepw ildeyesar-
andhehadadvanced
minsilence, whenthe
denbrokethe spell.
lo rdofapow erfulpro -
mthecapturedK a-
” " shesa id, inasun-
she knewnotthat
okwithanguish,and
reshandgaping
therask thepampered
ehindhim,and to
safetyof hisharem,
heeyeslumberedthat
theearw assea ledthat
thehandw asnerve lessfor
mitarhadbeenpre-
iethattraitorlives, thenameof
mark forscorn. What
tohis master? That
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C O F T H HA R E M .
chasedby hisgold,
oledin herbondage
uedwitha falseand
asheslept†” N ay ,
shee cla imedhaughtily, as
outtomak eanotherdespe-
tion,whilethePasha
rawedbyanenergy
orebeheld: " speak
e tornfrombetween
thedogswhowould
hfoulgarbage†” * and
ptionhadfailed to
as, shecontinued†”
dmurmurtohislordthat
adeatenofhisbread,
f,spurnedat theef-
d heralsotoabandon
Didhetellhowshewith-
sof thefugitive,and
urancethat shewould
scrime, andbecomethe
on? Ifhetoldthis
d bearwitnessthat
mwereemployedin
f heknewnothing
elost oneandher
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O F TH HA R E M.32J
y thepriceofhis
rmuredthebew ildered
gledrage,anguish,
e isa fa lseslave, andhe
natonce! " continuedthe
athpo llutesthechamber,
stheearth/ A nd
scenceoftheS atrap,
dtwo negroesin-
ons.
hePasha,whowas
ancewiththeun-
andwhoseweak
bythelava-floodof
erquiveringlips ;
retchedA gaB aba, who
ment,shriekingouthis
errorofawoman.
dthee ecutionersand
ngherselfwildlyupon
a everytraceof
df romherbrow †her
ndtrembledthrougha
w asboweduponher
asallthe woman.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
" shew hispered, as
srobewithhersmall
,andlistento me,ereyou
d o n ot m e an t o d ea t h â € ” I c a re
ot f e ar i t â € ” b u t to t h e ho p e-
asure.A mIto blame
unot? â € ” thatshehad
ctionoverthe flowers
eredyourharem? and
ryof herfirstlove
ur ? â € ” A m I t o b la m e 1 1
ntermurmur,asthe
rupther; * Â « amIto
gw hereher shadfa iled
that,yieldingtoapas-
wertocontroul,I
hich wastoensure
frommethesunof
d o ne â € ” s e n ek t ia r d er â € ”
sk fornomercysave
offer,by paying
e.
tatedforamoment,
wnuponthe fair
.S hewasverybeau-
e: she lovedhim†”
mtodoubtthefact ;
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O F TH HA R E M.329
veltywhichdeepens
but S aifulaPasha
e maidenwasa
cteristicstolidity,he
ppealbya stammer-
cy.
scorn,butonly
keonw hichshehadpe-
e lightly lost and
ark eyesflashing
light thatseemedto
claimedreproachfully:
ashayetto learnthata ll is
S ha llnothisfa ithbe
w ? andhisgreatness
atrap, overcomeby the
scompanion; " What
ndmyheartisheavy .
myharemis deso-
Itsha llbeasyouhavesaid.
eProphet†” onecon-
a , Iw il lf o rgetthe
ebeenthev ictim†se-
e yo u â € ” b u t â € ” y o u m us t
hometresoulA llah! "
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ice,andwithoutthe
" w hentheImaum
myw itness; " murmured
ashashortlyafterwards
hangthecha insthathave
wnspirit uponthesoul
spot,orthebloodthat
onmyhead! Love!
am†” butpower, w ealth,
tripodonwhichtrue
Ihaveto iledforit†” hum-
obta init†” bentmy
e,andmylip tothe
t e se a r e my w ag e s â € ” * a n d
flung backthelidof
werecontainedthe
ssianhadabandoned
€ ” andtheself ishpas-
JU N ., 51 ,R U P R T S T R E E T , HA Y M A R K E T .
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