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

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

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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

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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

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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 icinityâ€ ”

sterâ € theplay-mateof

myboyhood,my

dsisterâ € myonly

omereasoninthat, to

theoldcrone, w hileashade

tlookedlikefeeling

hen assuddenlydis-



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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. â€ ” 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

eâ€ 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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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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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 asâ€ ” ana lmeâ € ” anout-

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ryouthasnareâ€ ” 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

nyourfortunesâ€ ” I

ong beenseared,but

at evenfora

areyouabouttodare? Even

ceofayoungwild

toput yourheadun-

umightwellbe prepared

theearth; butif itbe

dIamonew hohasreadfor

assionâ€ ” thatyouare

onwhichnevercan

llyourpurpose; forbe

oumayhope to

hatruin willcomeat



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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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meâ€ ” 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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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-

anangelâ€ ” 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

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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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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

oâ€ ” 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-

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lla lendyouherrobe;

ndâ€ ” 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-

eve inthebuttonsof

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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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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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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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 € ”

yoneâ€ ”

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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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

thePashaâ€ 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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hichcamelike incense

andthen, lay ingaside

hefull beamofhis

i,andin avoice

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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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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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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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efallin hisback,when,

presentedtothemo-

cuments,whichimpor-

scratchedbythe thorn

barkoftheorangetree

ichhow everunw elcomethecontents

othepadishah,atleast

gof fensiveâ€ w hilethe

quallycelebratedfor

hisskin,which, luckily

ee shadeslighter

on.

themonarchlayin

ta ils; andthisfact

ndthewholepopula-

mpireinaperpetual

chineswereinvented

€ pulleysw erearranged,

ussuspendedthem-

untiltheireyesbecame

rationimpededâ€ 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-

interestâ€ andthek ind

n,inordertoconsolehis

ectedloss,buriedthede-

urs, tow hichâ€ ashe

nificentmoustachioes

ablyentit led.

eMiceled,however,

distressingtothepa-

templatedanydistur-

dwhoseleisure was

ts,whilehisdigestion

continualalarmsto



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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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entdangerstaringthem

werelesscautiousthan

ohadneverbeforee -

esies,nowbandyedsar-

lightenedthemonarch

antlyonmanypoints

beenmostcomfortably

roughthometothe

seâ€ ” theS ecretary for

a edw ithbeingincorre-

miestheJerhuahs,or

dventurersfrom

hedthemselves,noone

nearathandâ€ ” 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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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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dupon hispaw,

epand painfulthought

erendaspectwhohad

respectfullybowing

ddressedtheillustrious

ccupied.

tpow erfulEmperor, in

rishesâ € throughout

esnot,he beinghim-

subjectsliveâ€ ” 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

peaceâ€ ” 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

dâ€ ” 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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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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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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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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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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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-

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theyshouldlaughhis



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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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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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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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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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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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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

instantaghastâ€ ”

k ea llgreatpersonages, hepos-

decisionofcharacter ;

haddrawna long

sametimeaperfect

eprudentlyturned

rthe rootsofatree



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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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F TH MIC .63

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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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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F TH MIC .65

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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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

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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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F TH MIC .69

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 intruderâ€ w asra-

re,pollutingthe foun-

thirstwasoften

thefruitsdestinedfor

histhrone,for he

dhe hadneverforgot-

sion; hewas,there-

suitablecommenton

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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.

ssâ€ 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

atâ€ ” 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ttedtoretire tohis

ighlyhonourableand

thePadishah,who

imamomentlonger

heamusementofhis

suppedfromthe

nJacka ll; andthe

redthetreacherous

nbetrayed.



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periencetheshock

foneof thosemysterious

hichdefyalikethe

anâ€ ” 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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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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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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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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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

ersâ€ 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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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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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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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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O F TH HA R E M.121

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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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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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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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 € ”

nnywaveâ€ something-

yâ€ 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! nothingâ€ ” 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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andwhenthechaoush

edon,she movedto

dwhispered:" Wal-

ascendant, youngsir

butisyourheart

ady? S enbil irsenâ€ ”

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 â€ 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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hibouque,which

his brightandjetty

-agabowedhisacqui-

hismasterwithan

doubtofhis sin-

pursuedthePasha;

tthecity wasonevast

arenotmenwhomhe

ment ha ivanderâ€ ”

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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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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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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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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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

Â « 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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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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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

,MaitapÂ § seemedto

w theworldhowfair

e. Hermother

esthemoonlight; her

theprincipleofhise -

entby,and timeonly

ss,thefameofher rare

andmanyapoet

Captains.



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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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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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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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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 ebâ€ ” 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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


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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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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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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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 laâ€ ” Heaven

ncere , astheKhaw aji

old.

enthe Merchant

into theharem,in

ghterthejewelled

madetheacquisition;

vedthosewhichwere

isedthehand ofher

cknowledgmentofhis

an ioustoamuseher

onthenobleport,and



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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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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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" 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

â€ 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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emorrow; andwhile

ee pediencyofthis

thepictureintoher

nsther heart.



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DA UGHT R .191


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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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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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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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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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 forpeaceâ€ ” 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

butthiscannotbeâ€ ”

powerfulPashacan

tindisappo intment1" 1â € ”

soearnestlyupjn

whichspreadover

siblethroughher



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” or, a las! Ishouldhave

wasthesameas that

sa brother,theun-

wholovedyou,lady,as

enabovehimâ € assome-

omethingho lyâ€ ” w how ould

bloodbeforeyou,if

sm ileâ€ ” 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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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 fectionâ€ 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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hatthenremained

ethek hirkhehofa

okingon youfroma

ongthecity streetsâ € it

dlikeZ adig,butit

to liveâ€ ” and, lady , I

the Jew el-merchantâ€ ”

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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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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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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youareverygracious "

ask only tobethesistero f

ook ede pressive lyat

whosecheek andbrow f lushed

" butthesea lmeâ€ ”

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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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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spirit; butblentwith

orhisow nsafetyâ€ 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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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

risâ€ ” 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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tCarimfilmightbe

tarisk ofhisdis-

ewhichwouldenableher

entconversationsa

sthatwouldblend

nof thedark-browed

lookeduptowards

entoverher tocatch

werehoveringonher

Lookatthegirl

€ ” shew iththew illow

€ ” by the instrumentin

aw aliâ€ ” 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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beyhistask-mistress,

overhisz ebec,trifled

ngs ; andsoftlycom-

beyondthesea,

a ilsnorfaâ€ ”

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 forherthereâ€ ”

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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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 â€ ”

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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.

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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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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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

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atoncedeclaredhimself

ncedpilferingthetra-

ecaravanserai,and

ownaccount.

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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

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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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urmuredjoyouslyashe

withamerefeather-weight

mustsurelyhavefallen

Y ' A l l ah ! m y fe l ec h i s

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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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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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o n ti nu ed .

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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-

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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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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 lateâ€ ”

ponthe earth,and

of hisspirit.How

r? he,whohadbe-



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ceâ€ 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;

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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,

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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 ; "

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ghtchildren; andI

yhoursâ € ” here isgo ldâ€ ”

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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o n ti nu ed .

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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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ngthema second.

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myow nchild; f o rhe

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dmyfortunes,neither

urfavouriteson.,,

" apostropnisedthede-

hatamIthatmy lord

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ooblind toseethe

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dowellto turna

ood.Iwillmakemy

inamoment; butI

hpe evenk w illmak e

llhisdainties.

escence; andthe

consequentialair,

ofthe coinwhichhe

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olnandunsavoury



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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 ,Â § 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.

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w arm, withhoneyorsugar.



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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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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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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 fendimouâ€ ”

eedthesto lenbo .

idthestrangerw ithabit-

thatitconta insismypro-

dfrombehindthe

rywhisper; andthe

dsuddenlytowards

shedemandedsternly:

estbeenlifted? A ndhow

pleasureagainst

dtheyoungmandepre-

therle f thishomeyesterdayat

ecity,and formany

sencewhich wasfre-

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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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, 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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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

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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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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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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

.

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therecanbeneither



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pliedtheyoungmanina

neye, ahumanear. a foot,

ger"

nS a llah himself

sa idthe imperturbable

essof thehorror

rycountenancearound

eadpalmonthelid of

tory.



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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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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

handsomeyoung



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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

heartthatventuredtobetrayâ€ ”

eantfor another

eace untilthese

mycarpetâ € ” andIsend

my love. *

nvulsivelyasIfinished

havelovedthiswo-

andkerchiefinmyhand,

gits contentsintothe



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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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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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275

dthePasha, asthestory

derstandw hyallthemas-

eataleas theywill,

intrigue.O newould

et theworldinmo-

torelishthead-

andhisemployer,when

wanotherhistoryof

if, ha ifâ€ ” shame, shame!

probabil it ies! O ne

er andInsha llah!

ogofaharam adeh

harem.W hythen

theirbrainsinto silken



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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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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

rlightâ€ ” 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

ccomplishedâ€ you

stil l ; andnow Iask

ka t ou n â € m y l ov e d on e ; "



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thegraveisnotfor

ntherehappinessmight

” I loveyou: youhave

dIhavesufferedhope-

enIrememberthat

edbythe passionof

nd mypulsesquiver

umbeihoudâ € ” mytorment

canyouletmecontinue

condemnmetoanother

onlyin despair

edyou,how Ilove

ntâ€ ” 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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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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” 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

meâ€ ” 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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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 lmeâ€ ” 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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-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-

sâ€ ” " 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 endimâ€ ”

€ havepityonme, and

esmarledek â € ” mayHe

ping; andbelieve

ryoueveninthe

bruisedhearto f thepoor

oveyouI

epliedwithmore

mewaitednotto hear

artledby adistant

hesideof theGreek,

veiledtheentrance

appearedinaninstant

erinhis gentlest

um! onlyamomentâ€ ”



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' 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

, butâ€ ” youareaGreek .

dyouhaveliberallyre-

herecanbenofurther

everlikelyto meet

ndeeddosoâ€ ” rememberâ€ ”

for thatofMherpir-



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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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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

ircassiaâ€ 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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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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O F TH HA R E M.295

r; " sa idManio lo-

u he a r ? "

to knowthename

erin thecity,and

deofoneinthis fen-

mostso licitousâ€ ”

ddedtheman, suddenly

ande hibitingsome

eenk indandgenerousto

rvice,andevenat

eemedit mydutyto

danger,eitherin

” and, foryouk now best

manyhoursduring

norheardofyouâ€ ”

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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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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havescarcelyoccupied

ly trodtheharemf loor,

eof thedespot sheart

arlo fhiscask et! MayS t.

ourdeathbed! O h,

etotellhimthisâ€ ” 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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.

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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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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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 â€ ” 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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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 araâ€ ” 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

tâ€ ” 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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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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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 lâ€ ” 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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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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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

ecutedatonceâ€ ” True,

a instaw oman; buthe

selfthat therewas

wouldstruggle even



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shew asconsciousofher

sside; butthe

rof thought,the

armsforher.The

ousPasha,whohadbeen

sence,andby nomeans

ngbeauty,bereftashe

reatenedbyan

chhe wouldnaturally

bleselfishnessinthe

ement,wouldprobably

passionedeloquenceâ€ ”

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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thew ishw asidle and

er intheanteroom

edatonce toliftthe

nd tostandbefore



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I .

sa idthePasha, asthe

boweddownbeforehim;

” w h a t br i ng s y ou h e re ? â € ” N a y ,

youtrembleâ€ ” 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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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,

mercyâ€ ” 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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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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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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chasedby hisgold,

oledin herbondage

uedwitha falseand

ashesleptâ€ ” N ay ,

shee cla imedhaughtily, as

outtomak eanotherdespe-

tion,whilethePasha

rawedbyanenergy

orebeheld: " speak

e tornfrombetween

thedogswhowould

hfoulgarbageâ€ ” * and

ptionhadfailed to

as, shecontinuedâ€ ”

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 â€ her

ndtrembledthrougha

w asboweduponher

asallthe woman.



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" 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 lovedhimâ€ ”

mtodoubtthefact ;



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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.

eProphetâ€ ” onecon-

a , Iw il lf o rgetthe

ebeenthev ictimâ€ se-

e yo u â € ” b u t â € ” y o u m us t

hometresoulA llah! "



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ice,andwithoutthe

" w hentheImaum

myw itness; " murmured

ashashortlyafterwards

hangthecha insthathave

wnspirit uponthesoul

spot,orthebloodthat

onmyhead! Love!

amâ€ ” butpower, w ealth,

tripodonwhichtrue

Ihaveto iledforitâ€ ” hum-

obta initâ€ ” 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-

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