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The romance of the harem. By Miss Pardoe. v.2
Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1806-1862.London : H. Colburn, 1839.
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T H H A R E M .
,
TH CI T O F T H S U LT A N ,
E R A N D TH D S A R T, & C.
ostnew toearandeye,
wearyfeet,
Moslemlu ury . "
UM S .
R N , PUB L I H R ,
O R O U GH S T R E E T .
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UN . , 51 ,R U P R T - T R E E T ,H A Y M A R K E T .
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O LUM .
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T H H A R E M ,
w h at h a s ha p pe n ed ? " " d e ma n de d
ouque-bashihandedto
e Cadiofthetown
emofhisrobe; " If
themounta inofEl
abitableglobe,it
a ll itsduties andif
to reachfromS tam-
uldstillbe tooshortto
tohold.B utspeak.
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O F T H HA R E M .
nofmylord in-
t ice, ashe lif tedhishead
gamotionof the
asitt ingposture; " I
itanâ € ” thesonofSatan,
H e av e n fo r bi d ! " e j ac u la t ed
long threadofsmoke;
edw ithafa intsmile, ashe
mpkin-headed,un-
feet; " Y ouarea
afer,andmoreovera
are, therefore , fully competentto
apo int. A ndhow
v ince? Isheasak a l-
rd, l ik ethenativesofF rangistan?
sofE blis, horned
oodC adi, †” Masha llah! I
ne v er w a nt a j e st ! " w as
isisnothemeformer-
nger,whoisnow
lace-wallsofyour
ar, (forIhavenever
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O F TH HA R E M.3
handsomeenoughto
ran. Hew alksthe
se lfâ € ” f l ingshispiastres
dishahâ € ” feedsallthe
thecityâ € ” andhasgivento
hemirerichenoughfor
A n d a s h e c on c lu d ed t h is
pulentCadipausedfor
t h at i s m uc h ; " s a id t h e Pa s ha
leavemoneyinthe
pursuedtheC adi, " to
ncehe came,asismy
andhisreplywasthis
o se nt y ou , Y u b as hi â € ” f or t o do
inquirytothecap-
y " " s g u ar d â € ” ' t h at , wh e n I
d,heshallbefreeto
andsoheturneduponhisheel,
s a id t h e Pa s ha , " y o u ar e a n
hav ingdeliveredhimselfo f thisopi-
Dancinggirl.
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O F T H HA R E M .
meinsilence." Have
ndim; " heresumedat
venturedtocontro-
uperior; " haveyou
isforthesteed,the
hecapidgi-bashifor
irrorfor theyoung
hafer, doyoumeantobe
quiousjudgeonly
JMinA llah†” Heaven
s a id t h e S a t r ap ; " l e t
ralone; sendnomes-
questionsofhimself
: but. Cadiâ € ” fo ldyourfeetupon
ifhisservantslove
otheircups†” thef iery
locksthelipsof all
upon yourhand,
matyourle isureâ € ” Let
ce,butbecarefulthat
downtoeveryre-
efoo ledandf la ttered, andmade
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O F TH HA R E M.o
es; andhewillsurely
eactofinadvertence,
yoffwithgold.
w ishhimnoharm; andw e
ascanpaytheir
and! "
y o u k n ow b e st ; " " s a i d t he
ppointmentatthe
atrapreceivedhis
fa wealthystranger
halikwasbeyondhis
Inshallah! my lord
ka l um â € ” w e sh a ll s e e.
atrapwasaccustomed
d; andtheCadi,
tedtok issthee -
dbeingcondescend-
ing,passedatonce
sha ; whofollowed
rsidebya chaoush,-f
earms,asthoughhe
sualwithall high
tow homlocomotion, on
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O F T H HA R E M .
pparentlysupposedto
jurious.Thegreat
hokhadars,orcloak-
urse,his chibouque-
ndfoursoldiersofhis
rossthew ideha llo f
heupperend,allthe
hedoorwayprostrated
hiletheofficersand
ktoapproachhis
dhishand upontheir
€ ” a l l ar e s ur e o f ju s ti c e
atrapof theprovince; "
mself,ashetookhis
elemon-coloured
melledwithblueand
bashi; whileasecond
a endishunderthe
hasany thingtoask f romthe
theLightof the
h e Th r ee S e a s ? â € ” L e t
e n. "
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O F TH HA Ti M./
s lipswhenan
ffromthecrowdat the
kingupon hisknees,
centreofthefloor,
hhis faceuponthe
hegrey-bearded
alculatedtoprejudice
ur; histurbanwasof
original colourhad
hisbrowwasdeeplyand
restlesseyeswere
ofthickandwiryeye-
waspinchedand
repressedcloselyto-
not partgratuitously
utaneffortto retain
hungtohisgirdle ,
,andboundabovean
hitecotton,muchworn
eetwerebare,forthe
ehadleftat thedoor
g; andaltogether
nprepossessinganindi-
een selectedtoopen
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O F TH HA R E M.
he wasnotunknown
downhis beard,ashe
sprostration; and
ovingthechibouquefrom
youarew elcome, Y acob: it
eseenyouhere.How
Isyourgoldin
oyoucometomak eus
etalshouldnot be
of "
houldIventureto
hus? A i, a iâ € ” a las!
etothemirroro f justiceonlyw hen
ghtofmy lord scoun-
onme,andthe tears
yes†” I amhereto
myneighbour
e, w hohasdef rauded
utedachaoushclosebeside
eforth, andkneelinthe
a,whoseattribute
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O F TH H V R E M.9
ed,anda fine-
ringthepicturesque
theislands,kneltbe-
anakiwasinthefirst
aughingeye,anda
ountenance,whicheven
asha couldnotwholly
m u rm u re d t he S a t ra p t o th e
ssquattedathis feet,
rdle,andahugestrip
hiskneeready tobe
edhis calamorreed-
commencehisduties:
asitshouldbe; aderv ish
Greek aga insta Jew †”
s h al l s ee . '
shandintimatedto
peak : andheatoncecom-
w hohassatonthe
h,andwhosemouth
o ldof truth? Inmy
” ' Iw il law ay tothp
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O F T H H A R E M.
erofjoy, thegreat
ordoeshenot holdthe
andishenotlik ethe
hichtheearthwould
e ll s a id , J ew " n o dd e d th e S a t r a p,
medbeard; andthere
oicesintheapartment,
t a ib "
" * p u rs u ed t h e Je w, i n
missivetone,andwith-
okenofelation to
tionwhichhis words
ephanak itomypoorhut
€ ¢ )- Iw asatmeat, andI
mymealwasfinished,
meforth tothestore-
sedthegra in; buthe
as obligedtoleave
estheshould goelse-
beeninconvenientto
erto haveaskedhim
demandedthePasha.
. f Indiancorn.
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O F TH HA R E M.11
b r ah a m! " e c l ai m ed
wouldmylorddesire
? tositattablew ith
haw ithaquietsmile ;
twoinfideldrinkers
ndtheGiaour,v.ereun-
A l l a h k er i m ! â € ” O n
"
w econcludedthebar-
acob; " andIf inishedby
trestoo cheap"
uatlast; sayyounot
he S a t r a p.
pi ed t h e Je w ; " b u t he s h ou l d
east"
sha, slow ly removing
uth,andlookingto-
w ritethatY acobthe
ayanavaniato the
tres,forselling
the city,without
, Hebrew, oncemorew elisten. '
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O F T H H A R E M.
ssfullyconcealedhis
ronedbyplaudits,he
atewhenhe found
nfolly; heplucked
mainedinhisgrasp,
andwrunghishands
or ever.Hispa-
timetoref lect; andthat
oongaveproof,by
e." Write,likewise,
ekraiahshallalsopay
period,hisavaniaof
rchasedwithinthe
hourrafroma
recordthisse-
r ofjustice,whenthe
finthemostapproved
Thew ordsofmy lordthe
of S amarcandflung
S urelymylordwill
er upsomeofthese
aminetheirlustre.It
orld! thatIpur-
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O F TH HA R E M.13
rascallyTchifout
omeon themeidan
s indeedguilty,and
urhighnesshas in
ortionatetothecrime;
fence,as mylord
k â € thecur, hasto ld
, dogofagiaour! " re -
dto havesecuredan
swrath,without
feet; " Whoareyou
uponmyhead? What
reyounotara iahlik e
,moreover,likethe rest
iarandacheat? â € ”
uareananimal.
nd e rf u l ! " e j ac u la t ed t h e Pa s ha ;
histongue, andisnow head-
eace, Isay , o ldman. Is
ki-tcharchi,-f-ora
s,wherenight-brawlsandheavy
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O F T H H A R E M.
to havemyearsrentby
aeofyourown; and
nough.S tephanaki,
e.I amsatisfiedthat
nk â € ” agreatrogue; for,
ascalcantalkof the
shallah! therearefew
uretospeakof his
,yourcauseisgained,
per,andthe Jewhas
w thathe isinthe
ttheHebrewY acob
ingingbeforethe
uldnotsupport.
sraelitewasonce
ofgrief,themirror
Cadi,who was
herasca lly Jew canw ell
butIquestionif the
heyoungscaramouch, intheem-
otcarryall hispiastres
tion,theCadire-
m. fGreek .
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O F TH HA R E M.15
T a ib â € ” e c e ll e nt m y l or d s ee s
idnightâ € w hoshall
" B utasheaga insettled
mutteredbetween
seontheunbelieving
eferredhis complaintto
havemulctedhiminmore
all; andmoreover,
ause.
woman,who,taking
sole upwards,and
usband,whohadput
nd refusedtoallow
nthe houseofher
entto showthatshe
ty,andthat shehad
manalife whichhad
ease hisattachment
ssoondismissed; and
resforvagueand
nstagoodMoslem,
orethedivansat that
atrapapacket
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O F T H H A R E M.
whosearomawas
chibouqueofthe
thetale ofthe
uouswrathofthe
ommonlye cited, he
ldbe paidbeforethe
andremarked,more-
chedhim ofanew
themiserablewoman
erhusbandorhis
nceswouldbeserious
mselfe hausted; and,
eatofjustice,retired
dofapplicantswho
udience and,sup-
withdrewslowlyand
apartments,toforgetin
Carimfiland her
emorning.
wereservedwhenhe
onthesofa,andre-
condolencesofhis
chKatink asangtoher
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E O F TH HA R E M.IJ
pgaveafew indicationsof
atteringtohermin-
usthatheshouldnothave
while shepossessed
dleness,she laid
claimedsuddenly:
yesclosebeforehehas
ebeenponderingfor
hatit willpossess
pirit fromthefatigues
rsof thecity . " A nd,
sent,sheatoncecom-
†”
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C O F T H H A R E M .
T E D.
ofarichmerchantof
theonlychildofhis
eprophethadlong
s wivesthehonour
manheir tohisim-
cessarilybecamethe
alemliek,andthe
ther,proudofthe
ofher songaveher
and,grewhaughty
eB uyuk Hanoumof
eMerchantcalled)w ho
distinguishedE mir,
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T E D.19
ther shouse, and
heroofof herhus-
stanceswhichhe
pallady ofthe
entlefttheGeorgianmo-
heharem; andthe
rivedfromher son,
andmore ill-judged
yhimself:everywhim
capricehowevere -
dulged,butapplauded
pa perfectimpof
mischief.
ee perienceofevery
hatthepopularpre-
umwithghoulsand
etatteredcloakofa
int.Morethanhalf
uponearthisthe
beardsareglossyand
urbansareseatedupon
rophet spa lm; andhe
eats dirt,orhas
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O F T H H A R E M.
oMeccawithhisfingers
ofhisrobedefiled by
nce.
ttribute ofmischief,
edthattobethe son
not insistonthe
n.
chasK ingK aroon, the
ritwellcalculatedto
ourswhichhis father
udyinthemedreshof
oud,werepassedamong
outhof thecity;
dittotheir advantage
IldjiR e aw asasgenerousas
andasthew orthyMerchant
life,andgreasingthe
uf ofdotage,he
red; whilesuchwas
y,andthe influence
as notawomanin
eK haw aji, w howould
ministertohis
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T E D.21
travagancewasyetto
ppearedinthecitya
ghtwithhim animals
thatall theyoung
evertuggedat any
namahar* w ellnigh
thedealerandhis
palstreetsofthe city;
yofthese creatures,
latticewasthrown
havebeen,eitherin
animals,orof the
whofollowedintheir
ewdman: hehad
ematofcalculation,
avarice:hewasthe
sbeaststoagood
daysheaffectedun-
em†helovedthem
d th e mj a nu m, g u u m â € ” m y l ov e,
fe ignedtow hisperf la tteries
esubtlearthetaught
y comprehendedand
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O F T H H A R E M.
s; andshowedsomuch
ngmerchandise,that
to lavishonawhim,
horseswereworthso
of A litheToorko-
edhimselfto be
ethemforpiastres,
ywerecountedup to
meshadIldjiR e a
rthe differentanimals
yonethroughthe
city butoneach
adsethimasidewith
ah â € ” s o f t l ^ , s o f t ly â € ” y o u r
camelwhoholdshis
assthatleads the
e ledinthismatterby
theskirtsofpatience
aityet awhileuntil
e beastwhichis
y thisunaccountable
Merchant, Ild jiR e a
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T E D.23
tw henascoreofnoble
ulthanthelast,had
ounggallantsofDa-
sappeared,muchto
e id, w hodaily saw
onguponanimalsto
everthelessbeen
,and giventohimby
ffalo.
ashisspirit,by this
ment,thatever,ashis
m,heseemedtoseethe
rsmile ; andwhen
delay,orcondoled
e,hefeltthatthey
selvesforahostof
edonthembyhis un-
burntwithinhis
e llsick w ithve ation
walkingmoodilyalong,
easterngateof the
untain-dervish,who
ith acourteous
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O F T H H A R E M.
onhis reverie; and,
thesalutation,Ildji
tonceattractedby the
tee.
si tyyearsofage,
wedhis brow,thinned
ustre ofhislarge
was keen,fiery,and
ndassured; andhis
usasthoughhewere
unicandkhirkheh,
r, girtabouthiswaist
whichflowedhis
leaconicalcapedged
es,andaprayerchaplet
letedhiscostume,
y.
her " sa idtheyoung
areyoulongf romthemoun-
myson; " replied
etwelveweek sback , incom-
rab,whosoughtto
ses andw henI
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T E D.25
anwherehehadtaken
othedwelhngofa
edstoodA z rae landhis
I watchandpray
nowonmyway
whichhasremoveda
areandmiserv. "
hatthe wingsof
lvesaboutthesoulof
our ownveins? and
pirit isnowdarkin
" "
' a sk ed t he d er vi sh ; ' * D o
earones,bywishing
fwretchedness E va llah!
illput upsucha
, father, thatyou
ompanywitha kiupek
se-dealer, w ho late ly tradedin
youngman, forw homso
ssessednoattraction;
edahopethat,through
n,he mightobtain
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O F T H H A R E M.
nghimtodiscoverthe
k now youw hathas
ndw hereheisnow
dsof truebelievers? * "
w h at c a n I sa y ? " r e pl i ed t h e
HaveInottoldyouthatIhave
oom,whencetheworld
then, canIgiveyou
of themerchantsw ho
ofhorses hoofs
andsoonahorseman
al-blacksteedofsuch
andbeauty,thateven
emightbe supposedto
opurelyworldlyan
mationofastonishment,
ebeardwith a
f er v en t a s it w as p r ol o ng e d.
ffectedbytheap-
maybe imaginedthat
ed: andastheriderf lew
versingthe worldon
mountedononeofthe
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T E D.27
ealmostshoutedin
re.
” b y t he P r op h et ! t o b e th e
ld/
, myson? " ask edthe
belaw fulforagood
w a s th e r ep l y : an d I ld j i R e a
a lowchucklewhich
ear; ' ' Longhave
ouldhavenopeer.
p r ai s e be t o A l l a h ! h e re h e
manhadreturned
ivergingtotherightand
bloodedA rabover
ngthcheckedhim
nand thedervish,
ughtthefiery animal
smokeissuedfrom his
hefoamflewfromhis
” w e ll f o un d ! " s h ou t ed t h e
atoncerecogni edasthe
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O F T H H A R E M.
Howsaysmylordnow?
is handuntil
orsesuchashad
ecity streets? â € ” Y avash,
uiet, Thunderbo lt: headded,
owasimpatiently
mall hoof:" seeyou
thebey adeh?" * and
aththerebuke,and
blackmarblebeside
aw aji? " e cla imedthe
' Whenceareyou? and
absent fromDa-
rsesdoyoudemandfor
ndhow becameyoupossessed
ecarried thePro-
t h at i s m uc h ; " s m il e d th e
nsw ermy lordasIbest
broughtforhimthe
uld betheowner
f r om t h e de s ar t â € ” I h a ve d e -
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T E D.29
emedtheanimalmatcli-
ci lity†” Idemandfor
hichmustbe paidere
propertyofanother†”
nce hesporteda
ther,in agreenoasis,
our tents.Ismylord
t u rn ; " A i , m as c ar a â € ”
idga ily : * ' f o rthe lastmoon
ibouqueof bitterness,
castashesuponmy
entago Iask edtidingsof
otravelledwith you
emounta ins! " '
r: sa idtheToork o-
me towardstheder-
endirtthatIdidnotsee
esidetheEf i endi.
makeyoursalamtothe
bedientanimaloncemore
ponhisknees,and
.
isabeastwhichmightw ell
U ev e r ; " s a id I l dj i R e a ;
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O F T H H A R E M.
o n my h e ad b e i t â € ” t h e ho r se
e i d E f f e n di w e ll f i ll e d . "
" My lordhasnotyet
ervishandthequali-
erbetakenupon
areuncivil; " sa idthe
oodfathermustpardon
dyour feetuponthe
rhaveyoumadeslavesof
havemorereverence
d im ou â € ” m y ma s te r ; "
hiscallingis oneof
,andhe meansmeno
re lik ethesandsof thedesart,
inquireswhencethey
” b yA l l ah ! ' t is we ll pu t; " e -
whentheboudaka
w henoncetheashesare
vourof thegebeli.
osun* andtheban-
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T E D.31
seof theharem: they
merchant,whose
e. "
w ever, Khaw aji; "
hungoverthecoa l-black
nsofits flowingand
ers,asthough they
a youngbeauty;
mourpurpose: te llmethe
teed,thatI may
makeit mine/
endim; " sa idtheToork o-
thisanimalhasbeentome
shareda likemytent
cehasbecomemusicin
pulseofits being.I
” a llthepursesofa llthe
houldnotbuy itâ € ”
curewhat isyet
enameof theProphet, may
youngmaninsomesurprise ;
onearththatamanw hose
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
beyondananimal
†” muchgoodmay itdo
on,orin thatof
y ou r s .
a id r e c l ai m ed t h e be c ta c hy :
adeharepreciousasthe
hew astesthemnotidly.
" ask edtheK haw aji
oramoment: andthen,
dperceivingthat he
ithaplacid smile,he
hatw ill I, by thesoulo f
aketheProphetaparty
dtheToorkoman; " sw ear
dise,andby thebeard
tisfied.
t h at i s m uc h ; " s a id t h e yo u ng
May thehourisneverre-
dmaythe beardof
ed,ifI failyou.
y ag a in ; " e c l ai m ed t h e
daringofa f reespirit
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T E D.33
urshareofthe contract
enta llybeenaw itnesstothe
onmywayuntilI
alinthehand ofthe
r: sa idtheToorko-
w ilhngtofulf ilthepledge
andheplacedthereinof
raspof IldjiR e a;
ght,wouldhavevaulted
doff,had notthe
nhis arm,anddetained
m ym i r ak h or " * h e
most witheredintoa
him; buthehas, as
promises,strength-
whichhedarenot vio-
emandwill
ersofthe worthymer-
himselfapiastre.
mascus, Ichanced†”
to look intothebrighteyes
.
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
mB eyâ € ” thepeerless
urnnotonme with
endim; thehearto f the
atersofthefountainin
ontemplatingherown
otthatanyga ew ason
vedher†” inthathour
B u t h o w ? A s I w a nd e re d
restreet,Ifollowed
ffendis,whowereevi-
mecoffee-kiosqueto
hthadfallenuponthe
mselvesunobserved;
owlyalong,theythrew
eft,asthemimosa-
They werethe
hispow erfulf riendK assim
re Ilearntthatthebeau-
elsaisewasthepromised
sonlyson. Doesmy lord
rchment. ^ "
emaidenforyourw ife ;
ld j i B e a .
ssent.
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T E D.35
ughedtheyoungman;
it isnothing. If youcanw in
herbeyour s; Iamno
renouncedmyclaim.
eerlessA rabinmy
denofDamascusin
s we l l ; " r e to r te d t he T o or k o-
otenough. S ha llIstrew
ng thedaughterofa
a llIe posemyself to the
er likeaspinning
nditionandthe wildob-
eat sourpillaufwith
meforoncean ear-
pentyourfirstdecision ;
gthe pleasureof
a cautiousfather,you
ticetowintheyoung
onw anes; and, hav ing
ymountyourtrusty
maideninhermantle,
,leavethe citybythe
verdrawyourreinuntil
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
wofthe rock-seated
angstheriver. Iw il lbe
ou; andthereIwill
.W illyouagain
atuatedIldjiR e a,
felech,answered
w ill.
.The sonof
ypartingsalutationtothe
,whoremainedtoge-
onthenobleA rab, sped,
ongarm,towardsthe
fhishorse shoofs
chfollowedhimupon
esterly sideof thecity , asmallbuildingis
teepprecipice,beneathwhichflows
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T E D.37
T E Dâ € ” continued.
nof theyoungman
eryeyewasturned
edalong.Inthe
mittedathousande -
ponhimselfthega e
city.Hepassednotthe
quaintancewithoutin-
smanycapricesand
fairinhabitantsof
s; anditw asnotuntil
house, andw ithhisusua l
rovidingforthecom-
hat histhoughtsre-
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O F T H H A R E M.
act intowhichhe
andthenthedifficul-
vesonallsides atonce
wasnowtoo lateto
edbyavow ; andhehad
tthe streamasbesthe
se,heaccordingly
mentto ruminateon
ofcommencinghis
uredeliberation,or
o itasIldjiR e aw as
ect, helefthischam-
themerchant, inhisow n
ysmokinghischi-
sofa.
sa idtheson, ashepassed
tfulsalutation.
repliedtheMerchant,
pefromhismouth;
coffee-kiosquethis
w hitherareyounow
eyoursofa , Ef fendira ,
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T E D.39
differentlyengaged
arshlyto yourears.
rokeddownhisbeard
summonedaslave
ne pectedguest;
hatsuch anunusual
.
d,andtheslaves
sonsatfor atimeen-
he delicately-scented
cingf romtimetotimeatthe
e,witha fondpride
wilfulnessofhisdis-
haps,apardonableva-
einthe highsmooth
ye,the richcurved
ing beard,are-
youth w hile Ildji
ningoverinhismindhow
e subjectwhichwas
ghts.
s ai d a t le n gt h " y o u ma y r e-
sbackyoutalkedto
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O F T H H A R E M.
fetomyharem; and
ytoyoursuggestion,
myheaduponthe
edstill tobeleftfree
yownwill.W hat
avesincedweltuponyour
frommymotherthat
selectedforme isas
andasgracefulas a
n, iswritten†” Iw il lmarry
€ ” p r a i se b e t o A l l a h ! " s a id
nisatlengthrisingin
hithertobeentoyou
e F ranks,pleasant
nowrecoveringfrom
hichyou have
ythehusks ofthe
egintohoardthe
Thebey isangeredby
n,andmayperchance
oursuit. Y ouw ere
peak ereyouhadturned
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T E D.41
m,and seenthatthey
his eyes,andre-
dchosenforyou,
hadbeendescribedto
a li lyw hose leaves
dâ € av io letw hich
dthe seclusionof
havebeenas a
vedugfromthe mine
on it.B utyetforget
rdsyet prevailwith
at youareaman,
rown:donot,in the
ty,forgetthatyour
theharemofyour
the loveliestmaidensthatthey
n undueempire
erofCaraminiawhich
epsoverit,theun-
enervatesthemind,
ofherhusband.N ever
tyoungandbeautiful
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O F T H H A R E M.
et women; and
yarea llbosh†” no-
ncurrencetothis
urtierâ € ” noheresy to
nosecrettoyourw ife : pur-
ceivingthattheattention
uponhiswords: ' ' The
dangerousthanthe
oucannevertell
andawiseman
children.N either
slaves; buteverbe
yourownhonour.
ooverrantheworld
andahouriin the
face,andalattice
asitnottopo intout
uldbeplaceduponher
e n di m : b r ok e f or t h th e
itw as. B utfearnot
w illdareto laughatmy
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T E D.43
a m p ar a li k f o r th e m ou t hs o f
ssuefrommy ha-
owbetterthanI
gaB aba- f inDamas-
manyhavebeenw ounded
ywellknewthetemper
” b y t he P r op h et a n d yo u
repliedhisson.
ttobuildupyour
eunuch; fo llow edup
I al s o co u ns e l yo u n ev e r to l e t
eyourbeard.Patience,
nofaw ife ' sfo lly , is
wnplains,which
o iousreptile thathas
e ar n o t : r e tu r ne d t he y ou n g
alnotbe lostuponme;
stenmysuitwiththe
hiefo f theHaremGuard.
tyis foundaredearthwhich
ousinsects.
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O F T H H A R E M.
doorofmyharem,I
ty.
w astheonly replyof
adescendedf romthe
s fathertohislips
quittedtheapart-
e idtheyoungman
rem,andmadehisway
her.
ahandsomewoman
e receivedherson
andgavealustreto her
mostrenewedher
i R e a ; " s h e sa i d fo n dl y ,
vysleeveofhergold-
e tendedtohimher
immediatelyraised
Y o u a re w el c om e â € ”
omthe city,my
eceivednoguests,
asanemptychi-
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T E D.45
cus, fa irmother, isscarce ly
yourow nharem; its
ullah,has doneno
aravanpassedoutat
ppo,numberingamong
kB eys,whosedinars
eirgarments,w^ hich
e youthswhowere
offee-kiosque; X but
alongthebanksof
§ andthestreetsareaga in
ingsIldjiR e a, the
emostvenerablecityin the
ultbyU , thesonofA braham, and
onofN oah.Itwas,moreover,the
sstew ard, Elie ar.
usisacoffee-hojsecapableofcon-
vehundredindividuals.The
equalportions; onebeingappro-
months,for whichitsarrangements
andtheotherto thoseofwinter,
sbeenpaid tothecomfortofthe
y†” formerlycalledby theGreeksthe
iver.
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O F T H H A R E M.
ofa ofhismother? "
, " Ishispurse
y fromlastnight s
h e av e n fo r bi d ! " l a ug h ed h e r
tw oevilsw hichhavenot
to recommendthem.
unghishandsasif inan-
tdancedin hiseye:
,andinsteadof gold,I
wife.
ai m ed A m i de H a no u m " t h is
onglooked.How
dire joice , w hen, onhis
, Ireadtohimthisnew
ight! A ndthew ife
ou, IldjiR e a, gu um,
ponthemountain;
fher loveliness,with
beautyofa woman
atherof thebestbloodinthe
ffendihermothera
ndpo liteness†” N ay ,
eorgian,assheremarked
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T E D.47
hherson listenedto
tmustnotbebreathed
butasyouarenow
hthe eyesofaffection,
it inyourear†” she
â € ” S h e h as s e en y ou f r om
alongthestreetâ € she
arabaas yougalloped
shew astoldthatyouw ereto
andnow whensheisrestless,
eherto sleep,they
a, forshewill l istento
oungman sbreath
ivered; ' ' A ndsheis
" hesa id, faul-
a n sw e re d A m i d e Ha n ou m :
akenherintobrighter
son! " * '
"
theKoranatthe
w ithclaspedhands, andbow ed-
amirrorwhich
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O F T H H A R E M.
dthat oneisIldji
ltysuppressedthe
neveruntilthat
tteri tmustbeto
ou: " ' T isatthebest
hesa id, endeavouringto
w eresheto ldto -morrow
oorA gamyfriend,
new shadow,and
heGeorgian, earnestly :
iv e n to m an t o r ea d a wo m an s
thatthesamepower
asdominionover our
il lnotbeconvinced; and
rienceyoueatthebitter
mightbe enjoying
ntment.Thefirst
woman sheartis
rsmay fo llow , w hichforatime
are writtenonlyby
ndtheyareeffacedby
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T E D.49
nto ldthatw hen
edhertothesonof
e foldedhishandsinthe
dturnedaway? "
C ansheloveonew ho
tyand hertender-
heGeorgianearnestly :
ns; theheartisnotlogica l
f e el . * '
Think youthathewilly ie ld
ehadbeenslighted?
dvocatewhisperingin
dA mideHanoum,
amedhand-mirror
enance,andhiseye
uriantbeauty : " the
fromthe rose-garden
yfoldhiswing in
TheB eyloveshis
ou artbeloved
ut ^ istoobrighttobe
bitter enoughto
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O F T H H A R E M.
egreat seabeyond
yw eepforme? " aga in
,touchedtotheheart
r.
er,againraised
ha smile,half
wardsitssurface,
theimageof the
ndastrangecuriosity
ovelywoman,who,
rregularities,hadven-
he hadheldhis
ich had,bysome
e,escapedfromthepol-
rdforthonherse :
new nothingofw omen
enowbegantobelieve
hers,pure,andbeau-
ileswouldbeas a
atherhadtold him
slovelyas adaugliter
dweltupon herin-
devotion.
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T E D.51
elightfuldream; and
harem,hewasan
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O F T H H A R E M.
T E Dâ € ” continued.
benthis stepstothe
storetothemysterious
b; butnonek new to
merouscaravanwas
breakonthe morrow
himselfwereactiveand
oundthebuilding
dise thereweresci-
woollenwrappers,
stroytheirbrightness
es, k nives, curiousbridle -bits, and
thecity , inwhichstandsacaravansera i
whoaremaintainedduringtheir
enseof theS ultan.
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T E D.53
oughtiniron andsteel,
beenfamous; while
e,ofa morecostlyand
refullyheapedtogether
uardedbyblackslaves.
totheamountoftwo
editwasinvolvedin
handicraft,were
ecting,atthepitch of
etedtheconfusionofthe
dtogether,some
ndotherslying pla-
rlongthinneck sout-
eepyblackeyes,slowly
eotherasanysudden
dthemslightlyfrom
nspicuous; whilein
dtheassesM hichled
hehorseofa
ssoftlypaddedsaddle,
ndbreastplate,wasled
oom; whilecrowdsof
ereseenin every
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
ghtingoverthegar-
out bytheslavesof
okingon froma
ffoons,santons,andder-
gthecrowd; butthe
ersweretoobusyto
e a, convincedthathe
onatsobusthng a
ftheenclosure,and
thesunwasrapidly
ndashisroadlaypastthe
heinvoluntarilyslackened
fromthe covered
thefortress-castle,
edwithfoursquare
hadowsacrossthe
not:his thoughts
timebyawoman!
e idtheMerchant
aughterofK assim
ardlessofthehonour
everspentamoment
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.55
bablechangewhich
nes: butnow †” w hen
atisfyaselfishvanity,
dvantageswhichmight
he yetsucceedinhis
fintoa beliefthathe
maiden; and,come
minedtojudgewith
wereworthyof allthe
nlavisheduponher
her.
ngrewaregret that
ntsofhischangeof
ncewin theyoung
uld havenooppor-
ractionsthroughthe
ty,butmustyield
arch tempter,the
e,however,unavailing,
ospareneithersubtlety
purpose.
w fancy, IldjiR e a
baof theB ey , w ho, as
t e perience,would
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O F T H H A R E M.
sgold ; butwhenhe
fairgirlwholoved
indebtedtosogrossa
andforgetting,inthe
the fearfulpenalty
mpanied,hepaused
ey sdw elling, and
ngthe wholefacade
arem,asis generally
ardensofthepalace,
nwiththestreet,save
too wel guardedto
ndonedoor,whichwas
n eunuch.This
e citedimaginationof
danothercharmto
mpassedhismistress;
e longdrearyw allso f the
ofollowthoseof the
ndsoftheharem.
bethe gentleascent
withane perienced
htpromiseadvantage;
tallcedartrees flung
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T E D.o
adbeyond,asifwoo-
venturous when,sa-
of securinganentrance
,hereturnedslowly
selfuponthesofaof
loodedtheEast, w hen
ssedthenightindreams
nsteepedinthe sher-
ecushionshadbeen
ndwhosebrowshadbeen
hatbreatheofPeristan;
ain throbbing,andhis
a chamois,andpro-
he hadleft,halfburied
esofthedhourra,his in-
hecreaturewereto
y,itmight,atleast,
theinstrumentofhis
proachedit,andlistened
elightwhenhedrew
manystrangers,it had
hehalfforgot his
isgivings,in hisad-
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O F T H H A R E M.
as hehadneverbe-
, thee citedyoungman
he eightgatesofthe
ksofthe Goldenriver,
heplain,fannedby
ndseemingtofollow
e-reinhunglooseupon
rse,butitneedednot
andIldjiR e ^ fe lta
erbeforehadmortal
dwishesofhimwho
path, liketheanimal
ity , andpassedthepa-
ioustoaffordtothe lat-
a viewofhisskilful
dthecreaturebothin
kehim pranceand
nsciousthathe wasdis-
antage,thoughhisseat
tobe assafeandas
enuponhissofa;
came tohisearfrom
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T E D.59
entofthewomen s
mthat,howeversecure
tuationappearedby
lookers-on.The
ofayoungperson,
tsterror andIldji
la teonthee traordinary
thebeliefthatit
rthanthat ofthe
ceofwoman,even
nterror; there isa
chseemtohavebeen
f thesoul†” amusic,
uishcan totallyover-
d ji R e a f e lt i t e ve n t o th e r e-
lS he lovedhimâ € ” she
forMm! A ndw hatpartw as
tangedrama? A ll
te ; buthisw ordw as
asvow edtotheruinof loveliness
andhemustabideby the
tion,thewisest
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
ould havedonewould
pportunityofdwell-
fectionsofhispro-
acrifice,whenhewas
ld thushavebeen
utby thate traordinary
ichconstitutesthe
e,henotonlydrew
oowillingon herside
anta theme,everyparti-
en; but,hourbyhour,
her grewmore
ur,hisreasonmade
nfatuation.
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T E D.61
T E Dâ € ” CO lltinued.
asthemany-coloured
mageround theset-
orytheHght which
peatedin fainter
obleriver, IldjiR e a
e,andonfoot,bent his
ey .
o f theharem, afe-
andmuffledina dark
sedit hastilybehind
anfeltatthemoment
womanhadshut
aradise . Inthene t
wher ; hecould
P u b l i c D o m a i n
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O F T H H A R E M.
he impulse†” hedid
and, foraconsiderable
fwithtrackingher
ets,anddownan-
henshe arrivedin
rvedf romthenatureof
dinesswithwhich
ded,withouthesita-
stbeintendedfor
rysuperiorrankto
himthat shemight
tendantofDelsaise
erhadthe ideasug-
edquietlyupto the
omshewaspur-
andkerchiefofgreat
trewasrichlybordered
quisitelywrought
redsilksandgold;
searchofasimilar
slytowardsthefe-
assist himinthe
,theslaveglanced
e speaker,andim-
P u b l i c D o m a i n
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T E D.63
hrespectfuldefer-
lm i ne " " s h e as k ed ,
dmoreearnestlook
' andsha ll itnotbe
Mayhisdaysbemany,
creasef andshebe-
kerchiefswithre-
uthow may Ite llthe
Isti llpurchasingfor
thisâ € ” ^ " ^ andshe
hwaswroughtinto
buds; " butitte lls
mylordmaynot
t.
ouldbew elcome,
hichIshouldwish
e a, lookingearnestly
f itw erereturnedtome
tsfolds,I cannot
htdrivemeinmy
erhat? " laughed
elftothegreen-tur-
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
smy lordlook likeone
be returneduponhis
ortedthecraf tydealer
uitesatisfiedbythe
ers,thatthere wasa
whatitmight,which
solved,if possible,to
ge; " Masha llah! I
kofmerchandiseon
tifmy lordrea llywishesto
showhimascarfof
the leafthattherose
havingaborderof
ntoapassionateballad
? " *
” w ha t d o yo u wa n t to d o ? "
danger; w ouldyou
y adeh, Hadji Do Inot
amInotaw arethatmy
ldaughterofK assim
stlyscarfsareby nomeansuncom-
esometimesinscribedwithpas-
ndat others,asinthepresentcase,
P u b l i c D o m a i n
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T E D.65
s we a po n n ev e r ru s t ! ) â € ” w o ul d h er -
you notcastashes
ga pricethatwould
f ide lF rank ? "
av e I no t a ri gh t to d os o ? " d e-
n,with considerable
anotherscarf tobe
€ ” B a k , E f f e n di m ; * " h e c on -
icatedraperyfromits
a iditbefore IldjiR e a:
astbeforedogs? "
” " " r e pl i ed t h e yo u ng m a n,
hebeautifulscarf and
edacouplet; " How
r thispretty
orbitant; butIldji
itsamount, ashedrew
containinghismoney,
houta remark:the
meanwhileasgrave
hadonlycompleted
ofplayingthe
knowshowto
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O F T H H A R E M.
erypieceofcoinsepa-
pedinhisturn.
mainedquietlylook-
tshehadnot yetcom-
venture; butwhen
hescarf inthescarce ly
kerchief,shepaidfor
feracourteous" S a lam
ovedaw ay .
rdyin following;
ised toobservethat
arshetook atota lly
hatbywhichshe had
seandcoveredstreets,
wasliable tobe
by andselectingthe
damongtheorchards
ty issothicklyin-
e arequiretobe in-
us preferringacir-
direct onewhich
econductedhertothe
em; butheatoncegave
splayed; asmostof
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T E D.67
dbyhighwalls,ren-
asthecircumstances
sametimesheavoided
ctingthathewouldagain
spot moresecluded
t passed,theyoung
ndovertooktheat-
oat onceunderstood
smuchhesitationas she
nhancethevalueofher
surancesoftherisk
sdispleasure, thescarf
,accompaniedbya
severations,andabroad
lessgraciouslyre-
wasfallingover the
a, inordertoescapefrom
edintothegreat
partyofhisassociates,
ibouques,andsipping
acoupleofman-
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
rabdrums,played
wofineyouths,thesons
anginalternatestan as
monotonousballadsin
e a : s h ou t ed t h e
isentrance; ' ' youare
uhadbeense i edby
ge l , ge l â € ” c o me , c om e ; h e re i s
€ ” andthesedogsof
o-night.Wallah!
uadeN airntoshave
tforsa le intheba ar: it
erei tonlybecausehe
ght; " sa idthepatient
tthepitiful plea-
uponthelong,
hdependedtohisgirdle ;
shouldrestrainhis
a id , i nf i de l ; " l a ug h ed t h e
otmuchthatw esuffer
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.69
ogs asyouare,to
upthe irdaughters?' *
cla imedsimultaneously,
t i s mu c h.
hnesses; " faultered
severylips became
onofhisdaughter:
rtedforA leppoby the
estermornatsunrise.
b? " ask edHussein
uquefromhislips,and
nthew retchedo ldman:
ondidshepassthegate?
ealreadytaughtthee
renotmadeofcamePs
o A l e p po ? "
iledbeneaththe
Pr o ph e t is i n P ar a di s e ^ â € ” h e
ysilencedby acryof
w hosedogartthouthat
ta lk of theProphetof the
ewentthydaughterto
shandsin agony
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
urhighnesses, tonursea
hebedofdeath. " '
sneeredanotherof the
nsmanatA leppo.
weovertaketheca-
tyS arabythe
ganoddedsmilingly,
henIldjiR e ae -
uliestinthybeard, forI
andeven watched
ed,andnotone ofthy
*
,ratherinsport
o fyoungmen; and
edto dieaway; and
rdiscordantminstrelsy,
telyrewardedwith
oins.Time,mean-
grew deepintothenight;
dMusselmaunhad
nthe cushionofrest,
youngmen,who,after
ad e changedtheir
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T E D.71
morepotent be-
eparatedeachtohis
pulsesandthrobbing
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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s s
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O F T H H A R E M.
T E Dâ € ” continued.
oungandinnocent
oursof thenight.
rpartedfromthe sonof
enedtotheharemofher
redtothewifeof the
eswhichshehad made
rtmentinsearchof
ss.S helostnotime
wthatatthishour the
ndina garden-kiosque
itemarble,andover-
whichthe flower-
ntricateandpleasant
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T E D.73
etyof sweet-
dblossoms.Thither
eps,but evenaccus-
euponthe love lyDel-
pausedamomentin
d.
rawnaside,andthe
hekiosque; where,
he basinintoliquid
rformoftheyoung
inaflowingrobeof
nof silvertissue.
edwithlarge pearls,
crimsonturbancinctured
spilloweduponherhand,
nt earthward; her
tsprinkledwithgems
edgeofthefountain;
da z linginitsw hite -
front ofthedivan.
sedherfromher
paredtoenterthe
ook edup: " Y ouare
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
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O F T H H A R E M.
shesa id, w ithasw eet
geredlaterthanusualin
edforyou.Tellme
n hi m ? "
ponthecarpet at
ress,andlookedup
uhavethenthoughtofhim,
absence; andyet, o fw hat
asslightedyou,
hedustfromhis feet
old? B utturnnot
rblamedhim when
sharemhavebeenloud
bouteventochideyou
athertotell youthat
avetalkedwithhim
i b a [ " e c l ai m ed t h e be a u-
andstogetherinan
thisdaymustbemark ed
A nddidhespeak
ve d h im . A n d ,
rZ iba , didhesay that
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.7^
edthe laughingslave; " here
abreath:whyit
moullahtoanswer
ltellmy ta le ; butf irst,
handsomeastheday . He
ever, never, didIbeho ldsuch
â € ” t a lk t o me o f p ea r ls , I s ay o uf !
dethem†handslik ethe
a be a rd â € ” A s t ef e ra l la h ! t h er e
nDamascus.
, Z ibaV interposedthe
w thathe ishandsomeenough
ouris†” Ihaveseen
Tellmerather, therefore ,
, E f e n di m , sa y y ou ! ' '
cento f scorn. " Y ou
eis like! Haveyou
winkingonthe sun?
ouk now best; butif youhave
nIldjiR e a.
i b a mo u ' ' a g ai n u rg e d
commencedtheslave;
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
youâ € ” thathisthoughts
ceofa stonehurled
thathedreamtofyouonhis
oodturnedtof irewhenafear
ponhim†” that†” in
dertaketorepeattoyou
furtherbyday-dawn;
f rommeapromisethat
morrow.
" murmuredoutthe
tter, laughedthehand-
sitmaybe do Inotgoto
ay rather, happyDelsaise
ideof thehand-
forhisbrideyouw ill
t, assurelyasthough
esagestK arabashof
ana; didnotthe
allmarryahunchback?
heonlychildhehadto
dioussquinteverre-
ye? HasnotDjamil^
rfavouriteplayfellow,
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.77
mintheC adi, w hosebeard
nd? E h, vah! w ho
answermethat.
ghedoutin herde-
, Z i b a i t i s in d ee d I . "
o od : s a id t h e at t en d an t : " b u t
gmorepassedbe-
ah! Ild jiR e a isnosak a l-
hedrew f rombeneathher
othesonofYe id,
dw ithascreamof rap-
ntale , andneedsno
rken, Ef fendimou†”
tohavebeenthe wifeof
dhaveundertakenno
as,of hercompa-
ponthebeautifulgirl,
beingbelovedfor
pressedthe offer-
tandlips, andwas
cypheringthecharac-
rder.W henshehad
mbracedthesplendid
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
saf fection; andthen, bend-
a,sherepeatedtoher in
f theballad,which
mostasfairand as
tohermandolin: â € ”
L O TU .
densun
bed,
o latelydark.
ssshed;
sbreast.
wyeye,
ifeandlight
hesky.
epursues
nturned;
slowlysets.
mthatburned.
andthen
rgentlehead,
erthestream.
htnessfled..
ee,
everyhour
eside.
sthra llingpower;
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.79
” butw hen
d bruised.
cla imedZ iba, asthemur-
ased; " ' t isthe love-
venso, S ultana, doesthe
f thefa irmessagesw ith
reto beputintoverse,
balladsas that!
ay tohimto-morrow in
ay, dearZ iba! " ask ed
oushallte llhimw hatyou
assurehimthatIlove
esun; andthatevenso
e haspassedunder
m†” fortherest, you
tohimwhatyouwill.
” w e llsa id, mymistress;
nd himasatoken
retero fyourheart? "
ment; youngand
love,sheyetshrank
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
omsodecideda mea-
gingwordsandflatteriesof
nsent,andsheultimately
ofits glossybraids
,havingentwinedit
owerswhichlaybeside
ereditintothekeeping
eartgoesw ithit "
inherlarge darkeye;
oev il inthegif ttoone
nedaybe myhus-
ed t h e sl a ve : " w ho d r ea ms
hadgivenitto the
nd,wherecouldevil
hosenforyouby theB ey
henothavemarried
onthsago? Ishe
Y ouow ehimatleast
hehasdone you.
no t , Z i b a ; * " s m il e d he r m is -
theattendanthad
Iamsohappy thatIcan-
vethoseofaffection
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.81
Irepayyou,dear,
tthat youhaveshewn
eartleapsasif ithad
andIcouldalmost
last somanyhours,
him! ' " ' andsheburied
nsof thedivan,and
ionatetearswhich
cetheyspring,and
ominessofitsfirstper-
ytheimpulsesof
ouchedsoul; wither-
ngintheirhot flow
eing.
rief shew asarousedby
diatelyoutsidethe
sighingof thew ind, for
ll,andnota breath
wers,whoseshadows
blefloor.Theear of
nd,but murmuringto
hatIbnSheitanâ € ” thatson
b a â € m a yh i s pi l la u f be
shequietlydroppedher
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
nees,regardlessof the
snotof thesame
ontinuedtoga ethrough
knewnot what,and
nicto herattendant,
asshut outby
whostoodonthe
scream,and drew
iletheintruder,clearing
nd,flunghimselfat
es toher s,disclosed
e a!
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D,83
T E Dâ € ” continued,
retheyoungmen^ vho
reatcoi ee-housesepa-
d drunkdeep,and
iseandclamour; butI
henthesonofY e id
one,hisbrain burn-
heturned asidefrom
ather shouse, andfo l-
ththatthe slavehad
e.F oratimehe
ought,andindulging
edonlythe more
a ltation; butashe
p grewhurriedand
quick,andthe blood
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
ddenlyhestopped,he-
peedof desperation
dleadingto thepa-
.When hehadreached
t timetoandfro
gupwardsupontheover-
avingselectedthatwhich
unwoundhis turban,
neintothe longscarf
g itskilfullyacross
ussecuring hisascent,
ewall,lookingdown
dimaginationappeared
eventhHeaven!
beautifulinthat
enightingalew aspouringforth
andthemoonwas
er; theflowerswere
agrance andthe
redinthesparkling
adsbeneaththe dia-
nthem.
of IldjiR e aqua iled
dpurity ofthe
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.85
beredhis wildand
ndhefe lt l ik eaguilty soul
fParadise.B utthis
endurednotlong:
motionfollowed; and
ranchesof thecedar-
hegarden.
rban; andthen
hadowofthewall,in
; whensuddenlyhe
he fountain.His
hebenthissteps
rivednearlyatthe
tyofits beingte-
tohim,w^ henhe
amongtheshrubsby
ntil hedistinctly
igureswithin.Inthe
esatisfiedthatoneof
andashega edupon
tureon thedivan,
himthatthiscould be
se,hispromisedbride.
entranced, drinkinginher
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
s s
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O F T H H A R E M.
until,nolongerable
hoverwhelmedhim,
nghimselfat her
hadrisentothe lips
way,andthe ques-
” Hadheheardherlast
ciousthatthetearsw hich
adbeenshedforhim?
towardsherattendant, butthere
rin theaspectofthe
mprudentasshehadbeen, the
everdreadedsucha
ience: thetim idgirl
adandheavingheart,
tence; andtheen-
e ahesitatedforthe
k soe quisiteapause;
arethatshewasnot
eaffair,hidher burning
mistress,andsobbed
tersofPeristan! " at
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
s s
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T E D.87
pturedlover,ashe
mallwhitehand;
hethassenton earthto
e shapesofParadise
arof thesummer-night, before
rse lfgrowspa le†” S ul-
orldmightbowin
endertheethydue†”
,that Imaylisten
Wiltthounot
ethedaydawnin
ndthineinfluencethe
ss Thelowliestof
€ ” hislif e isinthyhands
eeasaboon.
e thedawnto
le overthefairfea-
rl; butshehadnot
le.
" pursuedtheyoung
vantage; thatlife
splacedat your
y,forIshalldie at
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
H e av e n fo r bi d " m u rm u re d
e c l ai m ed I l dj i R e a ,
heshrinkinggirl,and
" M y l ov e â € ” m y so u l â € ”
peredZ iba, rousingherse lf
error: " W hatisthis,
aman, thatyoustea lthus
our lives? Have
hands. * "
edhernot; thefa irestcrea-
rheldw asinhisarmsâ € ”
herlongha irsw eptacrosshis
hcametohischeek. S he loved
a ge a l on e o cc u pi e d he r â € ” a n d ho w
veher?
n,veiledin her
ascendingthesky;
eretwitteringinthe
theleaves,among
ed,thediamond-drops
houtthenight :the
uturemeetings; and
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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s s
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T E D.89
enhadflushedcrimson
evisitofher im-
m allsaveZ iba.
ow farewell,andas
layyetanothermoment
s ofhismistresstohis
heoutanotherparting
e markedafew
ky,redas thebanner
knofurtherventure;
dbewilderedgirl
overwhoserashness
wnlife , buther s,
intofthewallwhere
edasafeand easy
garden; and, ashe
menttoremark,secured
odeof ingress.
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
s s
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O F T H H A R E M.
T E Dâ € ” continued.
e browofnight,
scentofsilver; and
assimB ey , andthe
w aji, sathandinhandin
,andlookeduponits
ewlarger,untilit
onevastdiamond
e calmstar-lighted
tilltheyga edonittogether:
their lovebrighten
onw hichthey look ed†”
dheldher hand,and
withgentlewords:
spectinggirl lovedthe
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.91
notthat toherit
t itroseto itshigh
poised inmid-air,
hichfed uponits
ditsthroneofsapphire
tgrewclearerand
dfloodedalltheearth
erswereyettogetherâ € ”
pon theleaves,and
rthyofsuchanhour.
a t l as t â € ” a n d, a s t he
utlineofthe fairorb
emberedhisvow,and
€ thefa ircheek ofhis
clear light,andasad-
r deepeyes.Here-
sspiritmeltedwithin
rehimselffromhis
onyinhis soul.There
her†” heboundedalong
heclombethew alll ik eacha-
ne ithertotherightnorthe lef t
ed,butranmadlydown
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
fthecity; conscious,
tthe shoutofdetec-
ubledupon his
alongundertheshadows
herushedlik eamaniacacross
rveneduponhis path.
hedirectionof the
moonlightimme-
esawtheB ectachy
olyvow.
h o u te d t he D e rv i sh " a
aresavedâ € Haste,
d-houndsareatyourhee ls "
and,graspingthehand
m, follow edlik eachild.
had solatelygrown
his ear,dieawayin
heflunghimselfdown
ysmofagony ; and
ath-spasm,
uboundsofast, my
D e rv i sh a s I ld j i R e a , s lo w ly
sion,raisedhimselfon
dlyroundthe tomb
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.93
addraggedhim :
lo fa ff l ictionscreamedintothe
oveyouthus? Y ou
eedonthestonypath
pedfromthe pestilence
stormofpassionsignify ?"
e d th e f ug i ti v e: * ' I a m a c-
e co m e an I b n S h e i ta n â € ” a s o n
chmenotw iththehemofyour
letmedie.
w h at h a s ha p pe n ed " a g ai n
w henwelastmet, you
thepowerofyourfelech,
hew ingsofpride inthe
” W hydoyounow grovel
ment? "
A l i ? " " a s ke d t he y o un g
re istheToork omanf iend
rings ofmyheart,
g? If youcannot
oncemore Isayâ € ” le t
rsinsistonafifth element,which
andwhichtheyinvestwithperfect
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
â € ” p sh aw ! p sh aw ! Y o u ng
retortedtheDerv ish;
esofA srae lw hileyouhave
f them.Why do
gallantsteedfoundered?
Whysea lthe
he signetofsecrecy?
earnt thenatureof
thepatient.Tell
oknow sbutImay f ind
ysavedyoufrom
eyelpingat your
doubtbysome impru-
hy thenshouldyou
"
h ! f a t he r ? " e c l ai m ed
y : " Ihavestrew edthe
rls ofhappiness,and
derfoot.O h,thatI
hefuturewiththefin-
at itwereyetmyfate
"
hesepangs, thenforaw o-
ctachyscornfully : " andis
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.95
id, w hoso late ly laughed
owmoistensthemarble
vailingandunmanly
hesteedin yourstable
hanallthe beautiesof
nddoyouplaythesakal-
'
in , f at h er ; s a id t h e yo u ng
ossessionbyaviolent
stmetof indthew retchw ho
€ ” myvow mustbecan-
or ofhistentwith
akeback thehorse, andrestore
andthenletuspart, neverto
.
on. A lithe- haw aji
notnowpluckthe
heearsofdestiny†”
umustabideby your
” w h e n ? " g a sp e d ou t t he
moon: " The
hesaidsolemnly:
mpact.
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
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O F T H H A R E M.
hisbrow w ithhis
dhisteethlike a
hiserror! " murmured
ngwithhisownthoughts:
thesha llow cupofyouth
folly: andthattime
ts dowry.
both " urgedthe
ther! couldyoubutima-
ntleness,hertruth,
fatemustdestroy
nmadnesshasdrawn
sk go ld? Iw il lpourintoyour
atrawhichiscurrent
oulove power? I
emy lawsofthede-
Y ourdayssha llf low lik ethe
im; * andyournights
utsaveus,father,
arsfor us,andteach
r e pl i ed t h e De r vi s h ; " w hy
cca,
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.97
sepulchreofsorrow,
ownhead,whenyou
hinyou,andshake off
tbowsyourspirit.Love
ess,laughingamidthe
fits power; aghoul,
itsvictim,andwhose
sbondsarethecha insof
e howlingofthosewho
of ' itsbitterness and
aredits sway,have
joydwellsnotwith
of thefaithful,and
nfor themwithburn-
e id, andf lingof i
hichyouhavewoven
nvain " sa idthe
" h e lp m e i f yo u c an â € ” t o
” hew hohasonce lookedon
arknesswithamerry
w ha t c an I d o , my s o n ? ' ^ a s k ed
stentome; themahak has
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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O F T H H A R E M.
haveyettimeforreflec-
atingthefollyof to-
enandpursued: and,
path,toguidethe
ofsafety,youwould
edto theofffended
thankfulthereforefor
il laha illa llah†” there isbutone
etinaw holesk in. R est
ouaresafeunder
e; andyouwillnot
sowedlifeandlimb to
e isfood: andhe
skhirkhehahandful
d: †” " andhere:
gedastonewithinthe
all skinfilledwith
€ ” w i ne f r om C yp r us â € ” a s
k ashoney. â € ” Y oulook
btyouhaveyetmuchto
ofDamascus.
shyourse lf w hile I
nwhetheryouwere
t. If the IbnS heitanâ € ”
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e
s s
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T E D.99
” w hopursuedyou, k now no
haseto aman,with-
thenmayyou go
rfather,andrecom-
y ; butif thecrywas
sonofYe id, you
ofspeed,andpassthe
ttime.F arewellthen
veeatenanddrank,
nitshiding-place; and
on,youmustlay
patience,andsleepor
rtherparley,the
omb.
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T E D.101
andthat, tousethe
faPersianpoet, " morn-
dgedwithsaffron,
theplains, driving
rehertothe
ginto thebuild-
amefamiliarisedwiththe
iscoveredthathehad
ery outcastsof
hyhadjis, covered
aldry :acoupleof
rswhoreceivethewages
saveatoncetheir own
mployers; whilethey
vendingtothe
hredsofrag,morselsof
sofmarble,collected
. Itbeingparto f the
akingpilgrimstoen-
patronsthefatigues
ertaking,theyare
eforethembothragged
honowattractedthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
w eremastersof the ir
neofthesehadjis
edwhichroused the
er; andithadscarcely
ep,prolonged,and
enutteredbyawild
edesert,formedits
sthesonofYe id
entforwardto learn
gnear thebase
etchwhoseelf-locks
ardcountenance,and
, dank withthenightdew ,
sfrom neglect,hung
erebarefromtheknees,
thoughhis path
ngbriars; hisraiment
dworn; andhislong
themassofhair
rceeyes,draggingit
santon,orprofessional
nanold rugbeside
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T E D.103
sses! " sa idtheelder
andat thewretched
tthyva info llyhasdone
rthishowlingidiot,
edofhiscompanion:
k ehimattheTek i^ o f
edthe brotherhood;
rthanhishead; and
his scarredlimbs
hest,hetriedtokeep
grewtoohotforhim
n s ! " h o wl e d th e m is e ra b le
eofthe hadji smean-
ah! " andasthew ords
upontheearth,with
.
or andspringing
oundedacrossthef loor,
rtalof thetomb.
s h ou t ed t h e sa n to n ; " L e t
shall havethecity-
siderthe advice
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C O F T H HA R E M .
gtheirgirdles,andre-
ll speed,theyleft
bablytoowellacquainted
he CadiofDamascus,
ithertheirfeetor
al.
hile inthechil lmorn-
and sickatheart,
etchedmaniacinthe
fthedisgust thathad
tracedhis steps,and
tilllying e tendedon
rpse hisliv idlips
backfromhis large
rylimbinfle ibleand
ksscatteredoverthe
m afountain
d toforcedownhis
newhichtheB ectachy
astheworkofa mo-
and, asthemadmanw rithed
ngconsciousness,he
daccentsof gentle-
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T E D.105
not mettheearsof
u†” come, come, my
dk indly ; " rouseyourse lf , o rI
ery,for Ilookto
andthemaniacturned
him inwonderashe
” M o nk e r an d N a k i r ha v e
k,andthebluesky
l†” W hereamI? This
avenottroddenthe
theearthonwhichIl ie
pillowedonaser-
a fe " w asthereply
andswallow someof this
toharmyou.
oedthemaniac, ashe
he refreshingwine
yof fearispast; " andhe
stogether,and his
astas hemurmured;
€ ” b y s to r m an d b y ca l m â € ”
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C O F T H HA R E M .
” onthew idew asteof
me, beneathme, aboutmeon
y ar e ev er t he re ! â € ” e ve r ! â € ” A n d
vedComladeve, she
oneisabsent†” " "
the Dervishstruck
a: hek new thatitw as
dman; buthefe lt, ashe
been abitingmisery
tellectof thewretched
gainhesoothed,encou-
hisaccentsmeltedthe
andhewepttearsin
ess.
earmof theyoung
Iknownotwhatyou
I c a re n o t â € ” b u t, t h ou g h I am
w i th a b u rs t in g p ul s e an d a b ur n -
€ ” andyousha llhear
I h a ve n o t to l d th e t al e f or y e ar s â € ”
ga in†” butasudden
e; and, ere Idie , Iw il l
htfulsecret.A llah
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T E D.107
tgnawsmyheartwill
thew ormthathascoiled
nwillere longun-
" A ndf linginghisarms
edoutHkeawounded
nsitionoffeeling,he
nerof thebuilding,
mencedhiswilddream
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C O F T H HA R E M .
T E Dâ € ” continued.
hatcrimeIhadcommitted;
naccusedofany ; but
demybed, andaround
mberwasfilledwithdusky
thedarkness.S hapes
ed,andstrong,andtall
irheavyweaponsstruck
nthemarblefloor as
thechamber.
couldnot; A llah
o eupmysoul! my
andclavetomyfevered
edmyenergies, andI
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T E D.109
struo jo lew iththedread
ts; astronggrasp
dbusy handswere
roundme.Theyput
dfastenedit beneath
ichhadsustainedmy
pinionedtightlybehind
myowncostly shaw l†”
undinprideaboutme
eve,theperiof my
hatmemoryconjure
orneIk new notw hither;
shewouldl ookfor
ouldhaverenewedthe
s,andscattered per-
nshewouldhstennear
mycomingstep, and
eeveningwindsighing
us-f lowers; herz ebec
art heavy; forher
beneathher window
ithheruponthe
thurriedlyovermy
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C O F T H H A R E M.
f Mahometthrough
ut theeffortcame
iftedf romtheearth; acoarse
me,andI wasflung
guidedbya strong
ethewind! and,
guishedthehoof-
the hoarsetonesof
yetgreaterspeed.
a n d, a s I l ay p a nt i ng
reme,the coarse
ponmymouthand
ra ir. F oraw hile I
henatlength1again
fanautumnalevening
hewing ofaperi.I
din Paradise; andI
he darkeyeswhich
everlastingbowers.
ce, ere Iaga inclosedmy
dedbydarkforms;
tme; andacrowdof
edtowardsme,asif
consciousness.A
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T E D.Ill
thethrongas Ilooked
ndlif tedmefromthe
ga edoncemore
nthevergeofadark
a , ina ll itsmightandits
gaveonefren ied
hevo iceofmyagony , asIhung
rasp ofthatiron
away , adeepvo ice
thew ordsw eresearedinto
oftensincethatmomenthaveI
hof partialinsanity,
essdespair,when
€ ”
om e â € ” t h e gr a ve w hi c h it
efusetotheeâ € forseven
on, andon†” E arth
dtheinhabitantsofthe
w shipâ € Thousha lt
t loved,andhearken
deartothee†” Thou
shallavailthee
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C O F T H HA R E M .
mtheassembledcrow d
fulwords; and,ere
hollysubsided,he
arer totheedgeofthe
sedmy eyes:a
eoverme therewas
â € anotherhe ll ish
asuddenfa ll†” a loudplash
nglikeacorseuponthe
ny o f t ha t m om e nt ! I w r it h ed
I s t r ov e t o wr e nc h a wa y t he
ms†” B ut, atevery
,ateveryspasm
nly sankdeeper
Iroseaga ine hausted
I threwbackthesalt
nostrilsin nauseous
eptoverme, Icaughtthe
ntsofearth! B utI
of-strokesofthede-
e tothecoastra-
Myheartswelled
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T E D.113
d,hadnotmybrainbeen
t.I lookedup;
peningaroundmeâ € ”
newaswantingtocom-
ginthesky , the long,
Iturned myeyesde-
onedirectionthe
beenhurledrosebleak
terschafedandbel-
the lightspray fellback ,
erain. A sIga ed,
sappearedinmanya
y betokenedtheha-
see inmymind seye
herman,peopledby
ther; andagainI
elthalfa maniacasI
roundme,andthe
ethesablewingsof
tastarwasinthesk y, and
theearth, noracross
oguponthe waters.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ndIfelt thatIwasra-
and.Therewas a
ows,anda deeper
focean; whilethesea-
dippedforaninstant
thewave,andthen
rockyresting-places
Ihadnoresting-place!
atIm ightdie ; but,
aranthbowers,he
edon.
onygrew uponme. The
weightyasthe mois-
yhair-roots; andIwas
ewaters.
o n my h e ad b e i t, E f e n di m !
ofhoursso longasthose
withitsshrillwinds,
pdreamysolitude.
dwrithedso violently
dgushedfrommy
eddownmy beard.
andatlengthIw ept
firsttearsofmy
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ewatersby theheavy
aleasit passedme
tlusho isteditstrans-
tinybarkfearlessly
e , andthirst; andthe
ns,beatmaddeningly
hadprayedfor
dpantedfor it
ight,andit had
g withitanacces-
edbeneaththefierce
ssIhaddrif tedfaroutto
waterswasaroundme:
ofthatearthwhichis
cheat meintohope.
etheair withwhite
castits long,dark,
thewave.
withitssoftenedlight
andmyachingeyes
h; thoughIshud-
tnight wouldfollow
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T E D.117
derw ithpropheticdread;
hatIwasnever,
ge,toclosemyeyes
the last; a tt imesI
andshriekedin my
Ilaybleeding, e hausted,
ybillowybed.
ermethus, chequeredonly
ofmisery,by storm,
st.F amineandthirst
art,and yetIcould
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C O F T H HA R E M .
T E Dâ € ” continued.
d; anditmaywell
truthamaddeningthingto
elplessness,storm-
€ ” Inshallah! there is
eliever,wherethe
llow w illnevercome†"
eona lone? * " demanded
espitehimself inthe
" Hadyounocom-
ccupationtobeguilethe
oedtheDervish, w itha
mpanionw ouldyouhave
rt a l â € ” n o ! n o ! â € ” h e c o u ld
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T E D.119
withme†” Iw asno
th,but aloathedand
harmedlife†breathing
uldhavebrought
€ fore-doomedtoyears
” w herecouldIhopetof ind
ation " " hepursuedstil l
nyounotguessmyoccu-
thehoursby theap-
sonthewater,or the
andIcollectedtheashes
moulderingforatime,
e,andsearedmy
yuponthesurfaceof
myeyeuponaparticular
progress,andlaughed
gth itbrokeoverme;
nechotothe shrillcry
cunninge ultationas
ghtthediscordant
d,mockedinto abelief
f hisownspecies,
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C O F T H HA R E M .
Ithussportw ithmyun-
theseweremyhours
irit soonshrankback
itsidio tvanityoritsmadden-
emiserableyears,
enwatchedthefish-
nets; andcaughtthe
meshrillyalongthe
n, evena lthoughIfe ltthe impo-
nstrovetoburstmy
€ ” ye lledintheagonyofmyhelp-
epwater; andwrithed
oncemoreroseto
edpastthe land; at
ainstprojectingpoints
k,maimedandbjeed-
s atothersgliding
asmilingshore;
wers,cooledbythe
es,listeningto the
f birds,thesoundsof
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T E D.121
nâ € unseen, unheard,
s: mynightsbroughtno
deniedtomeâ € ” E f fen-
H e av e n fo r bi d ! â € ” t h at y o u
ebra ingrowscra ed
hfulnessofyears! â € ”
swhichknowsno
atisunbrok en! A ndyetI
darkness,wearyand
meat leastarespite
yoftheoceanand
n.S ometimes,too,
heaven,andthesea
tensilver, whileI
ck tomartheglory
seversadandresigned
tstruggle € ” Ididnot
mly , andweptlik eaninfant;
onthefairmoon, If i ed
head,andfancieda
mladeveandmyselfin
nd, asIga ed, the
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C O F T H HA R E M .
d uponthevapour
on andpo intto
o look ; andlo! it
ediamondkeythat
ophet ^ sparadise; w hile
h ofblessednesswhich
sionbroughtmadness
Ihe lddiscoursew iththesk y,
playedthemaniac.
radayof f ierceheat, as
hecoo lbree ew hich
feathereditwithits
tobjectcaughtmy
tw ithde liriousjoy !
e:thedarkmass
€ ” i t w as a s h ip ! A y !
sset,andherbow-
veninto thevery
espedheron. Icould
tecanvass,hercom-
morethanall,I could
” men! my fe llow men!
yownland,for their
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T E D.123
are,andthewind
andcurlinglock s†”
aith,fortheChristian
mastofthestately
caredIforthis Theyw ould
moreberestoredtothe
tomyself.Canyou
s maddening?
stoodlik ethespirito f the
andspokewiththeglance
eintervalsofmy
watchedhimnar-
hathepointedtowards
ithtransport; buthe
dIsawhimno more.
dlordlyvoice metmy
dIk nownthe importo f thew ords
hemidnightthunder
esto look onthegallant
aninstantinthewind ;
beatheavilyagainst
uddenlyfrommany
drawanotherbreath,
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T E D.125
spiritwhogoverned
racefulboundwith
ycheck,sheagain
itw asinscribeduponmy
"
nd,graspinghisbroad
ds,seemedasthough
hisvisionhad called
satbesidehim, marve ll ing
couldclaim ofanar-
asblentwith suffering.
yetaconnectingprin-
ehadbeen listening,
effortfor amind
retchedobject on
heyoungmanremem-
of life ise tinguished,
upfor ashortperiod
eofthebrain; and
esidetheDervish,
cewhichiseverpaid
men,thetermination
entlye haustingthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
there issomething; something
nderstand, K haw aji; "
niac; " uponourpath,
ut,above,andaround
reyof thatpow er, be itwhatit
i ll â € t h er e a re m om e nt s w he n I
â € ” w h en t h e su b tl e e ne m yh a s
being,witheredthe
urnedthestream of
butto -day theclaspis
€ ” thedemonsleeps†”
etowhomthe world
etIam notalways
fa ll, w henIw asf loatingover
Doyoudreamthat I
neswhileI rodethe
onsters? A i, a iâ € ” w oe
g, andthew orldhasused
arestrong, andyourlimbs
ds. You! " andhe
glaughof f ren y
sata ll Isaw w henthewhirl-
donetheir work
orm,didapalebloated
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T E D.127
; thewidely-opened
dghastly,uponmine,
thelipspartedasif in
theworkofcorruption
horrible! A ndyet,
y theProphet! thisw asbutthe
ton whichmanmight
means; andIonly
sthefoul corsewas
tmylot wasnoteven
rishedinthedeep
dbuffetedthebillows
hadstrivenmanfully
enedhimâ € and, w hen
ast,haddied.I had
enâ € ” struggledâ € ” suf focated
hepangs, theaw fulnessofdisso-
de-wavebore away
coldandloathsome
yhadnotyetover-
riously,andits
andglistenedon the
rayearwasfilledwith
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C O F T H HA R E M .
eenstrangersto itâ € ” r
c†” and, likeathingof
cefullyalong,with a
st. Y esâ € ” shecame
hecametobringmelife
wererevellersonthe
hersilkensa ilswere
ndsilvervases,filledwith
heddingtheircostly
heardtheshril ltonesof
f thez ebec,andthe
ymbal†” foraw hile
r ed n o t â € ” m y g a e w a s r i ve t ed
movedlike aspiritof
rs.Misery,madness,
at imagefromthe
” Iga edlik eonew ho
nalong, lastlook , forI
eveâ € ” shew homIhad
won.Y es,shewas
asf loatingtothebree e;
meteors; herwhite
medlikesea-foam; she
el sdeck , tothesoundof
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T E D.129
ihedandstruggledto
ds whichfettered
ofmy franticefforts,I
andthe wavesclosed
w asonly foraw hile ; and
tingandsuffocating,
eathreturned,I strove
eofmybeloved,to
urand tosaveme;
hrill scream,like
hosecries Ihad
€ speechhaddeparted
t o t el l y ou a l l â € ” A l l ah
s m er c if u l â € I w a s cl o se b e si d e
wmenot.I shrieked
y didnotheedme.
the tidecarriedmefor-
whenthemoonrose,and
awComladeveleanpen-
e; and,assheraised
fe llf romitâ € ” S hestood
gureapproachedher5a
inhisturban,and
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T E D.135
autiful,thebeloved
ofyourspirit , thecherishedof
h a ! h a ! c a n yo u n ot f e el t h e
citation,themadden-
tossedlik eaba llaga inst
ackinto thedeep
rickenbird.A gainI
theho lycrescentâ € ”
€ ” seemedtohave
ening,mysterious
fa llback ; fo r, asitcame,
elloverthe side,and
uchedthew aves†”
wn â € ” d o wn â € ” s t ru g gl i ng w i th
ntil itagainrose
arryingmewithit
ws.
oudcrew hadparted
mentsof thew reck wereriding
” Icaughtthebreathof
andflowers,andcostly
sI pantedtoregain
or thesegauds.^
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dto metheywere
Ithoughtonly, look edonly ,
ndIsaw her Herdark
ponthewavewhich
rve ilhadescaped, andherbe-
vealedinthemoonhght
nmyreach, andmyarmsw ere
dnotgraspher!
yagony ; andthen,
edmyselfagainsta
laha il la llah†there
ef fort, thestruggle , theat-
hich hadsolong
a lf reedom†Ihad
amomentIcouldbut
eair,strikethepalms
ytogether,andscream
fhalf-maddeneddelight
etheremembranceofComla-
sa lreadycarriedfar, farbeyond
wh a t wa s s pa c e ? l a bo u r ? t i me ? I
e! Icastmyheavy turbanf rommy
eswithapowerfulstroke,
mymistressâ € ” N earer!
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C O F T H HA R E M .
€ ” t h e S o n o f Pr a ye r â € ” n o ne
witheredmefor
” n o w â € ” c o me n e ar e r to
e,to-dayI canpray
spirit isno longerv ras, v ras†”
, A llahesmarladek â € ”
olykeeping,forthe
past. '
” A l l a h i s g re a t " s a i d
' r o us e y ou r se l f, a n d al l w il l y et b e
urfeetuponthecarpet
akirwillsoonseat
r,andtheshadowof
eyour soul.
C af ishigh, andencloses
hedyingman; " butit
heDestroyer.The
teepandnarrow : the
readth, yetitmustbe
eheverwhowould
entâ € ” Idonotdiethe
latelylived ; Isee
ydeso lation†” K ha-
me A llahk erim†”
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T E D.141
urcharityhasreconciled
allgoinpeace.
o mm e nc e d Il d ji R e a , a s a
roachedthetomb-
ypassedthethreshold;
getherontheway-side
k eyouinyoure -
” H e av e n fo r bi d ; " "
w ho i s th at ' " * d em an de d th e ne w
edbesidethe sonof
h ! t h is i s n o ti m e, I l dj i R e a ,
u shouldbeunder
nsw ertothevo icesof
A vs^ay thenw iththespeedof
asyetunsuspected de-
” onmyheadbeit, if some
ersomewhatofthe
w ardsthedyingDer-
austedherse lf intheeffort
racethetroubled
ifewasebbingfast.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
va ilno longer andw itha
ourolaâ € ” Heavenspeed
ay, andpreparedtoquitthe
muchpleasureattendyou:
" butforgetnot, young
ruponyourpathwith
ofCypruswine.B e
heProphetbepropitious
rer " sa idthesonof
dsthedy ingw retch, who
gthecold pavement
notleavehiminhis
llabideherew hileheneeds
Isha llnotbe longde-
rley , IldjiR e aw alked
rofmorning,withthe
kenedfromahorrid
es wasflooding
me,andthescented
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T E D.143
hebranchesbeneath
nse,offeredupby
w asascendingona ll
ssun,thevisiblepresence
o lifeallanimate
andthe river-ripple,
dbrightness,andbeauty
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C O F T H H A R E M.
T E Dâ € ” continued.
astir.Thelowing
ing ofthewatch-
eshoutingoftheslaves
thecryof themue z in
at Mosque; allpro-
risen; andmanya
hiswaytowardsthe
builtbyHeraclius,in
efatherofJohnthe
ow deathtoany
throughthestreets
slaveswho wereyet
ha llo fhisfather s
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T E D.145
napartment.W hen
ndflunghimselfdown
onswhichhisatten-
repose,hebeganto
ventsofthepast
w asoncemoretosun
beautifulDelsaise,he
ownreasonthatall
hegardenpavilion
las perilous,when
shouseho ldhadbeen
hewhollydivest him-
meandan iousterror,
spicionmighthaveat-
gentlemistress; and
duallyescapedthe
re,it mightbevisited
r!
p r og r es s ed t h ou g ht o n e da r k me -
er,andforminga
ss.TheToorkoman
” t h e ma h ak â € ” t h e de a dl y v ow b y
thatvow f romw hich
norelease†byw hich
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C O F T H HA R E M .
d; andhehimselfdie
wasmadness;
ncyofyouth,he
uture ; andbeganto
hichwereeachdis-
ble,orlikelytobeun-
lheat lengthresolved
ndaf terhav ingsw al-
o thehammam,and
dfortuneorlucky
m.
ysimplemode of
erashortrest, rosef rom
kedachibouque,has-
rmenianbarberwho
heheads andchins
sof Damascus.
ndim; " sa idtheopera-
teredthespaciouspaved
ysofas,onwhichwere
earlyhour,halfa score
of thecity ; " Y ou
andtheratherthatI
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T E D.HJ
tof soapfromS tam-
myrna,whichhave
he beardofany
smyshop. A ndsoothto
eedofthem,foryour
wouldgonigh to
ere towalkthrough
youhaveentered
inthecityâ € ” theharem
enattempted: someidle
thbetterlegsthan
ew allo f thew omen s
echingandscreaming
rthat roofsinceitwas
abahimself to ldme, w hen
inorderthat Imight
cturnal chasein
ed^
ughedoutLatifE f iPendi,
smokein whichhe
theoldestandtheugliest
roar,whilethe young
tingglimpseofthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ue , t ru e â € ” o n m yh e ad b e i t :
gamirthwhichhew as
hatisw ritten, isw ritten;
e merciless.B utwho
theprinceofmadmenâ € ”
ne plo it?"
shref theN umidian
dbecomeenamouredof
skyhandmaidenof
lsaise , theB ey sonly
thew aggishLatif ; " but
oneotherthanour
uglou, w hohad
ngHanoumE ifendi
esudsdestined to
C adi; (mayhisbeard
! M e ? " e c l ai m ed t h e
venforbid! Isitfo rme
ey sdaughter, andtoput
ng? S t. George, S t.
rencepreservemef rom
aughterfollowed
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T E D.149
eprecatorye clamation;
ban, IldjiR e aseated
complacentlythrough
beard.
e l ! " s a i d th e A r m e ni a n ad -
his handoverit;
some! B ashustunâ € ” on
otha lfado ensuch
us!"
, A pic, my f riend, say
ledLatifEf fendi; " oryou
ngthat weareall
ourdecision! formy-
yondyourmaliceâ € ” but
e n e e r t he S a r af , a nd M a -
Ex ce llencyA sianPasha,
elvesaggrieved:as
nwickedlycalledsa-
eidleboysofthe city:
ced inthename.
HeavenforbidthatIshould
a l i gh t w or d ; " " s a id t h e
b u t ev en a s t he Y u b a sh i
lovestohandlea
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ocombouta fine
threwaroundIldji
mbro iderednapkin, and
tryingthe irtemperon
ndw hilehew asthus
ntperfume-merchants
anoldandwithered
psweresupportedbya
hold,andinvitedthe
e h er w a re s .
otthatthe ire ce llencies
a idtheA rmenian, motioningher
w e n ee d y ou n o t ! ' '
” y o u ar e t he m a st e r ; " " r e -
" butsurely these
wantsomethingtosend
mtheyworship; and
ket,Itrust,A pic
knownforso many
notbeenquite
o b e su r e, t o b e su r e : " h a st i ly
Iow eyouno il l-w ill .
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T E D.151
ouw ill loseyourtia ieby
la im ed I ld ji R e a a n i o u sl y :
ra? Isshethew orthy
ebeforetheCadi,and
oducingintothehidden
tainmissives,where
cribedwithgolddust
Isshe ' ^
raou, mymaster " sa id
erveiledhead,and
dsthe enquirer,as
rtment,anddeposited
ofthemarblefountain
, mydarling: and, aged
hecadi northe
w totheB ey adeh
d unguents; essences,
adeof alltheprecious
rkUngwithgold-dust;
entlewords; andall
,writtenincharacters
ulets,andcharms,
picesandgarlic,topre-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dherinfant fromthe
e ; * a n d ^ "
preserveus from
nd brightoneswhich
heba ar, f rombeneath
uryoungbeauties ' '
v ilE ye, w eofDamas-
renotthough* "
s h â € ” s o ft l y, s o ft l y, E f f ^ e nd i m "
" A llahbuyuk der†”
wehavenotthrice
hands,lestwewish
whenitistool ate.
b! ta ib! w ellsa id,
upsaroundtheapart-
thefeelingofdefiance
w asnotsocommoninthe
Latif E ffendi,inhis
nhavehad itbe-
espe llsaga instbright
minTurkeytosendtheseboflquets
of new-borninfants,whohavethe
efficacy.
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T E D.153
M i n A l l a h â € ” H e av e n fo r bi d :
s,and towhom,if
o foldtheirwings,
ndhow shouldIpass
that Ialwayscarry
atIsell, anddeUver
ouro la†” theA llahspeed
ak sw ell " laughedher
ere , onthesofabeyond? " '
ecrone " C anitreallybe
self,thelightofmy
soul? N atoneâ € ”
ghtyoua llyesterday , agam,
dto-day,whenIlooked
lord hadleftthecity,
maydo mineerrand.
anSatira , thediscreet
withthestaidandpious
houtedoneof theyoungmen:
, w hatcanbethebusinessof
?"
A l l ah a l on e k no w s ; ' * ' s a i d t he
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C O F T H HA R E M .
bashio f thePasha sguard,
moniouslyaddressed;
e,toassumeane -
ch,however,satbut
Haveyouyetto learn
es,andthat sheisas
asforanyother of
ashallah,thewonder
earthquake.
w e s ha l l se e j " w as t h e la u gh i ng
urerrandboldly , Satira ,
thebraveCaptain
n o , no : p e rs i st e d th e o ld w o -
hijests, forhehasmore
ebrowof apretty
e Prophet sbanner.
s e e, s i r s h e pu r su e d, t a ki n g
rollofparchment,
kyha ir; " doesthis
ef romtheY u bashi
rds,andtheshamethat
m a n â € ” m e rc y ! b u t
enIrantherisk of
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T E D.155
rittenviolettoiiisown
, jaquirbenum†” my
cla imedtheyoungso ldier,
his eagernesstoob-
etdou anddraw ing
embroideredpurse
ebravely : w ouldthat
thapieceofgold,
ice!' '
rrimentaround
rusta handfulof
palmoftheoldcrone ;
ebright tresswhich
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C O F T H HA R E M .
T E Dâ € ” continued.
inattentivespectator
nthedecrepidmessenger
moneywitha low
whichshecarriedin
imselffromthehands
oceededtopourupon
oneoftheessence-
” pra isesbetotheProphet!"
markedtherecklesspro-
id: " w hatcanhehave
tiâ € ” there issomething
y a d eh i s t hi s , wh o e mp t ie s a t on e
he mustpaywitha
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T E D.157
hallhavetorunmyold
rthis! "
arkhisoccupation,
he groups,and
nIdoforyoure -
msfora llev ils†” beng
eepless,perfumesforthe
dboudak as- - forthe
” w h a t c an I d o . ' '
omebeng, k i em, my
ansoorA ga, thedull-w itted
he ilungdownapiece
hebestcharmIk now against
bettereventhanthesherbet
esnohead-achebehind
fo r m e, m o th e r, s a id L a ti f E f -
ouhaveanotherlove-
hen Iamwillingto
though,forapriestessof
resomewhatdullin
sarethera k a llah†”
P ipe-bowls. X Hymen.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
yyoungEf endis; you
utisit thehandsome
weller,whoasksmefor
ere isnotruthlef tw ithin
sa i d: e c l ai m ed I l dj i
pack etof thepow derof
andasmallbo ofthe
elicateandcostlypre-
andnow, countup
dletme cancelit.
ne ileyeagamâ € ” A llah
entoyou,my lord:
oritw il lcostyousome
v / hatisthis? aw holebottleof
opis worth^ "
s a id I l dj i R e a i n a l ow
tcontentw ithmypur-
res; butIw il lnot
meanhour hence
andmeanwhile,hereis
pillaufatyour
hef lungintoherbask eta
greedilysecured.
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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T E D.159
ourhence.
s we l l. I w i ll b e t he r e.
passunobserved;
uswithwhich Ildji
erehequittedtheshav ing-
arber. B uthisheart
rhimto heedthem;
helipsof theincor-
ave ofthelaughing
ytowardstheceme-
esses,seatedupon
sttheturban-crested
dwomanalready
ndessence-case
asquietly smoking
however,assoonas he
utawayinorderto
ritten^ " shesa idashe
Itrequiresnoca lamto
urfaceofmyunder-
n o f Y e i d , yo u a re i n l ov e ; a n d
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T E D.161
hegossamerthatflits
ldedmy facefromthe
arreditsbeauty†aface
t itsfull,inthe sea-
less,and thestars
silverthrone,almost
now , myyashmaciscoarse
e gemshavepassed
nbitterness, forno
oks: andIfoldmy
rtasanyin Damascus.
n,E ffendim,fromthe
yourself,toremind
ok me; " interposed
rsmilepassedfromthe
Iw ouldhavesa idthat
ouldfeeland actfor
w ords; Ilove
ghterofK assim
cla imedtheessence-mer-
” W h a t s t hi s . â € ” W o u ld n on e
e idtheMerchantthan
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C O F T H HA R E M .
K assimB ey? Think,
” youaretooyoungandtoo
thebowstring
ndinnopil lauf l ikethis
” A l l ah a l on e kn o ws h o wi t m ig h t
eardthat shewas
andthat 1refusedto
m? Y oulook sur-
outhetruth.It
tIhavechangedmy
makeherlove me
ofmyfather,thatshe
ss.
sk ; " sa idtheoldw o-
miringlyonthehand-
avebuttoga lloppast
eneathit, or,in
nymeansin
ctwillbe accom-
s ai d Il dj i R e a ; " I
mere eye-worship,
andsomecarnalin the
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T E D.163
eintotheharem,and
newitliher,and pour
words,whichshould
eleavesofthe gum-
ght.
anceseek youf rommein
ask edtheo ldw oman.
s. Y ourcloak , your
. Gototheba ar,
metoysand gauds
eofayoungbeauty ;
e,theunsteadystep,
ourca ll ing†” nay , no
yyouback ingo ldenoughto
ibouqueofyour age
re inthismadattemptbe
e ar n ot " s a i dI ld ji R e a ; " I
normyownbeard.
.I haveresolvedon
beturnedfrommy
apostrophisedthees-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
heha irgrow sfastupon
emustplaythe
f fendim; Iw il ltrust
your generosity.
hatImayhastento
Ma z ouk , thehonestest
edattar-gulintoan
radeforyou, A gam, as
a € mayyourpros-
eadded, asIldjiR e a
herreadyhand:
w ithsuchasyou; the
ngest,thehandsomest,
ilwithme foradinar,
ain abargain; while
asreadywiththeir
-morrowthen,E ffen-
toyouon thisvery
edofme.
f a re w el l t he n t il l t o- m or r ow ; "
turnedaway.
P r in c e of M ad m en " m u t-
eshefollowedhim
allpaymeall, a // , erehe
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T E D.165
fS heitandoesnotaidhim,
ho lesk inf romKassim
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C O F T H HA R E M .
T E Dâ € ” continued.
nthought, Ild jiR e a
turnedhissteps to-
e.Thetapestrydoorof
rwasheldasideby aslave,
opassout; andtheyoung
holdatamoment
eavoidedallnotice.
for, w henagreetinghad
jiR e afoundhimself
ntgesturetofollow
eapartmentwhencehe
eenabout todepart;
g ofimpatientirrita-
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T E D.167
ceivingupon thesofa
arefully fo ldedparcels,
tbokshasorhandker-
rappedaboutthemost
b y t he P r op h et ! * ' m u t-
eathhisbreath; here
meinto adiscussion
slins andtissues,when
to mychamberto
orrow.B utpatience,
fulfi lthydestiny .
f Y e idseemed
thetest; f o rthedoor
celyclosedbehindthem,
lyreachedthe centre
dto thepackageson
neofbitternessand
e a, doyouseethose
heyconta in?"
omHindostan; perhaps
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T E D.169
” w ehaveputourbeards
enorighttocomplain
ut. Y ounowknow
usthenceforwardbecon-
themerchantsofthe
eaking, heclappedhis
aredonthe threshold
aw asaw arethatthe
swhichhisfatherhad
efinterview,wasas
avolcanoerethelava-
dhedidnotdaretodeta in
ctingfeelingsrooted
andkepthim mo-
gardedhisrecognised
ulDelsa iseâ € ” S hould
hemustflywithherto
n d it m i gh t e ve n b e â € a n d in
adness! â € ” thatshehad
ult ingdismissa lâ € theno-
w ornawayâ € themys-
tobeterminatedbya
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C O F T H HA R E M .
rfather,andherwo-
fullflow,haddegene-
ifference.B ut,no,
dnotbe! Heremem-
edwordswhichhad
rychangeoffortune;
at herpridecould
ce.
ction†” hemust
piness,buthislife,
rever; f o rhefe ltas-
efullyas itmightbe
oinsurehis safetybe-
and inquiry.
a f o r th e r is k ? W h a t
rinciplewerewanting?
dehisfate ; and, fora
elftohappydreamsof
ichfar,farfromDamas-
aproudfather,he
€ w iththe lovedone,
mhercheerlessthral-
osom,andtheidol of
uddenlyadark shadow crossed
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T E D.IJl
” herememberedthe
aindespairandre-
sthenight :some-
hichcouldhave been
eof Mahomet; and
ngregret,andtrem-
themorrowcameat
an,rousinghimselfby
okeephis adventu-
essence-merchant.
twherehe hadleft
y,he foundheralready
pproached,shemoved
amidaclusterof
besideatombofun-
paused, anddrawingf rom
of considerablebulk,
djiR e a.
son: shesa id, asshe
onthegroundbeside
houghthe garmentsbe
enotfromthe quarter
gs)o f Jew snursethe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
theTrueB elievers
h.Itis truethatI
r them,thanifI had
gsof Inf idels; butI
tyto thepomegra-
ot theprice.B ak
y lord " shecontinued, asshe
ntinwhichthe hi-
aw asabout, a lthough
udder,toenvelope
nanteryandschalw ar
hosoldthemtome, va lued
ngth,by dintof
w ithone†” andhere
reencloth†youw ill
romourholyProphet
eedsdonodishonourtothe
mew hatshortforyou, o fa
lbootsofyellowmorocco
y,savethatthey have
ythemudof thecity
onvenienceoflittle
yourself,thatI may
themuslinisrent in
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T E D.IJ
someskilltofoldit to
hiâ € ” verywellV she
ncealedthehandsome
dbeneaththetattered
n; " B utyoumustre-
evisible,andthat no
ersherglancestogo
ur sarew onttodo;
verthem,oryou will
aB abahasacceptedyour
pass intotheharem.
ourferidjheissome-
an,therefore,uponyour
sinkyourheadbe-
giveacurveto your
canbef lungoffatw ill ,
rd forafewhours.
i lence, forhisheart
uy ; andw henhew as
character,andthat
dedanddeliveredto
ulous companion,he
hshedeemedite pe-
mment,andliftingthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
arth, andse i ingthestaf f
m,hetook leaveofthe
heseatedherselfon the
uither e hausted
,hequietlypassedout
minenquiryashe
hisdisguiseandhis
andhehadgained
elf-confidencewhenhe
rem-doorofK assim
theresulto f the
edhisfuturew elfare†”
sparticularchord
entoffate,hungthe
after-life; andhere-
headof hisstaff
hethreshold,who,
nhis hand,uttereda
to theidentityof
m y s ou l i t i s me ; " r e pl i ed
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T E D.IJo
sure lyyouhavenot
endim, inthefumesof
a n a b a k â € ” l o ok a t m e, I a m
chant; w ithaf reshcargo
anoumsof theB ey s
finestS alonicatobacco
nthedoor,agam,open
n,forI amweary.
hile intheha ll, mother,
aba j sa idtheslave;
d, andyouarea
unpackthetobacco
a id : r e to r te d t he v i si t er : * ' i t
youshalltasteofthe
y lordtheA gaB aba(mayhis
tmy lifeanda llthatI
orhashenotever
ntenanceuponme,
"
hisrhapsodywas
sis,forthewilyIldji
hestea lthyentranceof the
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C O F T H H A R E M .
owerendof thehall,
the conversation.
Pashahasquarre lled
m-guard; " pursuedthe
arehismerchandiseto
by whomhehad
shesworetomeby the
herhusbandloved
erpassanother
thePashalik,where
isgainsheavy ; and
erw ord. * B utw here
pplyhisplaceinDa-
k ed; ' onew orthy tow atchover
esofA sianPasha sha-
a r no t , fa i re s t of t h e da u gh t er s o f
bo ldly ; ' thePrinceof
enownedofnegroes, is
ce llency ssummons
afoorE f endi, thetrusted
' "
w h o is t h at . - ^ ^ g r ow l ed a h o ar s e
arof abearfrom
rest,as theredoubt-
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T E D.177
eforward,attempting
hecomplimentswhich
him; " Whoisthat?
"
f rameareply, theA ga
sthehall,and stood
immensesi eandheight;
ablylarge,andflat-
isyouthsupported
ht:hiseyeswerelarge
ungbylongand
crosshisbroad and
therliphung lowupon
w hichsupportedhis
eentworidgesoffat
sity.
d no t i me o n t he e -
aB aba; as, makinga
ce,hebesoughtthat
owhim,andhissmile
d ; " ' h e a sk ed " t h at
sto theeyesand
vebroughtthem
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T E D.179
l a h f or b id t h e fo o d is g o od ,
d; andifyoudesire
theladiesofthe
ctyoutotheharem. "
camequick, fora lthough
edwell,there wasa
oninthelargeunsightly
chmadehispulses
aution.
aveforgottenyour
w eduptheformidableA ga
gscrutinyof lookand
dseemthatyouandI
thhisslave; " sa id
" forhow shouldsuchas
atheessence-merchant,
iscondescension? ' '
ue , t ru e ; " w a s th e r ep l y ; a s a
edthefunctionary;
memberedyou, forIsaw you
rby theWali so f f icerfor
theharemofNa if the
ustunâ € ” onmvheadbeit ! but
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C O F T H HA R E M .
officegenerouslythatday,
be lievethatIw asguilty ?"
ecatingly , asheshpped
lmof theA gaB aba;
hatIw assuchacast-
otthatyouhaddone
sthequick reply , asthehandof
yplungedamidthe
ndrawnbackempty:
s a f fa i r, n o t mi n e â € b u t we
amnotsorry toseeyou
dyDelsaise,whohas
the lasttwodays,
mentforafewmoments
moneyonyourtoysand
maginetheeffectof
nd impatientlistener.
ndhealonecould dryher
attheywereshed.
er presence,have
d havepouredout
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T E D.181
oodbeforeher; but
heA gaB abafe ll
enecessityofcau-
keof theharemof thePasha,
sunderstandingwhich
efof theguardand
uk Hanoumâ € ” A reyou
rearestarsinheaven
not thebeautiful
nofdelight,tellme the
tedlips? A nddidI
oodmother; Ik now the
ou haveinfluenceto
Ifyoucando it,
nquestioned:aye,
ehighpriestessof
servethePasha:
s; andso longashe
carpetofquiet,cares
astresofprofit.
my faceisblackened
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C O F T H HA R E M .
r e pl i ed I l dj i R e a : " s o
merchant,shallK afoor
easure,becomethe
harem.
"
^ y o u r fa t he r s b e ar d ? " "
ew illta lk furtherof thispre-
tbreathea syllableof
f.
dead; E va llah! I
e mute,andwhento
ndw ise; " sa idthispink
recededthe impostorto
f theharem: " A llah
ahisgreat. F ortune isnot
wift; somemengather
heirowndwellings,
reets,andfindno-
w on d er f ul ! " e j a c ul a te d I ld j i R e a ,
hew isdomofhiscom-
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T E D.183
inuedtheNumidianw ith
s; look notforinor-
ro f it inthevendingof
nessisunseemly5the
minded,andthejust
ed,halfwondering
ade fromthelipsof
eceiveda bribeto
ancingtoglancearound,
rewatchedbya young
ndinthe harem; and
plot ofthecomedy.
Ha n ou m â € ” W h e r e is t h e
inquiredtheA gaB aba, a ffect-
emaiden." Hereis
chant,whowouldfain
rfumes.
l l do n e ! " w a s th e r ep l y ; " y o u
forwehavescarcea pas-
andthewifeofT imsah
m)isthemotherof a
spellagainsttheE vil
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C O F T H HA R E M .
e m â € ” m y da u gh t er :
readinglestthebright-
nhim; " leave ita llto
hoicerscents,orstronger
than thoseinmy
abaputasidethe
creenwhichveiledthe
hee tremityof the
chtheystood; and,
djiR e apausedat
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T E D.185
T E Dâ € ” continued.
hichstretched
paciousroomwasof
ithgold,andfromthe
geofthe samecostly
elight. Theapart-
right-colouredPersian
taininggailyplumedbirds,
s,andinstruments
outin everydirec-
asatthebeautiful
a leasa lotusunderthe
therwaistshe worethe
beenthelove-giftof
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C O F T H HA R E M ,
of tube- roseslaynear
ve flungthemaside
herfeetreclined the
carcelylesssorrowful
ngsmoteonthehearto f
k edthea iro f languidin-
velymistressturned
tranger; everanevent
em.
endim; " sa idtheA ga
hepedlar, w ho iscometo
ldyour humour
w astheunmovedreply.
ny,andyourbeauty
commencedthe impostorina
hadyetspoken,for
wasonhim:" deov-
yyouincrease inprosperity ; and
urbrowthe tintof
heviolet.
icemetherear,for,
wokean echoin
sh mantledupon
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T E D.187
wardtolistenmore
eenof theperis? I
tinthreadsofpure
ghto floatuponthe
sick ? Ihaveperfumes
tingspirit aboutto
lCaf.Haveyoubeen
eâ € ” thoughthatcan
ekisall beauty,and
Ihavecharms, andspells,
hevisitation. "
i v e m e th o se l e c l ai m ed
^ lyheartissad; and
whichit maybe
itbeofgoodomen
merchant,ashead-
eadhis waresupon
o r t he E v i l E y e ,s p ic e s, a n d
centsof boneavail
ared; butforaheavy
moresimple,suchas
dwhenthesunofjoy
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T E D.189
andhissatellites,even
theA gaB abaw asa ltogether
ngertowhichhis
facilities.
reta inthecharm; " con-
d, as, a fterga ingearnestly
itatedgirl wasabout
shionbesideher:
sthemforamomentto
llbecomplete . '
witheredjasminwas
whoreceivedi twith
t hadbeenarelique
b.
morepowerful
ldjiR e aemphatica lly :
ughtatmidnight,beside
hadowof talland
i edhiseyesearnestlyon
hadreadhismeaning.
” veryw ell, my f riend:
composureasshecould
may Inotbringacompanion
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C O F T H HA R E M .
' s ai d Il dj i R e a d ec is iv el y ; " Y o u
nwith yourface
heretheshadowsof
anddipthismirror
water.A tthethird
d,andyourgriefs
hebasinwiththe
selfadark-coloured
motionless.Dothis,
eneaththegloryofyour
sdaybreakinthe
edherhandtoreceive
signedit, thesonofY e id
inwhichit wasset;
thatitwaswritten
ddistinctcharacter.
busied herselfamong
andhavingselecteda
flungapurseofgold
of theA gaB aba
andbadeZ ibacarry
she selectedafew
herattendants.
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T E D.191
nya passionate
,passedbetweenthe
aobeyedthemandate
preparedtoquitthe
erchandisewitha
remonymostweari-
and, haditnotbeen
ywasyete pecting
the pedlar,thesonof
yhavebeenejectedw ith
.A llwas,however,at
wereclosed,the
gpressedthehemof
isl ips, Ild jiR e afound
rt.
sinherhandsâ € ” his
tâ € ” thatverynight, if
theywouldmeetto
o f ly t o ge t he r â € t o b e ha p py !
ttheearthonw hichhe
oatedinthepureak ash†” he
ndhehadsto lentothe
andcastasidetherags in
ed,ereone memoryof
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C O F T H HA R E M .
nrashoathhad
svisions.
ther shouse, hepa id
eknewthatthe
mustbestricken
tywhichhadbeen
sed son; but,passing
nt,heclosed thedoor
pentthe hourswhich
ght,inendeavouring
sultofhisappeal
r. Muchdidhetrustto
buta las! asIldjiR e a,
mplatedthee tentof
cominginterview,he
hefoundhimself
anssoconfidentof
henhefirstformedthe
ithhim; toabandon
egohermother saf fection,
withallits associations
harethefortunesofa
eouthisdestinyin a
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C O F T H HA R E M .
esidethealmoste -
ne,he leftthe
t thanhehadknown
Toorkoman.
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T E D.195
T E Dâ € ” continued.
abaquittedthe
id, tosecurehispor-
btainedfromthe
apeoftobacco and
efa irDe lsa ise , bendingover
ured,inalowhappy
e a.
d im o u â € ” m y mi s tr e ss "
ha llah! canitbethatmy
rue Hashereally
assimB eybyhis
' s m il e d th e f on d g ir J ,
mentanddelight; " S ay ,
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N C O F TH HA R E M .
sriskedhis hfeto
sais^ withtheassurance
eveninsult Y es,
eedthesonofYe idw ho
mentback †” w homade
ratethroughthe
” w hohasraisedmef rom
sstoa blissworthyof
€ ” m y ey e s ! t h e l i gh t o f
” m y s ou l ! m y S u l t an !
mIevenyetdeso late ,
sdeparted,forIhave
ch shallbetome as
anmeet! " "
kamonghercushions
rtherconverse
E h v a h ! e h v ah ! â € ”
eterrif iedandconscience-
beautycommencedthe
scommunicationonthe
irror.
camequick,andher
to f lyw ithhimf romher
famother sparting
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T E D.197
suedbyafather s
prospect! B utto f ly
†” tobehisforever
sesâ € toseehim, hear
bestenergiesofher
thatforher, andforherlove,
i leandaw andererâ € ”
rsufferinginthe
yhoursyet leftto
w hilesheshouldatleast
erynightwherethey
mhisownlipsall that
aproject towhich
alreadyinclined.
spell ; andwhen
againandagaintoher
swhichhad beenin-
dit intoavesselof
sideher,andsmiledas
neaththe moisture.
edforthetw ilight! and
earnestlysheprayed
t,perfume-ladennight,
s fadingmoon,on
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ther youngfatewas
t length,andsoon
ashushedinsleep.The
he embroidered
” themusicof thez ebec, and
womenwereatrest
avyprison ofthe
aspentup,stoodin
esholdofthespirit-
ock ingw itha jew elled
e cityofdreams,
bitedvisionswhich
realmsofslumber
edandstrickenwretch
lent newbitterness
wlforththeoutcast
y, theterrorofthe
thefelon,yetunwhipped
unthelight andthe
htis loathsome.
atsti l lhourw how as
mlife hadhitherto
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T E D.19^ )
hanofshade; noneof
andshestoodlisteningly
portalofherproudfa-
hitegarmentsgleamingin
allhandpressedupon
gs,likethefairspirit of
bysomestrangespell
this!
beheardinthe harem
f ul A g a B a b a s le p t â € ” n o vo i ce
gcity†sheheardonly the
the summerwind,and
thewatersplashed
elicatelilaclotus
herbrightyoung
smiledasshefled
chintervenedbetween
acia-grove,whereshe
tingher; and,ashe
ndlistenedtoher
rnessandtrust,he
oul andcouldhave
rfeet,asher emem-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
hisignoranceand
medher." Itmay
hew hisperedtohimself :
onourw hile Ihaveyet
Iw il l laybaremyun-
forever! S he isso
efittedto alifeof
hbethank ed, it isnotyettoo
idatlength, ashe ledher
f thetrees; " S ultana
heskyof lifewill
ow ertsentonearthto
hipthatawaitsthemin
e last; inthefew f leet-
edsince Italkedto
askedoftheethe
nts,andcountry;
tsownselfishness;
thatIcannot†” thatI
ngthy trust, so il lrepay thy
demandedthefa irgirl in
Ishrink f romthetria l?
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ytoyou,wewill dare
it.
P ' w asthegloomy inquiry .
I t r us t i n He a ve n ! ' ' a n sw er e d
rhands together,and
ponherbosom.
â € ” " c om me nc ed I ld ji R e u
epliedbypointing
lightw asw a ing
andereshehadw ith-
startledby theloud
underthewallofthe
otehisbrow passionate ly ,
earth.
my s o ul ; ' * s a id D e l-
erwhichmadethe
" It isouronly
ifw epart, w edie ; andyou
.
w il l no t ^ ' '
ntedtowardsthe
idsprangf romthe
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C O F T H HA R E M .
hileshehidher face
herweptnor spoke.
rne uponthewindcame
ee pectantToorko-
orethehearto f theson
htheadvancingperil;
baseof therock,and
rabMerchant
eshadowofthebuild-
d,hedrewhishandjar
dit likeonewho
e.
ednot beneaththe
nostri ls, e pandedeyes,
toiledandscrambled
pinglike awildcat
,anddashingfrag-
eathhis feet,which
o thestream; until,
donwhichthe tower
nd hisownersideby
the brinkofthepre-
s theanimal
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C O F T H HA R E M .
back ; andyetthey
dthe wideearthfor
wasarmedaswell
arpdagger,butfor
nswereuseless; they
astagony†” they
k eserpentsâ € they
nitedby someinvi-
saw restlingofspirits, w here
lsesofamightierin-
t last; ere longthere
n†” aheavy fa il†” and
ngoverhisvictim,
ertion; histeeth
ned,andhishand
ntrayofdawnjust
oftheweaponwhich
IldjiR e a, andre-
glittering teeth:the
s daggerhungover
hee ult ingvictor
t seemedasthough
rlhimfromthebrink ;
avingbythatindig-
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T E D.209
cahnly down,and
thebreastof hisvic-
the hemofhis
tto thescabbard;
shrillwhistle,and
dowofthebuilding
t us g o ; " s a id A l i h oa r se l y ;
i l lscentthecarrion, and
themupon mytrack
striplingarmthatcouldnot
ave lostmybrideâ € ” I
w he n y ou n e t h e ar o f m eI
ree eatB oulac.
old,andwithit this
w henyouw ouldaga insell
thatyouearnyour
oumaychancetobe
andhavingstruck his
hehiltofhis weapon,
etoftheDervish,
hebridle-reinofhis
baseoftherock, when,
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dle,he galloped
omehourssubse-
useofYe idtheKha-
sson smurder, and
tothespotw here
rtlyafterwardswent
hadearnedgoldby
dsuspicion.
aveupits dead;
eswhichwereha arded
thee traordinaryco-
meday hadplunged
mentations,thatwere
ndsofrelationship.
swhisperswerebusy
e n La t if E f e n di h i ms e lf
urrenceapparently
ither theToorkoraan
Dervisheveragain
etruthwouldnever
otA litheK haw aji
yingonhisdeath-bed
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T E D.211
ththeHvelyfaithofa
edonthe darkwings
f theHouri.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
to n e at M e cc a * h e wa s
orthe Ghoulsand
" yawnedthePasha, asthe
sed nota ltogethercon-
yheardor only
oftheMerchant sad-
sik dam! - -w ashenotadog,
A ndw astheparadise
nttobean abiding-place
hbil lah†” by thePro-
peopleit withfranks
y o u, j a nu m â € ” m y s ou l ? ' '
eholy sepulchre,whichiskissed
val,
ntempt.
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C O P TH H A R E M .
shedpainfullyforan
paleasthe leafof
eartheavedasthough
awlthatcincturedher
tapart; deep
ndsomethinglike
asshe markedthe
he obtuseself-compla-
morewilyspiritthe
thytobedeceived; and
tion,strangespecula-
ew uponherâ € ” The
€ ” herbrother†” the last
ossessedonearthâ € ”
€ ” andf ly togetherthey
if theyagainmet†she
wouldbeeverythingto
houldhavenoho ldonthe
efashionednotthelink
g la n ce d a t th e P as h a â € h e w as o l d ;
nthisyears? â € ” he
thesewerequalitieswhich
macy € ” hemightbew eighed
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O F TH HA R E M.217
ved.Carimfil,beau-
was,hadneverloved
wasayoungcreature
withtalentandenthu-
,andmusical asa
yedtohimthesecret of
andtheS atrap
dsatisfactionfrom
bstainingfromawordor
kenthejealousyof
ervedforthebreathof
toaffordtoK atinka
wasunderstood.
eoccasion,more
wont,thePashamore
andthecraftyGreek
sgloom,andtorender
hevalueof heracquire-
refore,andregard-
ruckafewwildchords
withbowedhead,and
murmuredouther
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C O F T H HA R E M .
w as' m idthe isles
ansea;
utysmiles,
rjubilee.
oceanblent,
breast;
ng,lent
mak eitblest.
rget
ah! theheart
oveis met
orldapart ;
d â € ” a l on e â € ”
t h at I s i gh t o b e
eIdwelt
nS ea!
dark eyesofK atinka
andshe readthere
orwardherisland-home
I h a ve f a ll e n in l o ve ! " c o m-
himself butheonlygave
fapproval,anda
” v er y we ll â € ” a s he d re w a
r,and tendereditto
urvo ice ispleasantasthe
usomerequital for
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C O F T H HA R E M .
akeeTcharchihad
fitabletotheyoung
uslyaw aitedthemorrow in
heplotwhichhehad
gtheperformancesof
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C O F T H HA R E M.
H JA N I S A R I S .
essedthedestruc-
atanend.Thesun-
mountains; thestars
ppleof theseaof
ndsighedthroughthe
aveinthee citedcityof
,asatall andshrouded
ngthetombsinthe
pausedforamoment
st ofthehillabove
enchedhand pas-
thesmoulderingpile
e funeral-pyreof
€ ” o f scoresofhis
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C O F T H HA R E M .
inhabitantsofthe
moreorganisedat-
retchedJanissaries,
r,foughtfuriouslyto
ts,alongwhichthey
dead.
eamedabovehis
edastrokeata new
avewaybeneathhis
aconsiderabledepth,
t bythebodyofthe
eheard ashoutas
llenduredonlyfor a
wdhurriedon,and ere
hoarsemurmur
eofbloodwasflow-
ity.
as toglarestealthily
diatelyconsciousofa
ghacavityin the
towhichhe hadbeen
.N otasoundbe-
humancompanion-
thurledfromabovehim
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ywhere,andhewas
theProphetthat he
raryhavenduringa
impunityafterso
€ thew ater-coursesof the
dunngtheerection
evaultusedasareceptacle
hefoundations†” the
edwassufficiently
greaterinjurythana
thewildlegendswhichnow
satB en-V ibir-Direg
hingbut holyinthe
usanddarkandfear-
raneanrushedacross
€ strange, andw ild, and
ypopularrumour in
us,boldashewas,
therandmorecer-
gabeenf reetoselect
assuredlynothave
rranean.
ofthedrearyspace
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H JA N I S A R I S .233
andasthewretchedfugi-
hecolumns,searching
f whichhemightavail
edarkness,thehollow
ootstepsmadehis
rob, ashemistook
ampofapproaching
sonly hopeofegress
sentrance; anarrow
cayofa massofma-
yieldedtothe unusual
rowd; andforanin-
hiseye,accustomedto
himtheinsecureand
ctionof theroof
erture.Y ettostay
r thecertainpenalty
wasyetmorefright-
greso lveduponatleast
ennightshouldhave
e aminedw ithcare
sbywhosemeansitwas
atelyturnedhisatten-
chlaynearhim.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
werenotlessenedon
mysterious-lookingar-
boutthepersonof the
abash,or wiseman;
hwhomno good
tomeddleina hostile
ah â € ” i n t he n a me o f t he P r o-
" murmuredtheA gato
ehâ € ” i l l-bornthatIam
shouldseemybrother
ginginthew ind†” and
etsof thecitylike
cowardswhoonce
lippers; butImust
graveof myfather,
andfroforseveral
he bodyofhisvictim,
a n ! a m an ! â € ” a l a s ! a l a s ! "
hileatinterva lshe
echoesofthevault
nlikethemocking
coveredfromhis
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H JA N I S A R I S .237
oamIthatIshouldrebe l
a ithful? S enetk iar
m a st e r ; S e n b il i rs e n â € ” y o u
own besidethedried-
gwell outafresh?
ltravelwestward,
cca tofillher
a inthestrongmanw ept; but
and acalmer
himas helingered
edafair young
therweek,andshewas
the lighto fhiseyes, andthe
nce. Wherew asshe
uldshebew on? A
whichdanger had
w asover; hehadno
shouldheevenescape, hemust
trangertohisow nland;
dred" w asacrouching
ndandthe bowstring
st-bornofhishouse
uedâ € ” YusufA ga
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C O F T H HA R E M .
hereremainedonly thetrem-
dvictimofa new
hemurkyskyofhis
hopegleameduponhisfuture
m ed m a n â € a n d fo r a mo m en t t he
mainandabide hisfate;
suddenlyfellaround
most imperceptible
stenduresbutfora
ndfearsgrewupon
dangerandsuperstit iousterrors
aginationâ € hedreaded
alledateverygustof
othevault: whilea
llnesswellnighmad-
opledthefearfulspace
dthetallcolumns
cythesemblanceof
oms.
tervalsofintense
spranghurriedlyfrom
ncur anyrisk,rather
fsuch maddening
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C O F T H HA R E M .
amongtheTurks
t fromtheirplacid
A llahbelaversin†”
s! Dothevery
ody-mindedMah-
ulk edbyamassof
threnewedenergy , herose
oregroped hisway
ichhe distinguished
heheavenslikealamp
ditasagoodomen;
rength,and,afterthe
ecureda safefooting
st stonehadfallen.
adilyuponthef riendly
ineverydirection
tactwithaniron
fthemarble frie ethat
of thevaulthadbeen
wviolenteffortssufficed
mholduponthestone
ven; andhisne t
elfsuddenlyupward,
geof themasonrypro-
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H JA N I S A R I S .241
wicedidhe essay
andfa il w hile the
trilswith theshock,
dand smartingto
theenergyofhisnature
idnot sufferhimself
e a r n ot , Y u s u f " h e a l mo s t
aryde lirium; ' ' A llah
iethedeathofan
! o n ! â € ” a b r ig h t st a r be c ko n s
etlivetorevengethedeathof
m,a wildblastswept
e citedYusufbe-
ice ofthekarabash,
eathby hisownme-
mselfoncemoremadly
e pavementofthe
dand motionless;
lovinglyacrosshis
d:andwithreturning
emoryofhisjeopardy.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
yhearosefromthe
like inbodyandinspirit; and
efrequentedstreets
t cametohisear,he
he sacredcemeteryof
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H JA N I S A R I S .243
H JA N I S A R I S â € ” continued.
estoodthere,on
etgraves: butallwas
sguisedJanissary.
ecould wanderin
ddistinguishnohuman
dhemovedslowlydown-
,andcrossed thewide
epausedby the
uponthe lipof the land- lock ed
dywiththe fitfulre-
whichhadoncebeen
” G o d is g r ea t ! " h e s ai d
beevenas hewills.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
gofthewildbird â € ”
rsof thedeepâ € ” and
f theearth†” " " andhe
away,andunder
swhichover-canopy
cemoreinto the
tmidwayofthe
en; andafterthepause
dA gapassedthe
thegate,and secured
ide. A llw assilence
ndthewanderer
whomthelocality
eda chamberin
ninginalamp upon
ant; anagedwo-
ionsona lowsofa,
stobeunconsciousof
.
d er â € ” t he y ar e ma dm en I "
rl ips: " Wasitfor
mein myoldage.
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H JA N I S A R I S .245
mestrongin battle,
a n a b a kâ € ” l o ok a t me â € ”
echildlessinmy weak
g formeamongthe
v a h ! w h y di d I n ot d i e be f or e
yhairsrA ndagain
spreadhands,andthe
w retchednessburstf rom
sa idadeepvo iceatthe
t; andthemourner
velledhairfrom her
ytowardsthespeaker:
ndthefa iresthaspassedaway ,
dofhis murderers;
ok en†” Y usuf , thedis-
hisbeardispluck edout,
risdefiled†” Hew ho
es, isnow asak il-si â € ” a
e issti l lthesonofhismother
s he re . "
dw omandetected
karabashthefeatures
nkinhisaccents, she
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C O F T H HA R E M .
afaintscream,and
ew asclaspedfondly to
mu r mu r ed ; " m y fi r st a n d
edtomeâ € ” I amnolonger
haspreservedformemybrave
e ni n g sk y â € ” m y A g a â € ” * * "
isperedthefugit ive ;
yanamew hichisbutan-
” w earesweptf romthe
thestrongmenofpow erare
t h at i s m uc h : s a id t h e ol d
ness; butyouare
€ ” it isnothing.
" urgedY usuf, as
erclasp,and ledher
donotescapef rom
esoverthemountain
ragain lookuponit
t â € ” A l l ah e s m ar l ad e k â € ” A l l ah
omebuttosaymy fare-
part: Ihaveyet
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H JA N I S A R I S .247
ask edhismotherearnestly
-oundsabroad? Doyou
dishahwhohas
eyoumaddenedbyyour
atthelight ofhis
earthfromthe east
theshadowofhis
eepw aters? S enchok
e m uc h o f a ma n , Y u s uf A g a
ousaveinthe arms
khisheadbitterly.
' p u rs u ed t h e an i o us
; andthere inw ill l ie
how ouldseek themanofmight
bleandgray-haired
w l-mender? "
w h a t c an w e do " a s k e d
ifA llahspareusto
ortedhismother, encouragedby
Y usuf , myson,
k now not; A llahbilir
w s; butw earetaughtnotto
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C O F T H HA R E M .
n darknessthatito
” bettertocrouchbe-
to lieunsheltered
thme, myson: the
mthelandâ € ” thebash
ev ilew retch, w hohasbroughtthis
heProphet,mayyet
geanceâ € ” andthenâ € ” "
s a id Y u s u f , wi t h th e c al m ne s s
sbutadream. Haif
e ! s h am e ! t h at t h ey w ho h a ve s o
eF aithful,andthe
uldbetroddenbe-
hecity streets†” aby -
de l s ! " * A n d a s he
mothercaughthisin-
back " Ha if ! ha if ! â € ”
oreher first-born
acedf romtheme-
athelossofthe bright-
e burstofdelighthad
hadtimetorecallthe
ered,thefear ofdeath
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H JA N I S A R I S .249
nessoftheheartbent
â € ” " " s h e ga s pe d o ut
€ ” w he r e is h e ? "
â € ” B r o th e r ! b r o th e r ! "
spinghishandsforcibly
thef leetfootandtheeagle-
k indsmileandthesof tvo ice
â € ” t h y g a e i s d i m me d â € ” l i v id i s
hineaccentsw illbeno
urisof Paradise.
” t h er e i s bu t o ne A l l ah ! ' '
man; Thegreatand
ebeyondtheven-
rm, buttheyarenotbe-
Itw il lcl ing Y usuf, itw il l
dheavy iseverthecurseofa
eyheadandthe dim
veof thebeautiful
ntheir beautyand
heavierstillisthe
dout uponthefierce
whichhave berefther
! Iw il lsitdownbe-
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C O F T H HA R E M .
eboy,andthebitter-
ew ay . "
mar, o fyourlast-born,
ther: w astheslow
yhavenot passed
hions: †thebrandand
w ork â € ” Omarisamong
shallever find.
k ing, Yusufcasthimself
dhis facewithhis
atma, w hileaf iercegleam
Thenw ill Ionly think
s atthegriefof
yselfagainstthat
heldfrommeand
rhew hohasw roughtthisruin
yesmitehimonthethresh-
ht hisprayers
k now slumberbynight, nor
mayeverybreathofa irw hich
astheplague-wind
ildrenw ither, ande pirebe-
entwhentheyaremost
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H JA N I S A R I S .251
ho layatherfeet
arthforamoment,
sonwitha hoarse
anwhosevoice
dfrightfulsilence ; as
son, sheturnedto
yetle fttoher: " S w ear
eandnobleboy ; " she
ess,asherthoughts
ble forhertobear
esofhisdiscovery:
y o u wh o a re n o wm y o nl y t ie
ouw illnotattempttoescape†”
eneaththe roofof
thatyouw illneveraga in
tsof thisaccursed
toheavenasif todi-
hwillnotfa il. â € The
ad; letmenothave
s a id Y u s uf a s h e ro s e fr o m th e
atherfeet; " Ne bil i-
sa y ? Y o u a sk f or w a te r
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ora infa lls; andfor
worldiswrappedin
” w h at c a n I do I a m y et
ybemany ; canIpass
a chainuponmy
ndfeeble ; andsince
mself,I havefilled
our cupwith
mItobuy rice , ortoearnbread
saveby escapingto
unknown,andselling
A llahbuyuk der†”
etsomegoldw hichI
maysummonyou
of inmyplaceofe ile . ' '
l d to m e ; " " a s ke d
Iamberefto fbothmychil-
earsof anguish,or
efhasboweddown
llgo ldgivemeback thedays
eet,andIblessedthem
sIsaw themtalland
and beautifulasthe
e isgone†” gonew itha ll
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H JA N I S A R I S .253
egraveâ € ” andw henthe
he deathhisbrother
d! B anabak †” look
bletooutlivethe lossof
ue , t ru e â € ” i t i s i nd e ed h a rd t h at
tteranguishyou
sui eranothergrief ' ' '
but, a las! mymother,
ha llah! â € ” Itrustin
m d is g ui s ed ; a n d un d er t h e sh a do w
omptandcautious,I
otthen; le tmego
onme ; theworldis
aboldheartwill
shustun†” onmyhead
henameofY usuf ring
strength. '
t h at i s m uc h ; " r e pl i ed t h e ol d
ofhismomentary
reaman, andyouhavethe
yourenemies,haivander
asâ € ” dogs, andthefathersof
beards"
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C O F T H HA R E M .
other " sa idtheA ga,
' ' e c l ai m ed t h e ag o ni e d
m y s on ! m y so n ! s h al l I n ot d i e
? â € ” a n d ye t , no â € ” n o t
h t to h o ld y ou b a ck â € ” w h y
and indread,when
nthemountains,and
learwatersofthe
s i n c e it i s b et t er s o â € ” g o â € ”
dspeedyou! B etterthatI
thanthatIshould
kngf romday today†”
youarethemaster: Iambuta
stbethewordsofw is-
myson,ereyousend
ence, orIsha llbeasa
ndasacypressthat
se lfo f theremaining
ndhis motherinso
usufhastilypoured
hehadfoundin the
andthen,foldingher
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H JA N I S A R I S .' 25b
aboveher adevout
mightonce moremeet
entlybackuponher
fthe house.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
H JA N I S A R I S â € ” continued.
retchedY usufquitted
udoutcryarosein
eets ofthecity,
yfrequentedprincr-
weresoundsofpur-
f f ie rcethreatening, mingledw ith
andasthetrembling-
ghousesroseon their
stinguish atintervals
disguisedfugitivehad
hew asnow trustingtohis
morefrom hisenemies.
m,forthechasewas
e crieswereheard:
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H JA N I S A R I S .257
€ ” C ur s e on t h e de v il â € ” I t i s
€ ” It isthebloody -minded
pe k! â € ” k el b! â € ” d og ! â € ” c ur ! B a sh
e ad s ma n ! " â € ” e v er y o pp r ob r io u s
tothemiserableman,
uers; savingthebreath
stingininvective,forthe
rvationtowhichhis
asonimpelledhim.
€ ” aga inhestoodbeside
arsfellonhis an-
ndthistime, inhisagonyof
oranthathewould
heyoungstrongman
elftoalonglife of
ver-sleepingdreadof
ecertaintyof poverty,
tua lw ant. B utY usuf
hadfallensuddenlyfrom
powerto aposition
olongerlift hishead
hehad beenhunted
yhiskindâ € ” hestood
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ss â € ” b r ot h er l es s â € ” h i s ve r y na me
€ ” hispresencebeneaththe
e unsuspected,lest
enhimshould be
a lso! Hehadbeena
dsuddenlybecome
ailedhimnothingthat
s hand; thepopular
bythepowerand will
byhisnewmyrmidons,
wasonthewind.
msavehismother†”
smiledamidthebitter-
ceivedhisvow,and
n topartfromhim.
y sideinsilence,
ings,whenaviolent
oorofthe dwelling
thargyofgrief.
c l ai me d Y u su f fi er ce ly " H av e
islairsosoon! B utthe
eswill notdiethedeath
evenge! " " A ndhe
ta gleamingyataghan,
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H JA N I S A R I S .259
orof theapart-
id t h e ol d w om an i n a n
s; w hatw ouldyou
stascore? orw ould
sf loorw ithblood†” Sen
aremuchofaman; butyou
ost.
if edearly ! " w asthe
ther, youfee lasaw oman;
fadesperateman.
atleastdiethedeathofa
more Itellyouthatyou
agedF atma, w hosenerves
ngbythegreat peril
unottaughtby theK oran
otherofyouryouth?
doyouobeyme, w hen
bloodhounds,and
fosteryourow npride. '
re theagedwoman,
eatendown? Ifyou
somuponwhichyou
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N C O F T E H A R E M.
nivesofthebutchers,
andw esha lldiethedeathof
r. "
” G o d is g r ea t ! " w a s th e
miserableman,ashe
mother,and.followed
saninfant; " Dow ith
aitednosecondbiddhig
tY usufw assk ilfully , and
,concealedbeneaththe
adbeen sitting.
anwhilebecome
andauthoritativecries
â € ” o pe n ! o p en ! " " m i n gl in g
V o u r ! V o u r ! â € ” s t ri k e !
t h at w e m ay f o rc e t hi s c ra y d o or ,
etothe denofthe
ngthroughthedeso latedw el-
atmahadscarcely
dher son,toflinga
eherchamberwas
.
i n th e na me o ft he P ro ph et ' '
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H JA N I S A R I S .261
singfromthe
adflung herselfon
screenherchild,and
" Whatisthis? W ho
kinuponmeand fill
metimetocover mv
k w oman, thatIamtobe
g whowishestoeat
essbywrongingthe
Whatseek yehere?
ok a t me â € ” ^ w ha t f in d y e to r e pa y
ittingviolenceon a
andwhosestep is
s o ft l y, s o ft l y, m ot h er ; " "
ythedimlight ofthe
mp,hiscompanions
verynookofthe
e meanyounoharm.
prof itus? thoughw e
stringaboutyour
ceyourhowHng.B ut
e evenk â € ” thatw retch,
ndedJanissary , entera
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C O F T H HA R E M .
maychancetobe
, mother, andw ew illnot
t wewillpaythe
nlaugh: " The
edme; " " shesa id
ouldIearnsoeasily that
t n o â € ” n o â € ” n o J a-
e-â € ” WhathaveItodo
iupek derâ € ” theyare
€ ” t h ey a r e ma d me n â € ” t h ei r f ac e s
o k , y o k, d o st c um â € n o , no ,
dobutwastethetimew hich
rsuitâ € ” stayhereas
af f ieto llah†” muchgoodmay
ouwillf indnothingmore
selvesundertheroof
w
e ll d o ne { " l a ug h ed h e r au d it o r
atleasttak eyourrevenge
ll soonleaveyou,
doffeetuponyour
ycomradesarereturningf rom
however,thismuch
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H JA N I S A R I S .263
w henne tthere isanout-
requickly,ifyou
” w h a t c an I s a y ! " r e tu r ne d
a llow metimetow ak en
pa shawlaboutmy
myhouse.Mas-
dedifyouhavenotmore
dwillbebaulkedofyour
oresurelywhenyou
henyou enteredit.
provedfruitless;
sthatin theeagerness
violatedoneofthe
religion,whichenjoins
specttheprivacy of
ious, ifpossible , toreco-
weresatisfiedwiththe
stowedonthe narrow
idnotattemptto push
andtorousethe
udandpublic e pos-
ently,thehousewas
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C O F T H HA R E M .
untila f teramuchlonger
,andtakingthelampin
edeveryrecessthrough-
rdertoassureherself
eneathherroof ere
gsfromthe faceof
cushionsamongwhich
” p r ai s ed b e H is n a me ; " s h e
onisyetbesideme†” the
er.B utyoulooknot
l- be l ov ed â € ” m y A g a ! â € ”
mybreath istroubled
thjoyevenamidmymisery†”
thonesmileforthe
tIloveyou: w as
nsw er: " Itw asmy
done†” buta ll isnow
n ge r Y u s u f A g a â € ” a b r av e m an ,
rors†” Iamdisgracedâ € ”
d,I havecrouched
mies; andov/edmy
mentsofa woman.
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H JA N I S A R I S .265
myheadthatmy
ponmybrow †” and
aradisewillturn
elcomeacraven to
e c la im ed th em ot he r " g u-
es! ta lk notinatonethatbreaks
if theProphetw aitsatthe
ntowelcomethe souls
tiful,shallthegood
dnow , toourtask, my
bev isited; w emustmak e
erplaceof refuge,
rsuitof thefierce-
l.
ymother; " sa idYusuf ,
theoldwomantohis
henceforw arda llsha llbe
hyof thistrustfulness
thoughmorethan
dhythe feetof
rson,he escapedde-
, ifhise istencew erenot
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ufferedto livein
ealment.O ftendidhe
estto F atmahisde-
o escapeintothe
scountenancedthe
ngthfoundhimselfun-
nce,hemadeasecond
changedâ – â € ” acircum-
achievedbyanew
,andwhichwasconse-
pe orthathewas
uredgrave,hewould
nor shavehishead.
ththankfulness,forshe
nthisheart whollyto
mof joypassedover
rememberedthatshe
erofmakingthose
my.
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H JA N I S A R I S .267
.
H JA N I S A R I S â € ” contimied.
n,threemonths
aywhichhad ruined
noumhavingoccasionto
tobuybread, andtoco l-
hewaswonttohghten
su scaptivity , turned
dw elling andw ith
movedasidefrom the
tamboul,andfollowed
gth,stretching steeply
venhills onwhichthe
fsmall butcleanly
nce,shepausedfora
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C O F T H HA R E M .
t beencloselyveiled,
agitationwould have
ntenance.Itwas
orthe heartofF atma,
usuf , forinitshe
isruin ; andshepain-
eventsweaningits
f.B utthemother
motives†if shecould
prison-chamberof
urchasedattheprice
randmoreterrible
enshefoundherself
ecutingapurposeon
omthefirst weekof
nbeneathherroof .
r u st i n H ea v en ! " s h e mu r -
at lengthraisedthe
edoor; " A llahw ill
heartedmotherâ € Iw ill
shecrossedthe
dwiththecourteous
slavew hoopenedit.
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H JA N I S A R I S .269
nandawelcome
aideHanoum; and
ydaughtereverturned
bdul.Itwaslong
nher ; for,duringthe
menofS tamboulhad
ets; anditwasmore-
f F atmathatshehad
thedayofmassacre.
eshewas doublywel-
celyreachedthe doorof
sutteredthe kindly
” y o u ar e w el c om e â € ” t o wh i ch
K hoshbulduk †” w ell-
madeforheruponthe
hilethefair S airyn
withher melancholy
y on t h e vi s it o r.
lderladyclappedher
ntentered,shesaid
ou q ue c a hv e h ge t ir â € ” B r i n g p ip e s
enherguesthadpartaken
afromthe fairhands
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dthatshehadapplied
mouth-pieceofthe
ittoher guest,the
reefriendswereleft
€ ” p r ai s es b e t o A l l a h ! t h e
reunder myroof,and
ncedthehostess " E v il
f endim; thesunhas
oud; butA llahbuyuk
t â € ” i t m a y ag a in s h in e o ut . * "
monlyongraves; " sa id
aysthataregonecannot
hosha llgiveback thedead? "
wedtheir headsupon
Whosha llgivethem
hega elleuponthe
dthew idow " f leetof
ossomthat bendsto
sabey adeh†” theson
notoneofnobler
sdiedthedeathofblood, and
him. " A ndagainher
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H JA N I S A R I S .271
ndmurmured" Chok
to b e ar ! "
€ ” " p u rs u ed F a t ma H a -
voiceofsympathy:
k ofhim? Washenot
€ ” a lightatmidnight
edesart? Wasnothisname
ng? "
€ ” a la s ! a l a s ! " s ig he d fo rt h
upon, andtheyw ho
rds,for theywere
aga inburstforththeo ld
omhelovedhew ouldhave
clingseventothe
; " shesa idsuddenly , as
girl whosatather
eHanoumyourmother
howmyagedeyes
onyour ownbeauty,
w ife†” thew ifeofmy
ofmysonYusuf .
omthegentle girl
a if , h ai f â € ” s h am e , sh a me ! ' "
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C O F T H HA R E M .
tooshould betaken
" s a id F a t ra a ; " b e tt e r
rideofhis beautyand
eltthathisk ismet†”
at hewasbeloved;
povertytobeabye-
” there jectedof thosetow hom
phandaboast.
v ile I" e cla imed
enerousindignation,as
y,and sweptbackthe
: " Livesthereone
ldoncehaveloved, w ho
A ja ib†” w onderful!
rldw ithreptiles. ' *
” g oo d, g oo d : s ai d F a tm a
ikeonewhohasnever
ersufferedwrongâ € ”
mâ € ” mydaughter;
ant. Oh, thatY usuf,
mhisgravetohear
her " sa idthefair
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H JA N I S A R I S .273
o lovetheA ga: Ilook ed
tthat myeyewasat
edthenceforthnofurther
yourdaughter,for
earchingthat F atma
ngbeautyasshe
hebetrothedofY usufdid
ye. " S hek iurA llah†”
shesa idatlengthasshe
Iamthennota lone inmy
otfallenunwept. '
hemelancholyS a iryn
itwasarelief toboth
summonedfromthe
holdbusiness,andthey
n € ” c o me h i th e r, m y S u l -
man, asthetapestrycur-
,and theechoofher
the gallerybeyond;
w iththew isdomof riperage,
hearto faperi; I
ysand mysorrows,
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ouldhavebeenyour
c l ai m ed t h e fa i r gi r l ; " t o rt u re
p ea k â € ” E k h i ka t et i â € ” t h er e
Te llmeall, asyouhopefora
springblossom, pur-
regardlessofthe
" andbeautifulasa
€ ” yourconste lla tionmaybe
orete llyourfate! "
givemeback myA ga,
hepulseofmyheart,
e f toscorn â € ” broke
artisinhisgrave, andthe
d.Talknottomeof
of yourson; though
sitwillbe welcome,
myhope, andstaro f
F atmaHanoumina
hespoketowardsher
â € ” t e ll i t n ot t o a ny â € ” n o t
veyou birth,lestthe
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H JA N I S A R I S .275
thetaleto thosewho
mightyâ € ” YusufA ga
sary; for,asthe
er,the gentleS airyn
rcushions.Y etdid
dtotheterror which
w itnessedtheef fecto fher
hailedit asaproofof
ctionwhichshec oveted
eraccustomedself-pos-
andbrow^ ofthehappy
w herrecoverfrom
w h a t ca n I s ay ? ' ' w e r e t he
edout; " Iamhis,
wasfirstvowedtohim
n ot w hi s pe r t hi s , E f e n di m ou â € ”
cret; saybutthatyou
m,andIwillfly toshare
n o t ' â € s h e ad d ed p a s-
manwasabouttospeak:
atyouwouldte llmeâ € ”
” shutoutf romallcommerce
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C O F T H HA R E M .
debarredf romthehghtofdayâ € ”
ntearsand darkness.
mother? Iampreparedfor
thatyouhaveroomformein
pehence,anddwell
smypromisedlord†” I
sdarkness,andthe
ears.Ifmyown
,lovecan overmaster
gamayyetbehappy.
notre jectme, mother;
otspurnmyaffection;
nteryourdwelling,he
illnevernurseawish
ct.
mournerflungher-
panion,listeningfor
r youthandherlove-
ssthathad initsome-
” A l l ah i s g re a t r sa i d th e
eamedfromher dim
asyouwill, my
e youdetermineon
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H JA N I S A R I S .2//
repoor, verypoor†”
tare creepingonus,
tay theirsteps†”
rpoverty†” if yourlove
ofyour felech
crifice,cometome,
ter; f o rnonesave
s h al l d o " " A n d
he generousgirl,and
gether.
hev isito fF atmato
oum,when,asshesat
entwhichtouched
ofY usuf,hereager
owardsthecasement,
n theattitudeof
hich shehadevi-
ndedfrombelow,and
sofa toobeyit.N ot
e returnedtoher
ndthenalowburst ofpas-
sshe threwherselfon
urebywhichshehad
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C O F T H HA R E M .
ask edasw eetandtre-
stheA gaE f fendik now of
meethimwithoutfear ?
hamebeneathhis
rreso lve; " answered
couldIdaretomakehis
asassuredthatyou
t , S h e k i ur A l l ah â € p r ai s e
re; andhew illsharethe
rns thegreatnessof
more.S hesank
ceburiedinher cloak,
and fastasshesobbed
s th i s we l l do n e ? S h a l l I
hissight whenhefirst
€ ” Heavenpreserveyou,
hesoothingreply " The
ras youwillbeto
gnedeverythingfor
shespok e, shew ithdrew the
andseated hergently
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H JA N I S A R I S .279
” y o u ar e \ y e lc o me ; a t h ou -
andwerethispoorhovel
i l lshouldyoubeits
rk en, mydaughterâ € ”
hecanevenhearthe
ndIw illspeak tohimâ € ” "
fthe apartment,she
K ork maâ € ” fearnot,
ta loneâ € ” forthef irst
nd whichcomesto
enofonew holoves
h o i s t ha t ? " " w a s t h e bi t te r
r; " Whoisthereon
wwastesathoughton
"
atitshouldbe? "
almlyas herjoywould
tion.
" s a id t h e de s pa i ri n g
mIlovedhavefallen
rderedbeforemyeyes
toneonearthwhomInow de-
ed,themaidenwhoshould
thatcanneverbeâ € ” "
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C O F T H HA R E M .
€ ” q u ic k , qu i ck â € ” l e t me
â € ” m y A g a â € ” " a l mo s t
a iryn, asthewordsreached
tthatitcanneverbe, forIam
P u b l i c D o m a i n
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H JA N I S A R I S .281
.
H JA N I S A R I S â € ” continued.
y:and awretched
floorofanarrowroom,
applianceof comfort.
sits onlyfurniture,
softhe apartment,and
inalpatternof its
nddisco louredbra ier
ngashes,totallyinade-
andacoarseearthen
wpacesdistant,the
hmentforits melan-
vidualoftheparty
ife,butwastedby
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C O F T H HA R E M .
andtangledbeard
ad evidentlyonce
but whichnow,like
rombeneathhisdingy
waschequeredwithgrey.
nonwhomtimeand
heirbitterwill. Her
,andherlongsharp
facravingwhich had
whilethecloudthat
pokeadespairin
eenlesseloquent.
rin thismiserable
manandtheagedwoman
famineandmisery
her,whoseunearthly
ghtwellhavecharmed
sprey ! Itw asa
soyoung, andsofair, that
eam-bornvisionthan
dressw asscantyand
k neeshepil low edadeadin-
eofherow nloveliness; fo r
hadbeen driedupby
P u b l i c D o m a i n
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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H JA N I S A R I S .283
other.Herdark
erceand unnatural
hercold burthento
usband,andthence
:butonlyby that
k didsheventuretoask if
orshefearedtheanswer
d utter.S uddenlya
moryâ € ” adreamofpastdays,
oY usuf†” foritw asin-
dehischildlessw ife†”
for amomentover
h e s ai d , in a l o w ho l lo w v oi c e ;
ivenmeaglimpseof the
etsavemyw ifeâ € ” raybe loved
nger. Welldo Ik now thatit
umourn, butforher†”
man,whohasblessedme
w nmisery . Intheyears
vemanamongthe
acecame tomeoneday
thatIhad: theyw ere
ailedhim much; and
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C O F T H HA R E M .
thewouldrepay
bt. Howsayyou?
ofTasinB ey , andsay
l or d , I am t h e mo t he r o f Y u s uf
ed, youloved; Iam
lack bread, andcanf indnone†”
es†” w illyounotpay
mhehadhoarded
m y s ou l " f a ul t er e d ou t t he
o longsinceyouhavehad
sof theearth,that
tclaythe Prophet
to-morrowIwill
asin B ey,andIwill
thero f theA ga, w ho
memetohis home,
henwill Iremind
fhisbrow beco ld, and
rilyourpridewhen
hing.Thedebtor
hisface ; andevenas
e.
amasnothingbefore
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H JA N I S A R I S .285
art-w ornY usuf " B e it
eetmek indly ; " re -
growingmorestrong,
ipwhich oncee isted
andherson; " A nd
w illbesure; andw e
thtomakethe pillauf
Sa irynâ € ” F orthe
esadly , " it isa lreadya
ensofParadise,and
heever-bloomingroses
ild?" murmuredouta
hungered, andIhaveno
mbread, anda llw illyetbe
hisfacei nhis
oud.
u â € ” m y A g a : s a i d t he
erdeadchild softly
dapproachingher
unger, andhehasnow
n, doyougrieve? We
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C O F T H HA R E M .
orme,I shallsoonfall
dsheavy; andyou
ostill thewailingsof
kforme.
hertohisheart, she
essslumberwhichso
ffamine,
€ ” G o d i s g re a t: " s a i d
mostmorethanIcan
overmein painand
uldnotmurmureven
Whatcanbedone,
t h in k fo r m e ; f o r my b r ai n
ld,notknowinghow
ht: urgedtheaged
-morrow thesunmayrise
o sh al l sa y ? ' ' ' '
” andearlyontheensuing
mfoldedhertattered
o thedwellingof
itethejestsof theidle
theentrance-hall,and
andatherraiment,
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H JA N I S A R I S .287
heB eypassedthrough
tothe caiquewhich
to thepalaceofthe
” w ha t d o yo u wa n t, w om an ? "
heplacedherselfupon
tseethatIaminhaste? "
eeonyoursidethatIam
mandedtheoldw omanin
my lordback butan
de.B ythememory
youonce loved, Icometo
y misery.
he d e at h o f a tr a it o r ' *
k frow n, ' ^ andIw ill
uted byhisname;
,andhistreason
your greyhairsby
fe ll. Stepaside, Ef -
momenttospare; andyou
ourgrief.
dwellnighventedher
oacheswhentheB ey
but,assheraisedher
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C O F T H HA R E M .
dtherethesamestern
ponhisbrow ; andshe
beyingthemotionof
yfromthe halltoan
hortlyfollowedbythe
ownthetapestrycur-
masheentered,ere
eyouindeedthemother
nd? WhydoIseeyou
whenhemusthave
od? Didyoufear
bt? "
i n t he n a me o f t he P r op h et , n o,
e lightedF atma: " but
,andthe heartofthe
ouask raewhy Ihavebeendumb
n o o th e r an s we r â € ” n a t o ne â € ”
w rong; " pursuedthe
oujudgedmorewise ly inbe-
aves.K nowyou
ufA ga istobeblotted
Imaydoubtinmy
mother.
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H JA N I S A R I S .289
t h e de b t is t w o pu r se s , w a s
dwoman.
r u e, t r ue : s a id t h e B e y
df irstIw il lde livertoyou
nganembroideredpurse
the coinintothe
oyedF atma.
h e c on t in u ed , as s h e hi d t he
" te llmeofyourga l-
ptoverhis memory;
rustinA llah, Ishallyet
onginpouringforth
' sa idtheagedw oman:
rthbemany, andhissor-
edhimasabrother;
onthatdayofmurder
! "
ndeath? " demanded
lostamongthemany
" "
neathmyownpoor
other: " Isaw hisbright
rtw eak â € ” andyetIl ive . "
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C O F T H HA R E M .
moment,anda
eptacrosshisbrow : " Lin-
heask edinashril l
l o ok a t t hi s w it h er e d ar m â € ” i t
ntarysilence,which
sof thecourtier:
d: " youarepoor, andneed
a nc y h as c o me u p on m e â € ” I c o ul d
onyetlivesâ € ” If itbe
orthushemust,likeyour-
y.What doyou
w ell? andisnotmy
uldyoucheatmew ith
d beenoneofthose
ay , headded, more
o latetothrow the
hegarbof truth; you
ailyou†” O tour, otour
€ ” m y fr i en d Y u s u f li v es ! "
e c l ai m ed F a t ma :
hohasstoodbehindthe
readthecharactersof
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H JA N I S A R I S .291
t i s ev e n as h e h as s a id € ” Y u s uf
agerlyenquiredtheyoung
ere Imayoncemore look
€ ” myheartyearnstomy
” there isbutoneA llah:
eathherbreath:
” S a i ry n i s sa v ed â € ” a n d I m a y
mbsinpeace.A man,
sâ € ” w hycamenotthishelpf rom
dethehandofthe
rpreciousbabe! "
r e pe a te d t he B e y e a r -
heretreato fYusuf ,
lemytearswith
m â € ” m y l o rd ; " s a i d F a t m a
verherheart: " Ihave
ecretwhich was
arenotdo; but
ywretchedson
ness^ anditshall
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C O F T H HA R E I M.
sa idthenoble , ashe
* ' Iw il lurgeyouno
usufshalldecide
rwiththe Padishah,
pardonofyourson
rlyfriend.
€ ” Heaventak eyouinto
edoutthetransported
utoneGod, andMahometis
n di m : s m i l ed t h e B e y ; " I
o longer butIpray
til youhavedipped
f A ndclappinghis
ve,andbadehimlead
oorof theharem^ and
f thewomen,that
beneathhis roof
errandtoany : he
part " there isyet
alebebruited inthe
hurriedtohisboat,
as fewhaveever
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H JA N I S A R I S .293
d†” w ithstoodthethou-
iledheronall sides
ey ; andf inally set
wnwretcheddwell-
ig-htwith hope.
n theprison-chamber
” o n ce m o re € ” a n d ho w c ru e l
ernessoftheirpre-
hey talk edtoeachotherof the
theyhadnotdaredtodo it!
byw hom, evenamidpros-
adbeenunforgotten,
thope E venthe
aportionofthe
nthebrowofher
enedinfanttoher
ysmile. A las! none
ad!
u s uf e a rn e st l y: " c a n it
againlookuponone
ydays" ^ It isasapro-
It isso longsince I
f sympathy,savefrom
sufferingformysake.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
livethe joy!
lestmyheart burst
m hereto-morrow,
ew e istence, andfee l
bright worldon
longandweary
mysonV ventured
tisamighty trust! "
ve itatmyhands?" ask ed
w erebase, v ile, if Icould
her theProphetis
shall yetbehappy.
mybeautifulbetrothed,
aptiveand dishonoured
ouhadvowedonlyto
ga,youshallbeas the
epulseofmyheart,
oncemoreshines
ssingof A llahis
S ultanaofmy
"
dherfaceuponhis
out: " S osha ll itbe ,
yer/
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H JA N I S A R I S .295
tclose insleep
:buthelay upon
sweetandretro-
proudestdaysof his
ybeforehim,and
spiringsandambitious
en usedtocolourhis
iewedthehourwhich
€ hecouldnotbearthe
nthasmile , m ingledw ithatear
ssed,thepicture ter-
urewhowas pillowed
hev ictimofherho lyandear-
ngthâ € ” theblessed
o restoretotheheart
endofhis manhood;
yatwhichtheaged
n iouse pedition. She
tseemedlongtothew eary
t: butwhenshe
tellrepaidhimforall
hadtheB ey rece ived
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C O F T H HA R E M .
hispillauf,and
tenedto allthe
s; andvowedonthe
m, A lreadyhadheasked
ohadsmileduponhis
thatthebooncouldbeno
s friend.A ffairsof
t,hisdutydone,he
ceof thecaptive,
andmeanw hileaslave
softheold woman,
master,toservehimas
happyF atmate ll
ewasstillunchanged
edoor ofthehouse
thee pectedguest;
awlfromthe sofa,
ce,shedescendedto
moment:andthe
ashesprangf romthe
' * He ishere , Sa iryn;
heis here ' " ' hee claimed
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H JA N I S A R I S .297
oyousnessâ € ” buthis
piercingshriek
itw asthevo iceofF atma;
etrampof manyfeet
nofY utufwasin
ringlikearoused
esound. ' ' Too late! "
hi s d es p ai r : * ' O h , t h a t yo u h ad
myf riend! Hadyou
vesavedme! "
ryescapedf romthe
e generousdream
nthethresho ldof thecham-
roundedbyabandof
momentthearch-traitor
retchedobject before
sufA ga! F oramoment
w ithhorrorashega ed
rdwretch,who,with
ponhisshoulders,
mebearddepending
nkandhollow,and
eandblindinglight.
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C O F T H HA R E M .
rtment; hisweapon
s blueandUvidhps
chedteeth!
shorror, Y usuf
e ll l ik ethato fahuntedsavage
he hiltinthe heart
dadvancedastepin
anditseemedasthough
ell whichhadbound
forerethedesperate
w eapon, theB eyhad
,andinstantlyascore
ntheir victim.B ut
redtohavecalledback
mentoftrial,andhe
â € ” S uddenly therew as
€ ” aheavy fa ll € ” andhe
ofhispersecutorsâ € yet
” nocordhadpo llutedhim
nblood, butithadgushed
isâ € ” N ature, so long
ta edinthishourof
n artery.
he wasbeyond
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owngood time,
st oftheJanissa
I I.
U N ., 51 ,R C P R T S T R E E T . HA Y M A R K E T .
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