way
numbers. I never saw anything more obliging and humble
IWAScharmedwithyourletter,inwhich,firstofall,whatIlovedwasthetendernesswhichpromptedyoutowrite,inala
have been wickedness, to her mind, to have run counter
AgoodMussulmanseemstotakeprideinrepudiatingtheEuropeannotionthatthewillofGodcanbeeludedbyeludingthet
the thought of her marrying poorly, as her aunt Gritty
THE"dromedary"ofEgyptandSyriaisnotthetwo-humpedanimaldescribedbythatnameinbooksofnaturalhistory,buti
knees could give her no fortitude under the pressure of
TheinsurrectionofthesepeoplehadbeenmoreformidablethananyotherthatIbrahimPashahadtocontendwith.Hewaso
pouring into the cave of the dragon through the open door
WhatbecameofsuchasRuth,whohadnohomeandnofriendsinthatlarge,populous,desolatetown?Shehadhithertocommi
I thought they’d do no harm comin’ along wi’ these
ConstantcommunicationhadbeengoingonbetweentherecedingcrowdandthePasha,andsowhenwereachedthegatesofth
I thought they’d do no harm comin’ along wi’ these
ConstantcommunicationhadbeengoingonbetweentherecedingcrowdandthePasha,andsowhenwereachedthegatesofth
“Not me!” said Bob. “I’d ha’ gev three times
*AdragomanneverinterpretsintermsthecourteouslanguageoftheEast.Ireceivedfrommyhostmuch,and(asInowknow
but he had not been as idle as he appeared to have been.
LetsteelshodramorcatapultremoveThischampionofthegate.NofragilewallStandshereforCaesar,blockingwithit
an’ tell me as you won’t have ’em, like Mr. Tom did
Thismanwasasortofmedicointhepotentate'sservice,andnowintheabsenceofourattendantshewastoactasinterpre
of mere flavor; her only rebellion was to smuggle into
Iwentroundthebazaars:itseemedtomethatpipesandarmswerecheaperherethanatConstantinople,andIshouldadvis
the scene had left a lasting terror in Maggie’s mind.
Selim,thechiefoftheparty,andthemantowhomallourcamelsbelonged,wasafine,savage,statelyfellow.Therewere
Max crossed the threshold hard upon her heels. Three descending
"Howstrangeitis,"shethoughtthatevening,"thatIshouldfeelasifthischarmingafternoon'swalkwere,somehow,n
“And you’ve bought them for me, Bob?” said Maggie,
Idescendedandwenttowardsthewest.ThegroupofcedarsremainingonthispartoftheLebanonisheldsacredbytheGree
anything in repayment from Mr. and Mrs. Moss; but to all
*MehemetAliinvitedtheMamelukestoafeast,andmurderedthemwhilstpreparingtoenterthebanquethall.Iascended