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'He has got an English general for the principal officer of his household, said Barizy, 'which looks like blood royal; a very fine man, who passes the whole day at the English consulate. 'They have taken a house in the Via Dolorosa, said Pasqualigo.
'Besso always comes to Jerusalem when he is indisposed, said Barizy; 'as he well says, 'tis the only air that can cure him; and, if he cannot be cured, why, at least, he can be buried in the Valley of Je-hoshaphat. 'He is not at Jerusalem, said the Consul Pasqualigo, maliciously. 'How do you mean? said Barizy, somewhat confused.
'Palmerston has nothing to do with it, screamed out Pasqualigo; 'he is no longer Reis Effendi; he is in exile; he is governor of the Isle of Wight. 'Do you think I do not know that? said Barizy of the Tower; 'but he will be recalled for this purpose. The English will not go to war in Syria without Palmerston.
Signor Pasqualigo had installed his son as deputy in the ambiguous agency at Jaffa, which he described as a vice-consulate, and himself principally resided at Jerusalem, of which he was the prime gossip, or second only to his rival, Barizy of the Tower. He had only taken a preliminary puff of his chibouque, to be convinced that there was no fear of its being extinguished, before he said,
Consul-General Laurella writes from Damascus that the Eastern question is more alive than ever. We are on the eve of great events. 'You don't say so? said Barizy of the Tower, losing his presence of mind from this overwhelming superiority of information. 'I always thought so. Palmerston will never rest till he gets Jerusalem. 'The English must have markets, said the Consul Pasqualigo.
'Of Hassan Nejed? continued Barizy of the Tower, clutching the words out of his rival's grasp; 'Hassan asked five thousand piastres per month, and they gave it. What think you of that? 'He must indeed be an Englishman, said Scheriff Effendi, taking his pipe slowly from his mouth. There was a dead silence when he spoke; he was much respected.
'Well, if people will purchase crucifixes and nothing else, they must be supplied. Commerce civilises man. 'Who is this? exclaimed the Consul Pasqualigo. A couple of horsemen, well mounted, but travel-worn, and followed by a guard of Bedouins, were coming up the Via Dolorosa, and stopped at the house of Hassan Nejid. ''Tis the English prince, said Barizy of the Tower.
The Consul Pasqualigo looked very grave; then, withdrawing his lips for a moment from his amber mouthpiece, he observed, 'It is a crisis. 'It will be a crisis, said Barizy of the Tower, excited by finding his rival a listener, 'but not for a long time. The crisis has not commenced. The first question is: to whom does the desert belong; to the Porte, or to the Viceroy?
'I am now going to inquire after him, and smoke some of his Latakia. 'He is at Bethany, said the Consul. 'Hem! said Barizy, mysteriously. 'Bethany! Will that marriage come off now, think you? I always fancy, when, eh? 'She will not marry till her father has recovered, said the Consul. 'This is a curious story, said Barizy. 'The regular troops beaten by the Kurds.
'For internal shocks, said Barizy of the Tower, 'there is nothing like rosemary stewed with salt, and so keep on till it simmers. 'That is very well for a bruise, said the Consul Pasqualigo. 'A bruise is a shock, said Barizy of the Tower. 'Besso should have remained at Aleppo, said the Consul.
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