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"No, I lay no claim to sovereignty," she answered; "I am for to- night the living picture of a once famous and very improper person who bore half my name, a dancer of old time, known as 'Ziska- Charmazel, the favorite of the harem of a great Egyptian warrior, described in forgotten histories as 'The Mighty Araxes." She paused; her admirers, fascinated by the sound of her voice, were all silent.
She fixed her eyes upon Gervase; and addressing him only, continued: "Yes, I am 'Charmazel," she said. "She was, as I tell you, an 'improper' person, or would be so considered by the good English people. Because, you know, she was never married to Araxes!" This explanation, given with the demurest naivete, caused a laugh among her listeners.
But the Princess Ziska spoke of him as a great warrior in the days of Amenhotep, and she seems to be a great Egyptologist, and to know many things of which we are ignorant. Then you know last night she adopted the costume of a dancer of that period, named Ziska-Charmazel. Well, now it appears that in one part of this fresco the scene depicted is this very Ziska- Charmazel dancing before Araxes."
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