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Things also might happen which would make everybody's shadow longer, but if there be no sun, their shadows cannot be seen. Darkush shrugged his shoulders. 'If the sun of friendship does not illumine me, resumed Baroni, 'I am entirely lost in the bottomless vale. Truly, I would give a thousand piastres if I could save my head by taking the capitani to your mountains.
'What with sending the message and receiving the answer, to say nothing of the delays which must occur with a woman and a queen in the case, the fountains of Esh Sham will have run dry before we hear that our advance is forbidden. Darkush shook his head, and yet smiled. 'By the sunset of to-morrow, Effendi, I could say, ay or nay. Tell me what scammony you want, and it shall be done.
On the evening of the next day, very weary, came Ruby-lips, the brother of Black-eyes, with the reply of her Majesty, ordering Darkush to grant the solicited pass, but limiting the permission of entrance into her dominions to the two princes and two attendants. As one of these, Baroni figured. They did not travel very rapidly.
We know not, ourselves, Darkush, but he was rightly informed when he apprised your Majesty that it was not upon ordinary topics, either political or commercial, that we desired to visit Gindarics. Nor was it out of such curiosity as animates travellers. For we are not travellers, but men who have a purpose which we wish to execute.
He must return to the land of his fathers, unseen by your Queen, of whom he is perhaps a brother; he will live, hating alike Moslem and Christian, but he will banish me for ever to islands of many demons. 'The Queen shall know of these strange things, said Darkush, 'and we will wait for her words. 'Wait for the Mecca caravan! exclaimed Baroni.
But fifteen years ago, when we first met, friend Darkush, you did not say nay to M. de Sidonia. It was the plague alone that stopped us. 'The snow on the mountain is not the same snow as fifteen years ago, Effendi. All things change! 'Let us talk, then, of scammony. The Ansarey have friends in other lands, but if they will not listen to them, many kind words will be lost.
'What you say are the words of truth, good Darkush; I could recommend you with a safe conscience. I dreamt last night that there would many piastres pass between us this visit. 'What is the use of friends unless they help you in the hour of adversity? exclaimed Darkush. 'You speak ever the words of truth. I am myself in a valley of dark shadows.
'The princes of Franguestan cannot take off heads, observed Darkush. 'All they can do is to banish you to islands inhabited by demons. 'But the capitani of whom I speak is prince of many tails, is the brother of queens. Even the great Queen of the English, they say, is his sister. 'He who serves queens may expect backsheesh. 'And you serve a queen, Darkush?
When Darkush, who dwells at Damascus, and was the servant of my father, sent to us the ever-faithful messenger, and said that there were princes who wished to confer with us, he knew well it was vain to send here men who would talk of the English and the Egyptians, of the Porte and of the nations of Fran-guestan. These things to us are like the rind of fruit.
'You will learn in our mountains, said Darkush. 'Then you mean to let me go there? 'If the Queen permit you, said Darkush. 'It is three hundred miles to your country, if it be an hour's journey, said Baroni.
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