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Updated: June 6, 2025
'You know not the child of storms, who is my master, and that is ever a reason why I think he must be one of you. For had he been softened by Christianity or civilised by the Koran 'Unripe figs for your Christianity and your Koran! exclaimed Darkush. 'Do you know what we think of your Christianity and your Koran? 'No, said Baroni, quietly. 'Tell me.
Darkush, however, had given Baroni credentials to the secret agent of the Ansarey at Aleppo; and, with his instructions and assistance, the difficulties, which otherwise might have been insuperable, were overcome; and thus it was that the sentries stationed at the mouth of the black ravine, which led to the fortress palace of the Queen, were now hourly expecting the appearance of the princes.
'I never could make out what you were, friend Darkush; but as for scammony, I could throw a good deal of business in your way at this moment, to say nothing of galls and tragacanth. 'As for tragacanth, said Darkush, 'it is known that no one in Esh Sham has pure tragacanth except me; as for galls, every foundling in Syria thinks he can deal in afis, but is it afis of Moussoul, Effendi?
'You think he is one? said Darkush, in a lower tone, and looking very inquiringly. 'I do, said Baroni. 'And what do you mean by one? said Darkush. 'That is exactly the secret which I never could penetrate. 'I cannot give a pass to the mountains, said Darkush, 'but the sympathy of friends is a river flowing in a fair garden.
Darkush threw aside the tube of his nargileh, and, putting his hand very gently into the breast of his robe, he drew out a pigeon, dove-coloured, but with large bright black eyes. The pigeon seemed very knowing and very proud, as he rested on his master's two fingers. 'Hah, hah! my Karaguus, my black-eyes, exclaimed Darkush. 'What, is he going on a little journey to somebody!
As for Keferinis, although he was very conversable, the companions observed that he always made it a rule to dilate upon subjects and countries with which he had no acquaintance, and he expressed himself in so affected a manner, and with such an amplification of useless phraseology, that, though he was always talking, they seemed at the end of the day to be little more acquainted with the Ansarey and their sovereign than when Baroni first opened the subject of their visit to Darkush at Damascus.
'That you can learn only in the mountains of the Ansarey, said Darkush, with a malignant smile. Baroni fell into a musing mood. After a few moments' thought, he looked up, and said: 'What you have told me, friend Darkush, is very interesting, and throws light on many things.
I am travelling with a young English capitani, a prince of many tails, and he has declared that he will entirely extinguish my existence unless he pays a visit to the Queen of the Ansarey. 'Let him first pay a visit to King Soliman in the cities of the Gin, said Darkush, doggedly. 'I am not sure that he will not, some time or other, replied Baroni, 'for he is a man who will not take nay.
'Darkush, however, continued Fakredeen, without noticing the last observation of Astarte, 'was not wrongly informed. 'Not wrongly informed? 'No: one of the princes who wished to visit Gindarics was, in a certain sense, of the ancient and beautiful faith, but it was not the Prince of the English.
'I have much misapprehended you, said Astarte; 'I thought you were both embarked in a great cause. 'Ah, you learnt that from Darkush! quickly replied Fakredeen. 'You see, beautiful Astarte, that I have no personal acquaintance with Darkush. It was the intendant of my companion who was his friend; and it is through him that Darkush has learnt anything that he has communicated.
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