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He took position on the platform in front of the Princess, and again saluted her Orientally, and with the greatest deliberation, omitting no point of the prostration. Bringing the bear to a sitting posture with folded paws, he bowed right and left to the spectators, and made a speech in laudation of Joqard.
Retiring a few steps he tightened the belt about his waist, and drew his leathern jacket closer. "Get ready!" he cried. Joqard answered promptly and intelligently by standing up and facing him, and in sign of satisfaction with the prospect of an encounter so to his taste, he lolled the long red tongue out of his jaws. Was he licking his chops in anticipation of a feast or merely laughing?
So" turning to the assemblage "if here any man or woman doubts that the bear is the wisest of animals, and Joqard the most learned and accomplished of bears, I will prove it." Then Joqard was called on. "For attend, O Illustrious Princess! and look ye, O men and women, pliers of net and boat! look ye all! Now shall Joqard himself speak for Joqard."
In vain the showman, resorting to every known language, coaxed and threatened by turns Joqard was self-willed and happy, and it were hard saying which appreciated his liberty most, he or the spectators of the scene.
No other man, except the great Sultan, his father, would bestow one of them. Joqard had his from the Prince's hand directly; wherefore I hope, friend, you have the noumia ready the brass on this post must have been fixed there by the Prince with his own hand." The fishermen were satisfied; and it was wonderful how interesting the safeguard then became to them.
"Ho, Joqard," he cried, while tying the leading strap around the brute's neck, "thou fearest nothing. Thy dam up in the old Caucasian cave was great of heart, and, like her, thou wouldst not quail before Hercules, were he living. But thou shalt not lick thy paws and laugh, thinking Hercules hath no descendant."
Then retaining the leading strap, the master stepped aside, and Joqard, left to himself, proceeded to prove his intelligence and training by facing the palace, bringing his arms overhead, and falling forward.
"Because of the brass plate yonder." "What does it prove?" "Ah, yes!" the man answered laughingly. "Joqard and I pick up many odd things, and meet a world of people don't we, fellow?" Another furious jerk of the leading strap brought a whine from the bear, "But it is good for us. We teach school as we go; and you know, my friend, for every solidus its equivalent in noumia is somewhere."
Observing Lael in the midst of the suite of fair ladies, he advanced to her with many strange salutations. Alarmed, she would have run away had not Joqard broken from his master, and leaped with a roar into the water. The poor beast seemed determined to enjoy the bath. He swam, and dived, and played antics without number.
It certifies Joqard and I are of Prince Mahommed's friends, and that is enough for Turks; and the same yonder. By the sign, I know this gate, these grounds, and the owner of them are in his protection. But," said the bear-keeper, changing his tone, "seeing one civil answer deserves another, when was Prince Mahommed here?" "In person? Never." "Oh, he must have been." "Why do you say so?"
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