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The watch had belonged to the lost man; he had, therefore, been robbed. "You got this from some bankrupt Pasha, Marchetto?" I inquired. Everything offered for sale in the bazaar at second hand is said to come from the establishment of a Pasha; the statement is supposed to attract foreigners. Marchetto nodded and smiled. "A Russian Pasha," I continued.
Marchetto would not give him a good price for the watch until he knew what it would fetch, and the man would not take a small sum because he believes it to be valuable. The chances are that the Lala comes from time to time to inquire if it is sold, and Marchetto shows it to him to prove that he has not got any money for it." "That sounds rather far-fetched," I observed.
It is a pretty thing, too, and would attract the attention of any foreigner." "How can you manage to watch Marchetto so closely as to get a sight of the man?" "Bribe the Jew in the next shop; or, still better, pay a hamál to spend his time in the neighborhood. The man probably comes once a week on a certain day. Keep the watch.
A little raised dome in the middle of the ceiling admitted light and air. Marchetto disappeared for a moment, and instantly returned with two cups of Turkish coffee on a pewter salver, which he deposited on a stool before us. He evidently meant business, for he began to talk of the weather, and seemed in no hurry to show us the object he had vaguely mentioned.
I motioned to Paul that we had better go: he rose without a word. "Good-by, Marchetto," I said. "I will come back in a day or two and bargain with you." "It is birindjí by my head first quality" were the last words we heard as we left the Jew amongst his stuffs.
I begin to think that Alexander did some absurdly rash thing, followed some veiled Turkish woman, as he would have done before if I had not stopped him, was seized, imprisoned in some cellar or other, and ultimately murdered." "It looks like it," I answered. "Of course I would not buy the watch outright, because as long as it is not paid for I have a hold upon Marchetto.
"Marchetto may have had it in his keeping ever since Alexander disappeared. The Lala would not wait as long as that. He would take it to some one else." "No, I do not believe so," said Gregorios thoughtfully. "Besides, it may not have been brought to the Jew more than a week ago. Those fellows do not part with jewelry unless they need money.
I told you about it at Carvel Place. Very well. I cannot help thinking that the negro who took the watch to Marchetto was the one who accompanied those two Turkish women. The man was exasperated. He probably knew us by sight, for we had constantly met him and the lady with the thick yashmak. They had often seen us come out of the Russian embassy. No complaint was ever made against Alexander.
He says he had left a watch with you to be sold, and that now he can get neither the watch nor the money. You like to keep your customers waiting when they have anything to sell, Marchetto. How long is it since he gave you the watch?" "On my head, it is only three weeks," answered the Jew. "How can I sell a watch in three weeks and get the money for it?
He found the latter mopping his forehead, and talking excitedly to a couple of sympathetic Hebrews who had entered his place of business. On seeing Balsamides they immediately left the shop. "I have sent him away," said Gregorios. "He will not trouble you again." "It is not my fault if the dog of a Turk is angry," answered Marchetto. "I hardly know.
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