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Then, asking him to send the petrol and some machine oil at once to the Ok Meidan, the two Englishmen reentered their carriage, dashed up the Maltese Street, past the Bank and the Economic Stores, up the Municipality Hill, and again down by a short cut to the Admiralty. It was an hour and a half since Johnson had set forth on his errand.
We went on making our way into the inner-most depths of the forest. Yegor only rarely looked upwards, and walked on serenely and confidently. I saw a high, round rampart, enclosed by a half-choked-up ditch. 'What's that? a meidan too? I inquired. 'No, answered Yegor; 'here's where the thieves' town stood. 'Long ago? 'Long ago; our grandfathers remember it. Here they buried their treasure.
When you see Benzonana, ask if he has any addresses for me: Barracombe was going to wire some from London. Many thanks, old man." Johnson said a word or two to the captain, who nodded gravely as Smith flung himself down beside the aeroplane, and, resting his head on his arms, prepared to go to sleep. The golfer knew the short cuts from the Ok Meidan to the city.
He took his own place in front of her. "Hold to my belt firmly," he told her, gathering into his hand the light rein. "Are you ready for him to rise?" He felt her little, soft hands glide in between his belt and waist. "Yes, I am quite ready," she answered, and at a word of encouragement, the great beast rose with its slow, stately swing to its feet, and Hamilton guided it towards the Meidan.
In the interval between the two batteries is seen the meidan or plain, at the extremity of which appears the balerong or hall where the sultan gives audience in public. This is an ordinary building, and serving occasionally for a warehouse, but ornamented with weapons arranged along the walls.
I might compare Belgrade to a sea-turtle, the head of which is represented by the fortress, the back of the neck by the esplanade or Kalai Meidan, the right flank by the Turkish quarter, the left by the Servian, and the ridge of the back by the street running from the esplanade to the gate of Constantinople.
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