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Had he but bridled his cursed curiosity, and had the Count but taken the alarm in time and held his peace, all might have been well with his beloved patrona. As it was, he the one man ready to die that he might serve her had been the very one to betray her refuge. He heard the Count's laugh, and the sound of it was fuel to his anger.
Any smaller groups they might happen to meet were swept along with them. Now and then they encountered the harems of the greatest dignitaries, such as pashas and beglerbegs. It was all one, the august and exalted ladies had also to follow in the suite of the wife of Halil Patrona, the most powerful man in the realm, whose wife was the gentlest lady under Heaven.
She did not bless it in words, but when she saw that Ludwig would not renounce his undertaking, she pressed her lips to the standard which bore the patrona Hungaria. That was her blessing! Then she turned and flung herself into Katharina's arms, sobbing, while hearty cheers rose from the Volons: "Why don't you try to prevent him from going away from us?
That is why Halil Patrona would have all those houses of evil luxury burnt to the ground." "May Halil Patrona live long enough to see it come to pass. This also will I report to the Sultan." "Look sharp about it then! I will wait in your room here till you come back." "You will wait here?" "Yes, never mind about me! I have given orders that my dinner is to be sent after me here.
Since he had ventured into the Seraglio everyone had obeyed his words. The people now whispered everywhere that the Sultan was doing everything which Halil Patrona demanded. Ispirizade had already mounted the lofty pulpit when Mahmud and his suite took their places on the lofty daïs set apart for them. The chief priest's face was radiant with triumph.
"Why, 'tis only a tale, you know," said Gül-Bejáze, stroking mockingly the chin of worthy Halil Patrona, and then she resumed her story. "The Sultan commanded that Irene should be expelled from the harem, for he had no desire to see this living corpse anywhere near him, and the Sultana gave her as a present to the Padishah's nephew, the son of his own brother.
"The Sultan has so ordered it, and without his knowledge I cannot take upon myself to alter his decrees." "Very well, go to the Sultan then and get him to undo again what he has done. For the rest you can do what you like for what I care, only beware of one thing, beware lest you lose the favour of Halil Patrona!"
Halil Patrona employed the interval like a man who feels that his last hour is at hand. He would have been very short-sighted not to have perceived that judgment had already been pronounced against him, although his enemies were still doubtful how to carry it into execution. He resigned himself to his fate as it became a pious Mussulman to do.
Musli willingly offered Halil's guest a night's lodging. In return Patrona invited him to share with him a small dish of well-seasoned pilaf and a few cups of a certain forbidden fluid, which invitation the worthy Janissary accepted with alacrity. And now they crossed Halil's threshold.
Tell me, therefore, what thou dost require of the Sultan, and if thy demands be lawful and of good report they shall be granted, provided that thou dost promise to disperse thy following." Then Halil Patrona stood up before the Sulali, and with a severe and motionless countenance answered: "Our demands are few and soon told.
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