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From Kashgar, Marco Polo diverged a little to the west, to Samarcand, a large town inhabited by Saracens and Christians, then to Yarkand, a city frequented by caravans trading between India and Northern Asia; passing by Khotan, the capital of the province of that name, and by Pein, a town whose situation is uncertain, but in a part of the country where chalcedony and jasper abound.

"It would be a pity to separate the boys, after they have been so long together, and have got to be so much used to each other. Their characters are so identical, too, that they are more like brothers than very distant relatives." "Dey will like one anot'er all de petter for pein' a little tifferent, den," answered the Colonel, drily. Dirck and I were no more alike than a horse resembles a mule.

Ihr führt ins Leben uns hinein; Ihr lässt den armen schuldig werden; Dann übergiebt Ihr ihm der Pein, Denn alle Schuld rächt sich auf Erden.

I have the honor of having antedated Fourcau in demonstrating the importance of Temassinin as a geometrical point for the passage of caravans, and of selecting the place where Captain Pein has just now constructed a fort. The junction for the roads that lead to Touat from Fezzan and Tibesti, Temassinin is the future seat of a marvellous Intelligence Department.

It is incredible that the nineteenth century should have put this combination to so little use; for I think the gain may be poetical as well as musical. In the Second Symphony in C minor, the first three parts are purely instrumental; but in the fourth part the voice of a contralto is heard singing these sad and simple words: "Der Mensch liegt in grösster Noth! Der Mensch liegt in grösster Pein!

Cawmill of Clenlyon, Cod curse him! came to her pedside; and he'll say to her, 'MacDhonuill, he said, for pein' a tead man he would pe knowing my name, 'MacDhonuill, he said, 'what tid you'll pe meaning py turking my posterity? And she answered and said to him, 'I pray it had peen yourself, you tamned Clenlyon. And he said to me, 'It 'll pe no coot wishing tat; it would be toing you no coot to turk me, for I'm a tead man. 'And a tamned man, says herself, and would haf taken him py ta troat, put she couldn't mofe.