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Updated: May 15, 2025
The Indians of that region are as fierce as alligators." "I have a few maracotes in the waistband of my trousers and this ring." "That ring is worth nothing, my friend; at any rate not more than a few reals." "A few reals! It contains a ruby, though you don't see it, worth fully five hundred piasters if I could find a customer for it."
At this moment a person wearing the uniform of the Turkish navy, made his way towards the stand from the centre of the bazaar, where he had for some minutes been intently regarding the scene, and bid "Six hundred piasters." "Seven," said the previous bidder. "Eight," continued the naval officer. "Eight fifty," responded the old Turk.
He had been at the war department, and was told he could have the six months' pay which was due him if he would take it in piasters. As they were crossing the bridge one of the bags burst open with the weight of the coins, and a quantity of them were scattered.
But what we had heard was interesting enough to be worth the promised thousand piasters, and the fare north on the government boat just starting. To make sure that Bedr did start, we called Kruger, put the whole sum into his hands, asking him to help the dragoman by buying his ticket and getting the notes changed into gold and silver.
Yusuf looks out of his doorway and sees the bed moving off and rushes after it to protect his property. "'Look here! he shouts. 'Where are you going with my brass bed? "'It isn't yours! retorts Mister Pawnbroker. 'It's mine. I loaned you eighty-seven piasters on it! "'But I've got an equity in it! You can't take it away! "'Of course I can! replies the Armenian. 'Where I goeth it will go.
With the help of Allah, in another two years I shall have saved a further sum of at least one hundred piasters, when, Inshallah, I shall return to my country and clasp my wife and children again. In the meantime you will be granting a boon to your slave, if you will consent to keep this money for me until the time for departure has come."
He may call out as much as he likes, he will not be able to run after you. "'Ooh! cried the Englishman, in convulsions of delight, 'here are three piasters for you. Fetch me a lame invalid. "And in order not to excite the suspicions of the blind man and his dog, he left the house, and pretended to be examining a fountain made of shell-work, while the lazzarone went for a third guide.
Then turning to the numerous attendants about, he said: "Take this nigger to the slave market, and see what price he will bring." The eunuch was taken to the slave market, and the highest price bid for him was fifty piasters. On hearing this, the Grand Vizier turned to the eunuch and said: "Go and tell your master what you are worth, and tell him that I think it too much by far."
Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters. And yet André Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
She added that she would give me a casket full of diamonds, one of which was alone worth two thousand piasters, and that the sale of the others would place us beyond the reach of poverty for the remainder of our life. She assured me that her master would not notice the loss of the casket, and that, if he did, he would never think of accusing her.
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