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Eggs, on the other hand, are cheap; we can buy a dozen for twopence or its equivalent in Spanish or Moorish money, and chickens cost about fivepence apiece. If Salam, M'Barak and the Maalem were travelling alone they would pay less, but a European is rarely seen, and his visit must be made memorable.
Meantime, return to thy Khan, and prepare to attend the Vakeel of thy government, who is to travel with dawn to Bangalore, the strong, the happy, the holy city. Peace be with thee! Is it not so, my son?" Barak, to whom this appeal was made, replied, "Even as my father hath spoken." Hartley had no alternative but to arise and take his leave with the usual phrase, "Salam God's peace be with you!"
I told him again that I spoke truth; and that I was brought up in a school where my master informed me what lying was, and always punished those boys that spoke untruths. 'June 11th. I returned the compliment with a salam, in the manner I was instructed; saying that I thankfully accepted his present, and am willing to obey his commands. The language which the sultan used was the Carnatic Malabar.
Well content, I emptied the gun to avoid temptation and walked back to the camp, where there was quite a fair bag. "Tell the muleteers, Salam," I said, "that they may have these birds for their supper, and that I hope they will enjoy themselves." Salam wore a rather troubled expression, I thought, as he went to the head muleteer and pointed to the spoils.
Then I had to explain through Salam that I had no power to help him, that my Government would do no more than protect me. It was hard for the applicants to learn that they must go unaided.
"Oh," she whispered fearfully, "it cannot be." "You say true when you say I have been your only friend, Miska. To-morrow he plan that you have no friend." He released her, and slowly, from the sleeve of his coat, slipped into view the curved blade of a native knife. "Ali Khan Bhai Salam!" he muttered by which formula he proclaimed himself a Thug!
Salam would merely threaten to cuff an importunate rogue who pestered us, but the Maalem would curse him so fluently and comprehensively, and extend the anathema so far in either direction, from forgotten ancestors to unborn descendants, that no native could stand up for long against the flashing eye, the quivering forefinger, the foul and bitter tongue of him.
The king looked towards Mubarak, and said, "Reconduct the prince to the seraglio, if God willing, after this year is over, I will deliver up my trust to him; let him make himself perfectly easy, and attend to his studies," Mubarak made his salam, and taking me along with him, reconducted me to the seraglio.
His eyes and posture indicated suffering, which he was enduring with stoical patience. "Salam Alaikum," said Hartley; "you are in pain, my father?" a title which he gave rather to the profession than to the years of the person he addressed. "Salam Alaikum bema sebastem," answered the Fakir; "Well is it for you that you have suffered patiently.
So we took our ease in the open patio, and the shareef's long fast was broken, and the stars came to the aid of our lanterns, and when supper was over I was well content to sit and smoke, while Salam, M'Barak, the Maalem, and the shareef sat silent round the glowing charcoal, perhaps too tired to talk.
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