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So he set off with me and brought up in the twinkling of an eye at a street known as Darb al-Munkari, where I said to him, "Go in and ask for the Syndic's mansion." He was absent a while and then returned and said, "Alight."
But I was obliged to deliver my despatches first," replied Vanslyperken. "But I thought you always took your despatches to the Stadt House?" "Well, so I do, Babette; I have just come from thence." This was enough for Babette; it proved that his visit to the syndic's was intended to be concealed! she was too prudent to let him know that she had traced him. "Why, Mr Vanslyperken, you look very ill.
The syndic's house was too well known not to be immediately pointed out to him, and in ten minutes he found himself, with the sailors at his heels who had been ordered to carry up his baggage, at a handsomely-carved door painted in bright green, and with knockers of massive brass which glittered in the sun.
Next day, she mounted and, riding to his house, went in to his wife who rose up and kissed her hands and thanked her for her kindness. There she saw Ghanim's mother and sister whom the Syndic's wife had taken to the Hammam and clothed afresh, so that the traces of their former condition became manifest upon them.
Worst of all, he was uneasy, fancying he was very shrewd that he caught a glimpse, under the Fourth Syndic's manner, of another man: that he detected signs of emotion, a feverishness and imperiousness not quite explained by the circumstances. He got the notion from this that the Fourth Syndic had learned more from Basterga than he had disclosed.
"Why not?" "Papers for the State were one thing," she stammered in confusion; "but to take this a bottle would be stealing!" The Syndic's eyes sparkled. His passion overcame him. "Girl, don't play with me!" he cried. "Don't dare to play with me!"
So he set off with me and brought me in the twinkling of an eye to a by-street called El Munkeri, where I bade him go in and enquire for the Syndic's house.
But I was obliged to deliver my despatches first," replied Vanslyperken. "But I thought you always took your despatches to the Stadt House?" "Well, so I do, Babette; I have just come from thence." This was enough for Babette, it proved that his visit to the syndic's was intended to be concealed; she was too prudent to let him know that she had traced him. "Why, Mr Vanslyperken, you look very ill.
It was Baudichon, his double chin more pendulent, his massive face more dully wistful than ordinary; for the times had got upon the Councillor's nerves, and day by day he grew more anxious, slept worse of nights, and listened much before he went to bed. "Messer Blondel," he called out, in a voice more peremptory than was often addressed to the Fourth Syndic's ear. "Messer Syndic!
When the Khalif heard this, he turned to his attendants and said, 'Bring hither to me Ghanim. So Jaafer went to fetch him: but Cout el Culoub forewent him to the syndic's house and told Ghanim that the Khalif had sent for him and enjoined him to eloquence and self-possession and pleasant speech.
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