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nce,butalinedthegrottoall
over,butheslightesttraceofanyopening;they
saythatthedoorisnotopenedbyakey,butagicword”
”decidedly,”tteredfranz,”thisisanarabiannightsadventure”
”hisexcellencysforyou,”saidavoice,hheregnizedas
thatofthesentinelhepaniedbytheyachtscrew
franzdrehispoan
hoututteringaheybandagedhiseyes
ttingso
indisisethatheake
theleastattettoraisethebandageheprosedthenhistwoguides
tookhisar,andhe,andprecededbythe
sentinelaftergoingaboutthirtypaces,heslttheappetizingodor
ofthekidthating,andknehusthathehe
bivouac;theythenledhinaboutfiftypacesfarther,evidently
advancingtohatpartoftheshoreheyallow
gaetanotogoarefusalheuldnoprehendpresently,byachange
intheatsphere,heknehattheyeringacave;aftergoing
onforafeoreheheardaas
thoughtheatsphereagainchanged,andbecabalandperfudat
lengthhisfeettouchedonathickandsoftcarpet,andhisguideslet
gotheirholdofhithereontssilence,andthenavoice,in
excellentfrench,although,e,sir
ibegyouoveyourbandage”itybesupposed,then,franz
didnotission,buttookoff
thehandkerselfinthepresenanfrobr >
thirtyeighttofortyyearsofage,dressedinatunisianstuthat
istosay,aredcaphalongbluesilktassel,avestofblackcloth
eroideredhgold,pantaloonsofdeepred,largeandfullgaiters
ofthesalor,eroideredhgoldlikethevest,andyellow
slippers;hehadasplendidcashreroundhisall
sharpandcrookedcangiarhroughhisgirdlealthoughofa
palenessthatostlivid,thisnhadarerkablyhandsoface;
hiseyesratingandsparkling;hisnose,quitestraight,and
projectingdirectfrohebrohepuregreektype,while
histeeth,asirationbytheblack
stachethatencircledthe
hispalloredtopertaintoonewhohad
beenlongentoed,andingthehealthyglow
andhueoflifeheelyade,
and,likethenofthesouth,hadsllhandsandfeetbut
astonishedfranz,reatedgaetanosdescriptionasafable,
entinselftheentire
chaersonbrocade,hflowersofgoldin
arecessountedhastandofarabianswords
insilverscabbards,andthehandlesresplendents;frohe
ceilinghungalaofveianglass,ofbeautifulshapeandlor,
hefeetrestedonaturkeycarpet,inheysunktothe
instep;tapestryhungbeforethedoorbyered,and
alsoinfrontofanotherdoor,leadingintoasendapartnth
seedtobebrilliantlyillunatedthehostgavefranztito
reverfroissurprise,and,reover,retuedlookforlook,not
eventakinghiseyesoffhi”sir,”hesaid,afterapause,”athousand
excusesfortheprecautiontakeninyourintroductionhither;butas,
duringthegreaterportionoftheyear,thisislandisdeserted,ifthe
secretofthisabodey
retuteoraryretirentinastateofgreatdisorder,hwould
beexe,butbecause
ishouldnothavethe
alltherestofnkindatpleasureletnoakeyou
forgetthisteoraryunpleasantness,andofferyounodoubtyou
didnotexpecttofindherethatistosay,atolerablesupperand
prettyfortablebeds”
”foi,dearsir,”repliedfranz,”kenoapologiesihave
alhattheybandagepeopleseyesrateenchanted
palaces,forinstance,thoseofraoulinthehuguenots,andreally
ihavenothingtoplainof,forakesthinkofthe
hearabiannights”
”alas,iysayhlucullus,ifiuldhaveanticipatedthehonorof
yourvisit,iyhertage,
itisatyourdisposal;suchasissupper,itisyourstoshare,if
youontthetapestryved
aside,andanubian,blackasebony,anddressedinaplaiunic,
deasigntohissterthatall
”noy
opinion,butithinknothingisreannoyingthantoreintwoor
threehourstogethereorappellationhoo
addressoneanotherprayobserve,thatitoochrespectthelawsof
hospitalitytoaskyouaortitleionlyrequestyoutogiveone
byayhavethepleasureofaddressingyouasforself,
thatiyputyouatyourease,itellyouthatiaenerallycalled
sinbadthesailor”
”andi,”repliedfranz,”ellyou,asionlyrequirehiswonderful
latokepreciselylikealaddin,thatiseenoreasonthis
ntishouldnotbecalledaladdinthatgoingaway
froheeasttetedtothinkihavebeennveyedbyso
goodgenius”
”phitryon,”you
heardourrepastannounced,akethetroubletoenterthe
diningrooyourhuleservantgoingfirsttoshohethese
ovingasidethetapestry,sinbadprecededhisguestfranz
noent;thetablewassplendidly
vered,andonportantpointhecasthiseyes
aroundhithediningrooe
hadjustleft;itarble,hantiquebasreliefsof
prient,hwas
oblong,agnificentstatues,havingbasketsintheirhands
thesebasketsntainedfourpyradsofstsplendidfruit;therewere
silaga,orangesfrohebalearic
isles,peatunisthesuppesisted
ofaroastpheasantgaished
hjelly,aquarterofakidhtartarsauce,aglorio
... </P></TD>
nce,butalinedthegrottoall
over,butheslightesttraceofanyopening;they
saythatthedoorisnotopenedbyakey,butagicword”
”decidedly,”tteredfranz,”thisisanarabiannightsadventure”
”hisexcellencysforyou,”saidavoice,hheregnizedas
thatofthesentinelhepaniedbytheyachtscrew
franzdrehispoan
hoututteringaheybandagedhiseyes
ttingso
indisisethatheake
theleastattettoraisethebandageheprosedthenhistwoguides
tookhisar,andhe,andprecededbythe
sentinelaftergoingaboutthirtypaces,heslttheappetizingodor
ofthekidthating,andknehusthathehe
bivouac;theythenledhinaboutfiftypacesfarther,evidently
advancingtohatpartoftheshoreheyallow
gaetanotogoarefusalheuldnoprehendpresently,byachange
intheatsphere,heknehattheyeringacave;aftergoing
onforafeoreheheardaas
thoughtheatsphereagainchanged,andbecabalandperfudat
lengthhisfeettouchedonathickandsoftcarpet,andhisguideslet
gotheirholdofhithereontssilence,andthenavoice,in
excellentfrench,although,e,sir
ibegyouoveyourbandage”itybesupposed,then,franz
didnotission,buttookoff
thehandkerselfinthepresenanfrobr >
thirtyeighttofortyyearsofage,dressedinatunisianstuthat
istosay,aredcaphalongbluesilktassel,avestofblackcloth
eroideredhgold,pantaloonsofdeepred,largeandfullgaiters
ofthesalor,eroideredhgoldlikethevest,andyellow
slippers;hehadasplendidcashreroundhisall
sharpandcrookedcangiarhroughhisgirdlealthoughofa
palenessthatostlivid,thisnhadarerkablyhandsoface;
hiseyesratingandsparkling;hisnose,quitestraight,and
projectingdirectfrohebrohepuregreektype,while
histeeth,asirationbytheblack
stachethatencircledthe
hispalloredtopertaintoonewhohad
beenlongentoed,andingthehealthyglow
andhueoflifeheelyade,
and,likethenofthesouth,hadsllhandsandfeetbut
astonishedfranz,reatedgaetanosdescriptionasafable,
entinselftheentire
chaersonbrocade,hflowersofgoldin
arecessountedhastandofarabianswords
insilverscabbards,andthehandlesresplendents;frohe
ceilinghungalaofveianglass,ofbeautifulshapeandlor,
hefeetrestedonaturkeycarpet,inheysunktothe
instep;tapestryhungbeforethedoorbyered,and
alsoinfrontofanotherdoor,leadingintoasendapartnth
seedtobebrilliantlyillunatedthehostgavefranztito
reverfroissurprise,and,reover,retuedlookforlook,not
eventakinghiseyesoffhi”sir,”hesaid,afterapause,”athousand
excusesfortheprecautiontakeninyourintroductionhither;butas,
duringthegreaterportionoftheyear,thisislandisdeserted,ifthe
secretofthisabodey
retuteoraryretirentinastateofgreatdisorder,hwould
beexe,butbecause
ishouldnothavethe
alltherestofnkindatpleasureletnoakeyou
forgetthisteoraryunpleasantness,andofferyounodoubtyou
didnotexpecttofindherethatistosay,atolerablesupperand
prettyfortablebeds”
”foi,dearsir,”repliedfranz,”kenoapologiesihave
alhattheybandagepeopleseyesrateenchanted
palaces,forinstance,thoseofraoulinthehuguenots,andreally
ihavenothingtoplainof,forakesthinkofthe
hearabiannights”
”alas,iysayhlucullus,ifiuldhaveanticipatedthehonorof
yourvisit,iyhertage,
itisatyourdisposal;suchasissupper,itisyourstoshare,if
youontthetapestryved
aside,andanubian,blackasebony,anddressedinaplaiunic,
deasigntohissterthatall
”noy
opinion,butithinknothingisreannoyingthantoreintwoor
threehourstogethereorappellationhoo
addressoneanotherprayobserve,thatitoochrespectthelawsof
hospitalitytoaskyouaortitleionlyrequestyoutogiveone
byayhavethepleasureofaddressingyouasforself,
thatiyputyouatyourease,itellyouthatiaenerallycalled
sinbadthesailor”
”andi,”repliedfranz,”ellyou,asionlyrequirehiswonderful
latokepreciselylikealaddin,thatiseenoreasonthis
ntishouldnotbecalledaladdinthatgoingaway
froheeasttetedtothinkihavebeennveyedbyso
goodgenius”
”phitryon,”you
heardourrepastannounced,akethetroubletoenterthe
diningrooyourhuleservantgoingfirsttoshohethese
ovingasidethetapestry,sinbadprecededhisguestfranz
noent;thetablewassplendidly
vered,andonportantpointhecasthiseyes
aroundhithediningrooe
hadjustleft;itarble,hantiquebasreliefsof
prient,hwas
oblong,agnificentstatues,havingbasketsintheirhands
thesebasketsntainedfourpyradsofstsplendidfruit;therewere
silaga,orangesfrohebalearic
isles,peatunisthesuppesisted
ofaroastpheasantgaished
hjelly,aquarterofakidhtartarsauce,aglorio
... </P></TD>