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Hassan And Zoolma;
put up at the serai in old Delhi , as he had a friend whom he wished to see in that place , and the next day he intended entering the imperial city . He offered Hassan a share of the accommodation which he had secured , and Hassan accepted it with gratitude . At this period Hassan observed that the servants of his friendly entertainer were very assiduous in their attentions , and were pressing around them with a forwardness and readiness which domestics do not often show . He accidentallturned his
y head , and saw how hospitably his own servants had been cared for by those of his friend , for they had surrounded them in the eagerness to display their kindness ; and he even heard one of them call out "hookah lao "— "bring the hookah . " At this moment , however , the sound of a trumpet was heard , and a dust appeared in the distance ; in fact , a body of cavalry were marching past . The worthy host hereupon gave a signal to his followerswho then immediatelwent to their respective
, y avocations ; the baggage was packed up , and they proceeded on their journey . Hassan ' s new friend casually remarked , as they now trotted on side by side , that the cavalry would in all probability require the clump of trees , and that it was better to vacate voluntarily than be kicked out , to which Hassan assented . ^ The evening brought them to the gates of the fort of Old Delhi . This place is situated about two miles from the modern and larger city
of that name . It is called the " Kullah kohna , " or old fort , which indeed it is , for it is surrounded by high walls which rise abruptly out of the plain ground , and would form a very respectable defence against an army not accompanied by heavy artillery . Within the walls is a complete town , which may contain from five to ten thousand inhabitants of
all castes and kinds . It is more remarkable , perhaps , as the remains of a very splendid musjid , or mosque , than for anything else . This very majestic building is of great antiquity , and cannot fail to inspire the beholder with feelings of awe . It was in the serai of this place that the travellers were assembled shortly after their arrival ; here preparations were made for passing the night . Hassan ' s host , however , left the serai , as he said , for the purpose of seeing his old friend in some other
quarter of the town . He shortly after returned with his friend , a man of large stature , with bushy whiskers ; both of them so earnestly entreated him to leave such uncomfortable quarters as a public serai , and to lodge in the house of his friend , that he without scruple moved with his servants into the apartments allotted to him . Orders were now given to prepare the evening repast , for the sun was fast sinking below the horizon , when Hassan , spreading out his praying carpet , kneeled with his face to the west
, the holy quarter of the caaba , and recited his evening prayers . As he rose from his kneeling posture , he muttered a few words of the formula which had been given him by Moolvee Ahumudy , as was his usual wont : the words themselves contained a form of prayer , which to ordinary ears seemed but as such , while to others who had ' been initiated , it conveyed a different meaning . A female , whose face "was closely coveredwas then proceeding to a well within the courtyard
, - , she paused , as if something had suddenly arrested her progress . A word in the lowest possible whisper issued from her lips . It ° was answered . The female , as if by accident , let fall the water-pot , in so doing her chudder , or cloth , opened , and discovered to the astonished eyes of Hassan—Zoolma . It was fortunate that no one was sufficiently near to mark a recognition that would have been , under the circumstances of the case , fatal to both parties . Both , however , soon assumed compo-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Hassan And Zoolma;
put up at the serai in old Delhi , as he had a friend whom he wished to see in that place , and the next day he intended entering the imperial city . He offered Hassan a share of the accommodation which he had secured , and Hassan accepted it with gratitude . At this period Hassan observed that the servants of his friendly entertainer were very assiduous in their attentions , and were pressing around them with a forwardness and readiness which domestics do not often show . He accidentallturned his
y head , and saw how hospitably his own servants had been cared for by those of his friend , for they had surrounded them in the eagerness to display their kindness ; and he even heard one of them call out "hookah lao "— "bring the hookah . " At this moment , however , the sound of a trumpet was heard , and a dust appeared in the distance ; in fact , a body of cavalry were marching past . The worthy host hereupon gave a signal to his followerswho then immediatelwent to their respective
, y avocations ; the baggage was packed up , and they proceeded on their journey . Hassan ' s new friend casually remarked , as they now trotted on side by side , that the cavalry would in all probability require the clump of trees , and that it was better to vacate voluntarily than be kicked out , to which Hassan assented . ^ The evening brought them to the gates of the fort of Old Delhi . This place is situated about two miles from the modern and larger city
of that name . It is called the " Kullah kohna , " or old fort , which indeed it is , for it is surrounded by high walls which rise abruptly out of the plain ground , and would form a very respectable defence against an army not accompanied by heavy artillery . Within the walls is a complete town , which may contain from five to ten thousand inhabitants of
all castes and kinds . It is more remarkable , perhaps , as the remains of a very splendid musjid , or mosque , than for anything else . This very majestic building is of great antiquity , and cannot fail to inspire the beholder with feelings of awe . It was in the serai of this place that the travellers were assembled shortly after their arrival ; here preparations were made for passing the night . Hassan ' s host , however , left the serai , as he said , for the purpose of seeing his old friend in some other
quarter of the town . He shortly after returned with his friend , a man of large stature , with bushy whiskers ; both of them so earnestly entreated him to leave such uncomfortable quarters as a public serai , and to lodge in the house of his friend , that he without scruple moved with his servants into the apartments allotted to him . Orders were now given to prepare the evening repast , for the sun was fast sinking below the horizon , when Hassan , spreading out his praying carpet , kneeled with his face to the west
, the holy quarter of the caaba , and recited his evening prayers . As he rose from his kneeling posture , he muttered a few words of the formula which had been given him by Moolvee Ahumudy , as was his usual wont : the words themselves contained a form of prayer , which to ordinary ears seemed but as such , while to others who had ' been initiated , it conveyed a different meaning . A female , whose face "was closely coveredwas then proceeding to a well within the courtyard
, - , she paused , as if something had suddenly arrested her progress . A word in the lowest possible whisper issued from her lips . It ° was answered . The female , as if by accident , let fall the water-pot , in so doing her chudder , or cloth , opened , and discovered to the astonished eyes of Hassan—Zoolma . It was fortunate that no one was sufficiently near to mark a recognition that would have been , under the circumstances of the case , fatal to both parties . Both , however , soon assumed compo-