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squatted the proud Osmanli merchant , smoking his eternal chibouque , immovable in his serious gravity . If you purchase an article , he delivers it to you , and pockets your money without moving a muscle of his face , or indulging in an unnecessary gesture . If you object to the price , with equal tranquillity he puts it back in its place , and smokes on . Mademoiselle Kate found this gravity
piquant , and spent half an hour in endeavouring , with various wiles , to draw a grey-bearded Turk , of highly picturesque appearance and almost preternatural solemnity , into a smile . At last she succeeded ; and , certainly , the offer of his coronet , hand , and heart , from the loftiest duke in England , would not have elated her so much as this triumph .
The Armenians , generally fine , patriarchal , honest-looking fellows , also proved most attractive . They were as silent and dignified as theOsmanlis ; but there was a suave grace in their dignity , —an air of bland politeness in their way of laying one hand on their hearts , when exhibiting an article , that produced an immense effect . — ( N . B . Articles purchased from these fascinating individuals were ^ always dear , but not always good . ) Our excitement was crowned by the various female figures , gliding about in their i / achmaks , —above which gleamed dark flashing eves
—making one think of Byron , bow-strings , black eunuchs , and the sack finale of many fair dames . But , alas ! not the liveliest imagination could convert the waddle of these ladies into a graceful motion—it is hopelessly awkward . These bazaars are like all those in the great Eastern towns , strongly built , covered with domes , and supported by pilasters .
Our next visit was to the mosque ot the Sultan Achmet . It is on the same plan of all those edifices : —a courtyard in front is adorned with a fountain , and shaded by the foliage of cypress and plantain trees ; numerous colonies of doves , which are favourite birds with Mahometans , add a gentle beauty to the entourage ; and in this luxurious shade , the Moslem devotee dreams away" The long sunny lapse of a summer ' s daylight . "
"Within , a species of hall is decorated with columns of jasper , marble , and porphyry ; the whole covered with a dome , beside which the slender , graceful minaret springs up into mid air . How great a change have a few years made in Moslem intolerance ; not ten years since it would have been a work of difficulty , not to say danger , to gain access to a Mahometan temple ; now ., a few piastres I 1 • 11 1 . . 11 ~ W . 1 . ¦*• - *
to the muzzm will gam admittance to any traveller . 1 rather think that the adventurous spirit of Miss P would have been better pleased had she been compelled to don Mahometan garb , and venture to gratify her curiosity at the risk of her life . —( N . B . The lady denies the imputation . ) On our return to Pera from the mosque , encountered the Sultan , and were fortunate enough to get a very good view of him . He is a melancholy , irresolute-looking , but handsome man , with
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squatted the proud Osmanli merchant , smoking his eternal chibouque , immovable in his serious gravity . If you purchase an article , he delivers it to you , and pockets your money without moving a muscle of his face , or indulging in an unnecessary gesture . If you object to the price , with equal tranquillity he puts it back in its place , and smokes on . Mademoiselle Kate found this gravity
piquant , and spent half an hour in endeavouring , with various wiles , to draw a grey-bearded Turk , of highly picturesque appearance and almost preternatural solemnity , into a smile . At last she succeeded ; and , certainly , the offer of his coronet , hand , and heart , from the loftiest duke in England , would not have elated her so much as this triumph .
The Armenians , generally fine , patriarchal , honest-looking fellows , also proved most attractive . They were as silent and dignified as theOsmanlis ; but there was a suave grace in their dignity , —an air of bland politeness in their way of laying one hand on their hearts , when exhibiting an article , that produced an immense effect . — ( N . B . Articles purchased from these fascinating individuals were ^ always dear , but not always good . ) Our excitement was crowned by the various female figures , gliding about in their i / achmaks , —above which gleamed dark flashing eves
—making one think of Byron , bow-strings , black eunuchs , and the sack finale of many fair dames . But , alas ! not the liveliest imagination could convert the waddle of these ladies into a graceful motion—it is hopelessly awkward . These bazaars are like all those in the great Eastern towns , strongly built , covered with domes , and supported by pilasters .
Our next visit was to the mosque ot the Sultan Achmet . It is on the same plan of all those edifices : —a courtyard in front is adorned with a fountain , and shaded by the foliage of cypress and plantain trees ; numerous colonies of doves , which are favourite birds with Mahometans , add a gentle beauty to the entourage ; and in this luxurious shade , the Moslem devotee dreams away" The long sunny lapse of a summer ' s daylight . "
"Within , a species of hall is decorated with columns of jasper , marble , and porphyry ; the whole covered with a dome , beside which the slender , graceful minaret springs up into mid air . How great a change have a few years made in Moslem intolerance ; not ten years since it would have been a work of difficulty , not to say danger , to gain access to a Mahometan temple ; now ., a few piastres I 1 • 11 1 . . 11 ~ W . 1 . ¦*• - *
to the muzzm will gam admittance to any traveller . 1 rather think that the adventurous spirit of Miss P would have been better pleased had she been compelled to don Mahometan garb , and venture to gratify her curiosity at the risk of her life . —( N . B . The lady denies the imputation . ) On our return to Pera from the mosque , encountered the Sultan , and were fortunate enough to get a very good view of him . He is a melancholy , irresolute-looking , but handsome man , with