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    startedonhearingthese;

    andhereeredessageandthering;and

    thennerinadeaslave”andeffect

    didthisdisurseproduce”anxiouslyinquiredalbert”iacknowledge

    itaffep

    ”anhepresidentcarelesslyopenedtheletterhhadbeen

    broughttohibutthefirstlinesarousedhisattention;hereadthebr 》

    againandagain;andfixinghiseyesondercerf;unt;saidhe;

    youhavesaidthatthevizierofyaninanfidedhiser

    toyourcareyes;sir;repliedrcerf;butinthat;likeallthe

    rest;sfortunepursuedonretu;vasilikiandherdaughter

    haideehaddisappeareddidyouknointicyhthe

    pashaandhisunlitednfidencehadgainedanintroductionto

    theandihadseenthebovetes

    ”haveyouanyideaeofthees;sir;iheardtheyhad

    fallenvictitotheirsorrootheirpovertyiwas

    notrich;life;to

    greatregretthepresidentfroperceptiblygentlen;said

    he;youhaveheardthetedercerfsdefencecanyou;sir;

    produceanynessestothetruthof
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    youhaveassertedalas;

    no;nsieur;repliedtheunt;allthosehevizier;

    oreathisurt;areeitherdeadorgonea

    yuntryn;survivedthat

    dreadfulhelettersofalitepelini;hihave

    placedbeforeyou;thering;atokenofhisgoodhishere;

    and;lastly;thestnvinous

    attack;andthatistheabsenceofanyyveracityand

    thepurityoflitarylifearrofapprobationranthroughthe

    assely;andatthisnt;albert;hadnothingretranspired;your

    fathersainedtoputittothevote;

    ed:gentlenandyou;nsieur;youwill

    notbedispleased;ipresu;tolistentooneselfavery

    iortantselfheis;doubtless;

    etoprovetheperfectinnocenceofourlleaguehereisaletter

    ihavejustreceivedonthesubject;shallitberead;orshallit

    bepassedoverandshallde

    rcerftuedpale;andclinchedhishandsonthepapersheheld

    thetteedecidedtoheartheletter;theunthoughtfuland

    silentthepresidentread:

    ”president;icanfuishthetteeofinquiryintothe

    nduorcerfinepirusandin

    cedoniaportantparticulars

    ”thepresidentpaused;andtheunttuedpalethepresidentlooked

    athisauditorsproceed;

    resud:

    ”ihespotatthedeathofalipashaiduringhis

    lastntsiknoeofvasilikiandhaideeiatthe

    ndofthettee;andevenclaihehonorofbeingheardi

    shallbeinthelobbyhisnoteisdeliveredtoyou

    ”andyaskedtheunt;in

    atoneinhereerationweshallknow;

    sir;repliedthepresidentisthetteeohearthis

    nessyes;yes;theyallsaidatoncethedoorkeeperwas

    calledisthereanyoneinthelobbysaidthepresident

    ”yes;sirpaniedbyaservantevery

    onelookedathisneighborbringherin;saidthepresidentfive

    nutesafterthedoorkeeperagainappeared;alleyeswerefixedon

    thedoor;andi;”saidbeaucha;”sharedthegeneralexpectationand

    anxietybehindthedoorkeeperanenvelopedinalarge

    veil;pletelyncealedheritherfigure

    andtheperfusshehadabouther;thatsheidiousin

    hertastes;butthatrequestedhertothrow

    asideherveil;andithenseenthatshehegrecian

    stu;andarkablybeautiful”

    ”ah;”saidalbert;”itwasshe”

    ”who”

    ”haidee”

    ”oldyouthat”

    ”alas;iguessitbutgoon;beaucalndstrong

    andyetustbedrahedisclosure”

    ”dercerf;”ntinuedbeaucha;”lookedatthisanh

    surpriseandterrorherlipstopasshissentenceoflifeor

    deathtothetteetheadventureraordinaryandcurious;

    thattheinteresttheyhadfeltfortheuntssafetybecanoe

    asendarytterthepresidenthielfadvancedtoplaceaseatfor

    theyounglady;butshedeclinedavailingherselfofitasforthe

    unt;hehadfallenonhischair;itthathislegsrefused

    tosupporthi

    ”da;saidthepresident;youhaveengagedtofuishthe

    tteeeiortantparticularsrespectingtheaffair

    atyanina;andyouhavestatedthatyounessofthe

    eventihestranger;hatoneofs

    lancholy;andhthesonorousvoicepeculiartotheeast

    ”butalloetosaythatyousthavebeenveryyoungtheniwas

    fouryearsold;butasthoseeventsdeeplynceed;notasingle

    detailhasescapedryinanneruldtheseevents

    nceyouandadesodeepan

    iressiononyouontheependedfatherslife;repliedshe

    iaaidee;thedaughterofalitepelini;pashaofyanina;andof

    vasiliki;hisbelovedwife

    ”theblushofngledprideanddestyhe

    cheeksoftheyoungan;thebrilliancyofhereye;andherhighly

    iortantnication;producedanindescribableeffectonthe

    asselyasfortheunt;heuldnothavebeenreoveredif

    athunderbolthadfallenathisfeetandopenedaniensegulfbefore

    hida;repliedthepresident;bohprofoundrespect;

    alloetoaskonequestion;itshallbethelast:canyouprovethe

    authenticityofyouhavenoatedican;sir;saidhaidee;

    draunderherveilasatinsatchelhighlyperfud;forhere

    istheregisterofbirth;signedbyfatherandhisprincipal

    offiybaptisfatherhavingnsentedtobeing

    broughtupinthersfaith;thislatterhasbeensealedbythe

    grandpriteofost

    iortant;thererdofthesaleofpersonandthatofther

    totheaianrchantelkobbir;bythefrenchofficer;who;inhis

    infausbargainhtheporte;hadreservedashispartofthebooty

    thehesoldforthesuf

    fourhundredthousandfrancsagreenishpallorspreadovertheunts

    putations;

    blyinoussilence

    ”haidee;stillcalbutnessredreadfulthantheangerof

    anotherothepresidentthererdofhersale;

    eofthepapersghtbein

    thearabian;roic;orturkishlanguage;andtheinterpreterofthe

    houseiliar

    ousegyptian

    caaign;follohhiseyeasthetranslatorreadaloud:

    ”i;elkobbir;aslaverofhis

    highness;ae

    eeror;frohefrenonteerald

    valuedateighthundredthousandfrancs;astheransofayoung

    edhaidee;theacknowledged

    daughterofthelatelordalitepelini;pashaofyanina;andof

    vasiliki;hisfavorite;shehavingbeensoldtosevenyears

    previously;other;nstantinople;

    byafrenchlonelintheserviceofthevizieralitepe
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    lini;nad

    feandndegotheaboventionedpurchaseadeonhishighnesss

    aoffourhundredthousand

    francs

    ”givenatnstantinople;byauthorityofhishighness;intheyear

    1247ofthehegira

    ”signedelkobbir

    ”thatthisrerdshouldhavealldueauthority;itshallbearthe

    ierialseal;hevendorisboundtohaveaffixedtoit

    ”neartherchantssignaturetherehesealofthe

    sublieeroradreadfulsilencefollohereadingofthis

    docunt;theuntuldonlystare;andhisgaze;fixedasif

    unnsedoneoffireandbloodda;said

    thepresident;yreferenontecristo;

    heunt

    ofnteyfosterfather;hasbeeninnodythelastthree

    days

    ”hen;hasunselledyoutotakethisstep;oneforh

    theurtisdeeplyindebtedtoyou;andlynatural;

    nsideringyourbirthandyoursfortunessir;repliedhaidee;

    ihavebeenledtotakethisstepfrofeelingofrespectandgrief

    althoughae;ihavealto

    revengeillustriousfathersinceisetfootinfrance;andknew

    thetraitorlivedinparis;ihavechedcarefullyiliveretired

    inthehouseofnobleprotechoiceilove

    retirentandsilence;becauseicanliveythoughtsand

    relleontee

    ignorantofnothinghpassesin

    theyapartnts;forinstance;i

    seealltheneal;aseof

    sic;andbythuschingtheurseofthelifeofothers;ileaed

    oinginthehouseofpeers;ando

    takeplacethisevening;thenie

    ”then;rerkedthepresident;theuntofntecristoknows

    nothingofyourpresentproceedingsheisquiteuna;and

    ihavebutonefear;hatheshoulddisapproveofi

    havedonebutitisagloriousdayfor;ntinuedtheyounggirl;

    raisingherardentgazetoheaven;thatonlastan

    opportunityofavengingfather

    ”theunthadnotutteredoneehis

    lleagueslookedathianddoubtlesspitiedhisprospects;blighted

    undertheperfudbreathofaanhisseryedin

    sinisterlinesonhisuntenancedercerf;saidthepresident;

    doyouregnizethisladyasthedaughterofalitepelini;pashaof

    yaninano;saidrcerf;attetingtorise;itisabaseplot;

    ntrivedbyeneeshaidee;he

    door;asifexpectingsoone;tuedhastily;and;seeingtheunt

    standing;shrieked;youdonotknoesaidsheunately

    regnizeyouyouarefeandndego;thefrenchofficerwholed

    thetroopsofnoblefatheritisyouhecastleof

    yaninaitisyoutonstantinople;totreaththe

    eerorforthelifeordeathofyourbenefactor;broughtbackafalse

    ndategrantingfullpardonitisyouandate;obtained

    thepashasring;;thefirekeeper

    itisyouitisyouytherand;to

    therchant;elkobbirassassin;assassin;assassin;youhavestillon

    yourbroastersbloodlook;gentlen;all

    ”theseandevidenttruth;

    thateveryeyeselfpassed

    hishandacrossit;asifhefeltalisbloodstilllingeringthere

    youpositivelyregnizedercerfastheofficer;feand

    ndegoindeedidoyther;itwasyouwho

    said;”youher;youinedtobe

    alstaqueenlookan;itishehers

    headonthepointofaspear;itisheishewhoforsook

    uslookhisrighthand;onhhehasalargewound;ifyou

    forgothisfeatures;youbythathand;intohfell;

    onebyone;thegoldpieerchantelkobbir”ikno

    ah;lethiaynoeeachwordfelllikea

    daggeronrcerf;anddeprivedhifaportionofhisenergy;asshe

    utteredthelast;hehidhistilatedhandhastilyinhisbosoand

    fellbackonhisseat;overedbychednessanddespairthis

    sblyrespectingthe

    accusedunt

    ”untofrcerf;saidthepresident;donotalloobe

    partialas

    thatofgod;itpledonbyyourenees

    houtgivingyouanopportunityofdefendingyourselfshallfurther

    inquiriesbedeshallteersofthehousebesenttoyanina

    speakreerslookedateachother

    per;itst

    be;indeed;adreadfulbloofuragetodefend

    hielftheyexpectedthathisstupefiedsilencewouldbefollowedbya

    fieryoutbursthepresident;isyourdecision

    ”ihavenoreplytoke;saidtheuntinaloone

    ”hasthedaughterofalitepelinispokenthetruthsaidthe

    presidentisshe;then;theterriblenesstohargeyoudare

    notplead”notguilty”haveyoureallyttedthecrisofh

    youareahanexpressionh

    ghthavesoftenedtigers;buthisjudgesthen

    heraisedhiseyestodiately;

    asifhefearedtheroofohisdistressedview

    thatsendtribunaledgod

    then;ovent;hetoreopenhisat;edto

    stiflehiandfletherooikeadn;hisfootstepwasheard

    onentintherridor;thentherattlingofhiscarriagewheels

    asheen;saidthepresident;when

    silenceorcerfnvictedoffelony;

    treason;andnductunbeingaerofthishouseyes;replied

    alltheersofthetteeofinquiryousvoice

    ”haideehadreineduntiltheeetingsheheardthe

    untssentencepronouncedhoutbetrayinganexpressionofjoyor

    pity;thendraajesticallytothe

    uncillors;andlefththatdignifiedsteptributes

    tohisgoddesses”

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    thechallenge

    ”then;”ntinuedbeaucha;”itookadvantageofthesilenceand

    thedarknesstoleavethehousehoutbeingseentheusherwho

    hadintrodue

    throughtherridorstoaprivateentranceopeningintotheruede

    vaugirardileftingledfeelingsofsorroexcuse

    ;albert;sorro;anddelighththatnoblegirl;

    thuspursuingpatealvengeanceyes;albert;froversourcethe

    bloayhaveproy;butthateneisonly

    theagentofprovidence”albertheldhisheadbetweenhishands;

    heraisedhisface;redeandbathedintears;andseizing

    beauchasar”friend;”saidhe;”lifeisendedicannot

    calysayust

    disverei

    shallkillhiorheeirelyonyourfriendshiptoassist

    ;beauyourheart”

    ”ntet;friendhoisfortuneaffectyouno;happily

    thatunjustprej
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