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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