The Pacha of Many Tales

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Фредерик Марриет. The Pacha of Many Tales

Volume One–Chapter One

Volume One–Chapter Two

Volume One–Chapter Three

Volume One–Chapter Four

Volume One–Chapter Five

Volume One–Chapter Six

Volume One–Chapter Seven

Volume Two–Chapter One

Volume Two–Chapter Two

Volume Two–Chapter Three

Volume Two–Chapter Four

Volume Two–Chapter Five

Volume Two–Chapter Six

Volume Two–Chapter Seven

Volume Two–Chapter Eight

Volume Three–Chapter One

Volume Three–Chapter Two

Volume Three–Chapter Three

Volume Three–Chapter Four

Volume Three–Chapter Five

Volume Three–Chapter Six

Volume Three–Chapter Seven

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The pacha called for coffee, and in a few minutes, accompanied, as before, by Mustapha and the armed slaves, was prowling through the city in search of a story-teller. He was again fortunate, as, after a walk of half an hour, he overheard two men loudly disputing at the door of a small wine-shop, frequented by the Greeks and Franks living in the city, and into which many a slave might be observed to glide, returning with a full pitcher for the evening’s amusement of his Turkish master, who, as well as his betters, clandestinely violated the precepts of the Koran.

As usual he stopped to listen, when one of the disputants exclaimed—“I tell thee, Anselmo, it is the vilest composition that was ever drunk: and I think I ought to know, after having distilled the essence of an Ethiopian, a Jew, and a Turk.”

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“Greek, thou tellest me these casks are empty, but they do not sound so; I suspect that thou hast better wine than I have tasted: draw me off from these immediately.”

I was obliged to comply—he tasted them—vowed that the wine was exquisite, and that he would purchase the whole. I stated to him that the wine in those casks was used for flavouring the rest; and that the price was enormous, hoping that he would not pay it. He inquired how much—I asked him four times the price of the other wines.

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