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we were to go round by Zitza (which is out of the 

 high road to Jaiiina, and at the top of a mountain) ; 

 but when we arrived at the turn of the road 

 leading to Zitza, the Turk, with the greatest 

 imaginable coolness, declared we had made no 

 agreement of the kind, and positively refused to 

 proceed. I imagine he thought if he could save 

 himself the trouble of walking up the side of the 

 mountain on which the convent stands, he might 

 as well do so at all hazards. 



By the merest accident, I had been present at 

 the time Giovanni made the bargain with the 

 Turk at Delvino, and their conversation having 

 been carried on in Greek, I had understood what 

 they said ; so I at once stepped forward and bore 

 testimony against the Turk, who, finding himself 

 thus foiled and caught in a dishonest act by one 

 whom he least suspected, became most furious 

 and indignant, grew pale with rage, and vowed 

 we should not go to Zitza. Now, we were equally 

 determined that we would go^ so after a little 

 deliberation amongst ourselves, we very wisely 

 came to the conclusion that two Englishmen and 

 a Suliote^ were fully a match for two Greeks and 



* The Suliotes are justly celebrated for having held out for 

 many years against Ali Pasha. 



