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as I never judge so badly of any one as, without 

 good grounds of suspicion to the contrary, to 

 doubt the integrity of his motives, I firmly believe 

 he did think so ; but I must here put in a paren- 

 thesis, that all Turks are not so particular, that a 

 good many do drink wine and spirits, though not 

 to such an excess as in our own country, and of 

 Champagne they will all consume any quantity. 

 Our surrigee, therefore, being a good Mussulman, 

 cut off and threw away that part of his bread 

 which had been contaminated by its contact with 

 the wine, and set himself down to enjoy the rest 

 with some white and fresh goat cheese, with 

 which he was furnished by the khan-gee. 



Poor fellow, his troubles were not half over ; 

 just as he was comfortably established, with his 

 legs crossed in one corner of the khan yard, and 

 his bread and small earthenware pan containin g 

 his cheese in front of him, one of the horses took 

 it into his head that a saddle with all its appur- 

 tenances was very uncomfortable, and that a 

 good roll on the ground would be exceedingly 

 pleasant after his six hours' trot ; accordingly, 

 down he went, to the detriment of saddle, 

 sword, umbrella, and all the various articles 

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