THE BAZAARS. 261 



ing a caique, the wind caught the feather-like 

 pieces of money, and in a second they were at 

 the bottom of the Bosphorus. 



The celebrated bazaars of Constantinople are 

 narrow streets, covered with arched or vaulted 

 roofs, very much in the style of the Lowther 

 Arcade, in the Strand, in London ; but with this 

 difference, that the merchandize in the shops on 

 either side is laid out during the day on fixed 

 boards or counters, which slant a little towards 

 the pathway in the centre, and are removed at 

 night, and locked up in cupboards or rows of 

 shelves behind the owner of the shop. The 

 owner sits cross-legged on the board until aroused 

 by a purchaser wishing to examine some article, 

 when he officiously shews all he has, and fails not 

 to betray his anxiety to dispose of his goods at a 

 much lower price than that he first asks the unwary 

 stranger. The gates of the bazaar are always 

 closed and locked at a certain hour in the evening, 

 when the shopkeepers betake themselves to their 

 homes. 



Each trade has its distinct quarter of the 

 bazaar. There are advantages in this arrangement, 

 because, whatever one requires is easily found ; 



