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a very good fellow, and that no good fellow would 

 turn us adrift under the circumstances, even though 

 the entertainment of us might cost him a little in- 

 convenience. 



For something like another quarter of an hour we 

 followed our benevolent guide, who led us into a 

 quarter of comfortable and respectable appearance. It 

 was not inferior to the Armenian quarter of Smyrna, 

 except in respect to pictorial effect as a whole. The 

 houses were particularly good, and built in a more 

 seclusive spirit, the better ones being almost all de- 

 tached. Before one of the very best of these our 

 guide stopped. 



" Here lives the Seraph ." 



It was a domicile of most promising appearance, 

 surrounded by a garden, and in every respect snug 

 and unexceptionable. We had so lived in hopes of 

 finding this house, and so thoroughly made up our 

 minds to stop therein, that we were nearly riding at 

 once into the enclosure as if we had been invited and 

 expected. "We were discreet enough, though, to con- 

 sider that the worthy Armenian might possibly be a 

 little startled at the unexpected apparition of such a 



party, so detached K as a deputation to present 



our compliments, and accept the invitation which we 

 doubted not would follow. 



J and myself remained without the gate to 



take care of the steeds, and to expect the result of our 

 embassy. We exchanged congratulations on the good 



