58 THE SULTAN OSIMAN. 



Dendo. He wore a very common tobe, with a 

 piece of muslin over his mouth and nose, which 

 he never attempted to move, but inserted his 

 fingers under the turban, to allow free motion to 

 speak. Close beside him were his sandals, and 

 a silver pot, containing some Goora nuts, which 

 he dealt out with a liberal hand. His manners 

 were dignified and imposing, his conversation 

 free and easy, and his remarks shrewd and sen- 

 sible. He appeared to be well-informed, and 

 his manners altogether bespoke the courtier.* 



Opposite the house in which we were seated 

 was another dwelling, two stories high, at the 

 upper window of which were two fine Felatah 

 girls, who laughed and showed me some pieces 

 of lead, beaten out into the size and shape of a 

 dollar, which they wore as rings on their fingers. 

 They, no doubt, wanted dollars ; but unfortu- 

 nately we had come utterly unprovided with 

 any. 



During the audience, several of the king's 

 women would come and peep at us ; and if, 

 casually or intentionally, we turned our heads 



* He was rather good-looking about the eyes, which were 

 (lark and piercing ; and these were nearly all of his counte- 

 nance that we could discover. 



