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Arabian Nights as included among the delicacies 

 purchased by Amina and Zobeide when they enter- 

 tained the porter, the three calendars, and the Caliph 

 Haroun-al-Raschid. The cones are roasted over a 

 fire until they open, and the pips are then taken out 

 and peeled. They resemble small peeled almonds? 

 and have a pleasant nutty flavour. We found them 

 very nice for dessert, and they go very well with a 

 glass of sherry or Hungarian wine. 



Returning we had to make a long detour, for our 

 fishermen guides besought us to show ourselves at 

 their village. It seemed that the inhabitants were 

 very uneasy about our presence again in their neigh- 

 bourhood, and were afraid of getting into trouble with 

 the Turkish authorities, as last year the chief man 

 had been imprisoned for helping us. They wanted 

 to see with their own eyes our suwarries, so as to 

 make sure that we were travelling with the knowledge 

 of the pasha. 



When we reached their village we found all the 

 men assembled to meet us. We halted a few 

 minutes to greet them and to pay off the fishermen 

 who had served us so well. But we couldn't stay 

 long, as we had a long day's ride before us, and I 

 expect they were relieved to see the last of us. 



We were very glad to find ourselves back at the 

 Consulate, for the ride was a trying one on account 

 of the bitter cold wind which was blowing. On the 



