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to economize speech in true Turkish fashion, is 

 often the only expression of surprise presented, 

 no superfluous words being wasted. The mis- 

 tress of the house then brought us a coin, evi- 

 dently regarded by her as of no small value, from 

 the number of mummy cloths and old rags in 

 which she had swaddled it ; but on our remarking 

 that it was of no value, it was thrown away with 

 great contempt. 



The ruins of Tchookoorbye were visible from 

 the village, and the two plains appeared to be 

 separated only by a slight undulation of ground, 

 on which were said to be a few tombs ; we could 

 hear of no other ruins but those of Kapaklee, 

 said to be beyond some hills that lay about an 

 hour distant on our right, intercepting our view 

 of the eastern horizon. These were probably 

 the ruins of Aperlae visited and examined 

 by Mr. Cockerell. At the far end of the plain, 

 about a mile from the village, we came to a 

 sarcophagus, which stands enclosed in a corn- 

 field. On the tablet facing the south, was a 

 Greek inscription, tolerably legible. It proved 

 of great interest, from its having been erected 

 to a native of Phellus, the name of which town 

 was very distinct. We had now found the 



