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He is an interesting young man, speaks Turkish and 
Persian very well, and has adopted the costume and the 
manners of the mussulmen. He dined frequently with 
me, and spoke of Mameluke Elfi Bey with enthu- 
siasm. 
At Mr. Franiondi's house also lived a black eunuch, 
who was one of the four chiefs of the grand seignior's 
seraglio. His name was Lala; he went with the guard 
to the tomb of the prophet at Medina, where, upon his 
arrival, he was mortally wounded by some soldiers who 
attacked one of his servants. Thus this man, who had 
the mildest disposition imaginable, perished by this ac- 
cident. 
One of my servants was sick in consequence of the 
fatigue he had experienced aboard the ship. There 
were many others in the same condition, in the mosque. 
One of the women who was on board with us died 
on the 21st March. Another passenger died on the 
25th, and another of my servants fell ill on the 26th. 
CHAPTER XXV. 
Voyage to Nicosia.— -Description of this town. — Architecture. — Ceremonial vi- 
sits. — Archbishop and bishops. — Contributions of the Greeks. — Women. — 
Ignorance. — Churches. — Turks. — Mosques. 
Being in the country which has been embellished 
by the Greek poets in the charming adventures of the 
mother of love, I wished to visit the celebrated Cithera, 
Idalia, Paphos, and Amatante. I therefore, accompa- 
nied only by Mr. Franiondi, his son, and four domes- 
