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32 CONSTANTINOPLE. 
CHAP, dusty pier-glasses, in heavy gilded frames, neg- 
lected and broken, had been left, leaning against 
the wall, the whole length of one side of the 
room. Old furniture; shabby bureaus of the 
worst English work, made of oak, walnut, or 
mahogany; inlaid cabinets ; scattered fragments 
of chandeliers; scraps of paper, silk rags, and 
empty confectionary boxes; were the only 
objects in this part of the palace. 
From this room we descended into the court 
of the CAare;» ; and, having crossed it, ascended, 
by a flight of steps, to an upper terrace, for the 
purpose of examining a part of the building 
appropriated to the inferior ladies of the Seraglio. 
Finding it exactly upon the plan of the rest, 
only worse furnished, and in a more wretched 
state, we returned to quit the Charem entirely, 
and to effect our retreat into the garden. The 
Reader may imagine our consternation, upon 
finding that the great door was shut, and that 
we v/ere locked in. Listening, to ascertain if 
any one were stirring, we discovered that a 
slave had entered to feed some turkeys, who 
were gobbling and making a great noise at a 
small distance. We profited by their tumult, 
to force back the huge lock of the gate with a 
large stone ; and this fortunately yielding to our 
blows, we made our escape. 
