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head. At this time another figure made his ^n^^' 
appearance, an old man, very Hke the represen- 
tations which Spagnolet painted of Diogenes, and 
quite as ragged. Placing himself on the left 
of the semicircle, with his face towards the 
Dervishes, he began to howl the same words, 
much louder, and with greater animation than 
the rest ; and, beating time with all the force 
of his arm, encouraged them to exertions they 
were almost incapable of sustaining. Many of 
them appeared to be almost exhausted, tossing 
their heads about, while their laugh presented 
one of the most horrible convulsions of features 
the human countenance is capable of assuming. 
Still the oscillatory motion and the howling 
continued, becoming every instant more violent; 
and the sound of their voices resembled the 
grunting of dying hogs ; until at length one of 
them gave a convulsive spring from the floor, 
and, as he leaped, called loudly and vehemently 
" Mohammed!'' No sooner was this perceived, 
than one of the attendants taking him in his 
arms, raised him from the floor, and turned 
him three times round. Then a loud hissing 
noise, as of fire, proceeded from his mouth, 
which ceased on the Superior placing his hand 
upon his lips. The same person then taking 
the skin of his throat between the finger and 
thumb of his left hand, pierced it thrpugl^ >yitb 
