CHAP. XIX. 
CONCLUSION. 
PERSIAN OPINIONS OF TURKEY--MIRZA ABUL HASSAN, THE 
ENVOY, ENTERTAINED BY MR. ADAIR I INTRODUCTION OP THE 
SUITE TO THE MANNERS OF EUROPE-THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS 
TO OUR USAGES-CONTRASTED WITH THE TURKS-DIFFERENCE 
OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER-ADVANCES OF PERSIA—-DE* 
PARTURE FROM TURKEY-THE PERSIANS AT SEA—CONVERSA¬ 
TIONS WITH THE ENVOY! ON THE DRESS, BEAUTY, OCCUPATIONS* 
AND EDUCATION OF THE WOMEN OF PERSIA. 
In a short time after my arrival, the Persian Envoy and his suite 
rejoined me at Constantinople . The splendour of the scenery, and the 
great novelty of every object about that city, did not seem to strike 
them with the surprise that I had expected. Few people are more 
sensible than they are to any thing, that is new and extraordinary; 
and few more curious and inquisitive. I could therefore only attribute 
their apparent indifference to the downright jealousy which they 
entertain of the Turks. Often when (struck with the beauties of the 
very fine tracts of country which we were passing) I have attempted to 
make them join in my feelings of admiration, they merely yielded a 
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