Betwixt Two Seas Poems And Ballads Written At Constantinople And Therapia
The book Betwixt Two Seas Poems And Ballads Written At Constantinople And Therapia was written by author Fane, Violet, 1843-1905 Here you can read free online of Betwixt Two Seas Poems And Ballads Written At Constantinople And Therapia book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Betwixt Two Seas Poems And Ballads Written At Constantinople And Therapia a good or bad book?
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36 TOLD TO THE DOCTOR " * My Master/ I said, and I took his hand, ' What maketh your brow to lour ? ' 'There is work to be done, oh, Nadjia, ' he said, ' So Allah but grant me pow'r, For an order has come from the Padishah I must go and kill the Giaour!' " ' Not Bedros ? ' I ask'd, and my blood ran cold ; 'Yes, Bedros, in truth, ' said he, * And not Bedros alone, but Annik his wife, And his maid, and his children three, Tho' rather than do such a deed of blood I had drown'd myself in the sea ! ...' " * Nay, Shekib, ' I cried, ' it must not be done, No matter at whose behest, 'Twill be none the less an accursed deed That Allah must needs detest ; He's a bigger King than the Padishah, And His service will pay you best ! TOLD TO THE DOCTOR 37 " * You cannot do it ! ' and here I wept, Then my tears he gently dried ; ' I spake but to try you, Nadjia, ' he said, And he laid him down by my side ; And anon I slept, for my limbs were tired, And how could I tell he lied ? " I woke with a start at the dawn of day, And Shekib stood at the door ; His face was as white as the face of a ghost, But his hands were all red with gore ; ' I have done it !
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