Chapter

 1   III|             night, or his favourite Sultana, the incomparably lovely
 2   III|        thongs of the scourge of the Sultana Asseki, nor the supplications
 3   III|          most fragrant blossom, the Sultana Asseki, longs to bask in
 4   III|          Kizlar-Aga to bring in the Sultana Asseki.~ ~Adsalis, for so
 5   III|        blessedness.~ ~The favourite Sultana approached Achmed with that
 6   III|           sit down at his feet; the Sultana folded her hands on the
 7   III|   enthusiasm, pressed the favourite Sultana to his bosom, and swore
 8   III|           me a day of felicity. The Sultana[Pg 65] Asseki at dawn to-day
 9   III|      espousals. I have sworn to the Sultana Asseki that so it shall
10    IV| magnificence, was the figure of the Sultana Asseki, to whom she was
11    IV|            into the presence of the Sultana, who was surrounded by two
12    IV|           and from time to time the Sultana would pluck off one of these
13    IV|         fall on her face before the Sultana. Irene fell on her face
14    IV|          beat the ground before the Sultana she muttered to herself
15    IV|         upon thee, deliver me!' The Sultana, meanwhile, had commanded
16    IV|           Bairam, and the favourite Sultana has chosen thee from among
17    IV|             And in the meantime the Sultana had placed a large fan in
18    IV|           encounter the eyes of the Sultana. The following day Irene
19    IV|            relaxation, and then the Sultana Asseki took Irene by the
20    IV|        third day likewise. Then the Sultana Asseki's wrath was kindled
21    IV|       damsel did not stir. Then the Sultana Asseki, full of fury, seized
22    IV|             of the narration, "that Sultana deserves to be sewn up in
23    IV|          anywhere near him, and the Sultana gave her as a present to
24    IV|           to quit the Seraglio. The Sultana herself led Irene to him,
25    IV|      answered not. At last the fair Sultana Asseki herself had compassion
26     V|           longer there. The[Pg 103] Sultana Asseki sends thee her greeting,
27     V|            over all thy steps!' The Sultana meanwhile has locked herself
28     V|             repeat the words of the Sultana, greatest of Padishahs.
29     V|            I have spoken. 'Twas the Sultana that bade me speak."~ ~"
30     V|          the harem.~ ~There sat the Sultana with dishevelled tresses
31     V|            light of my days?"~ ~The Sultana covered her face with her
32     V|          box in the presence of the Sultana Asseki, and on perceiving
33     V|        embraced and kissed the fair Sultana again and again, and stammered
34     V|         nothing to long for!"~ ~The Sultana threw herself in despair
35     V|        flower," he whispered to the Sultana, who, sobbing and moaning,
36     V|             face in his hands, "the Sultana Asseki would have me remind
37     V|         execute the commands of the Sultana.~ ~The surem, by the way,
38    VI|             that selfsame puffed-up Sultana who has stretched out her
39   VII|             with his aunt, the wise Sultana Khadija.~ ~Good counsel
40   VII|           his head approvingly. The Sultana Khadija was also of the
41   VII|           Kiaja and the plan of the Sultana. In[Pg 148] the opinion
42   VII|        after the other, whereas the Sultana insinuated that the Sultan
43   VII|         conveyed to Stambul, to the Sultana Asseki, with the message
44    IX|            telling him to greet the Sultana Asseki in his name, and
45    IX|             the favourite wife, the Sultana Asseki, even after the great
46    IX|           bosom his dear enchanting Sultana, the most precious of all
47    IX|          won that day; but the fair Sultana shuddered from time to time
48     X|             desire of the beauteous Sultana Asseki the insurrection
49     X|           of them all the beautiful Sultana, with the silver heron's
50     X|            It was the escort of the Sultana. The half a thousand odalisks
51     X|      bayaderes.~ ~"Make way for the Sultana!" cried the running eunuchs
52     X|            crowd, "make way for the Sultana and her suite!"~ ~The execution
53     X|           high.~ ~"Make way for the Sultana!" screamed the Kadun-Kiet-Khuda,
54     X|           path through them for the Sultana.[Pg 211]~ ~Ah! before they
55     X|         danger which threatened the Sultana. The whole square was thronged
56     X|              earnestly implored the Sultana to turn back and try to
57     X|       horses' tails.~ ~Suddenly the Sultana stood amongst them with
58     X|             herself in front of the Sultana and, resting one hand upon
59     X|           and begged and prayed the Sultana for forgiveness. She endeavoured
60     X|      herself before the face of the Sultana. It was all of no use. The
61     X|            ye would thus compel the Sultana Asseki to give way before
62     X|            tears in the eyes of the Sultana, everyone for a moment was
63     X|           into the square below:~ ~"Sultana Adsalis! Sultana Adsalis!"[
64     X|          below:~ ~"Sultana Adsalis! Sultana Adsalis!"[Pg 214]~ ~"Ha!
65     X|          Those who stood around the Sultana felt a feeling of shivering
66     X|           to force the suite of the Sultana to make way before Gül-Bejáze,
67     X|             stroked the head of the Sultana and said, still smiling:~ ~"
68    XI|         Realm? The creatures of the Sultana, the slaves of the Kizlar-Aga,
69   XII|           humble salutation:~ ~"The Sultana Validé greets thee and sends
70   XII|          this sherbet!"[Pg 244] The Sultana Validé, or Dowager, used
71   XII|           great humiliation for the Sultana.~ ~And a great humiliation
72   XII|           of Sultan Mahmud that the Sultana had sent the sherbet.~ ~"
73   XII|       oppressed[Pg 245] pedlar, the Sultana who could never forget the
74   XII|          was Adsalis, the favourite Sultana, and behind her stood Elhaj