This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...once more to the dervish. The latter took it, concealing his disappointment. "Got a water-pipe?" he said, as the stableman started to groom the horse. "Yes, over in the corner there." The dervish walked to the place indicated and brought forth a smoking outfit. He filled the bowl of the water-pipe, and applied a coal ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...once more to the dervish. The latter took it, concealing his disappointment. "Got a water-pipe?" he said, as the stableman started to groom the horse. "Yes, over in the corner there." The dervish walked to the place indicated and brought forth a smoking outfit. He filled the bowl of the water-pipe, and applied a coal from the bra "Stifling with an iron grip the yell about to issue from the throat of the diamond merchant" zier. He didn't want to smoke; he wasn't inured to this insidious oriental pastime, but he felt he had no choice, so he puffed as superficially as possible, blowing the smoke in the direction of his busy companion. The latter continued at his task but gradually his motions became more slothful and he sniffed. Then, for a few moments his hand suspended operations on the shining flank of the Star. Would he never make up his mind to desist from work and enjoy himself? The dervish waited, his features masked with indifference, though feeling the while like a man on the verge of a precipice. He knew the effect of the smoke on users of the drug and this man, he was sure, by his complexion and other signs, had the habit. The stableman at length turned around. "Don't smoke it all," he said jestingly. "There's one way of obviating that," answered the dervish quickly, and held toward him the silver and amber mouthpiece. The stableman took it and breathed in. His face expressed no disappointment. "By Allah! here's aroma!" he muttered. "Go on," urged the dervish as the other would have desisted. But the stableman gazed indecisively toward the Star. "I'd better finish my work first." "When the master told us to enjoy ourselves?" "Did he say that?" "O...
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Very Good. 1913. Hardcover. "Original cloth ~ Very good, clean copy with brightly gilt titled front and spine, binding tight, slight rubbing to spine ends. Ex-libris with stamp. OCLC(OCoLC)ocm07034449 Verso of t.p. : Press of Braunworth & Co., bookbinders and printers, Brooklyn, N.Y.". Not a first edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.
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