The Universal Anthology
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217400640
Paperback|9780217400640
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: . sharply at the door. He had stuck his cap on one side, and armed himself with his most determined air. After the lapse of a minute, some one came and opened it; he found himself in presence of a little old man, who wore on a hooked nose an immense pair of spectacles. Health be upon you said Gamber-Ali, brusquely. And upon you, health, my beauteous child replied the old man in a honeyed voice. Is it the most noble Mirza-Gaffar I am speaking to ? To your slave. I come on behalf of the ferrash-bashi, and I have a note for eight tomans which your Excellency is to pay me at once. Assuredly. But will you not allow me to charm myself with the aspect of your beauty ? The angels of heaven are as nothing in comparison with you. Honor my humble abode by accepting a cup of tea there. The day is hot, and you have taken too much trouble in deigning to transport your Nobility hither. May your goodness not diminish, returned Gamber-Ali, heightening his arrogance on seeing the little old man's extreme politeness. Nevertheless he consented to go in, and seated himself in the reception room. In a twinkling Mirza-Gaffar brought a chafing-dish, made a fire in it, set a copper kettle on the charcoal, put the sugar in place, reached down the tea caddy, lighted the kaliyun, offered it to his guest, and having inquired concerning his illustrious health, and rendered thanks to heaven that all was going well in that quarter, he entered upon the conversation thus: ? You are a young man so perfectly accomplished and adorned with the gifts of heaven, that I do not hesitate to tell you the whole truth, and may malediction and damnation fall on me if I swerve by one hair's-breadth from the most perfect sincerity, either to the right or the left. I ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217400640 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217400647 |
| Weight | 1.04 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.72 In |
| List Price | $23.74 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 320 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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