"I am sorry for my ignorance," replied the man, "but I mean to have my child sent to Constantinople; there he shall learn French, and afterwards he will be able to read to me what is inside these books. Pretty covers, are they not?" he continued, pointing to the binding. "I bought them when I was residing at Erzeroum, and the merchant told me that they were full of wisdom. I have a European servant," he added.
"A Frenchman?"
"No, a Russian."
"A Russian!"
"Yes. You may well be surprised," he said, "for there is not much love lost between the Russians and ourselves. This man was taken prisoner during the Crimean war. When it was over he preferred remaining with us to returning to his own country."
END OF VOL. I.
ERRATA.
VOL. I.
- Page 24, last line, for Appendix A. read Appendix A. (I., II., III.), vol. ii. pp. 323-329.
- Page 27, line 8, for Kara Bourna read Kara Bournu.
- Page 31, line 11, for Kara Bourna read Kara Bournu.
- Page 33, last line, for Appendix B. read Appendix B. (XVI., XVII.), vol. ii. pp. 388-399.
FOOTNOTES
[1] Buckinghamshire.