"A question before thou goest hence."
The Turk gazed at him silently.
"To what accommodations have the Princess Irene and her attendant been taken? Are they vile as these?"
"The reception room of my harem is the most comfortable the Castle affords," the Governor answered.
"And they?"
"They are occupying it."
"Not by courtesy of thine. He who could put the hospitality of the Prince Mahommed to shame by maltreating one of his guests."
He paused, and grimly surveyed the room.
"Such a servant would be as evil-minded to another guest; and that the other is a woman, would not affect his imbruited soul."
"The Prince Mahommed!" the Governor exclaimed.