Reshid. ‘His Majesty inquires whether this is your first visit to Constantinople.’
Lady Londonderry. ‘It is my first visit, and I am delighted with all I have seen.’
Reshid (to Sultan). ‘She asks a million of piastres.’
Sultan. ‘That is too much.’
Reshid (to Lady Londonderry). ‘His Majesty asks whether you have seen the Mosques. If not, offers you a firman.’
Lady Londonderry expresses her thanks.
Sultan. ‘What price does she put on that set of turquoises?’
Reshid (to Lady Londonderry). ‘His Majesty says that perhaps you would like to take a walk in the garden.’
Lady Londonderry expresses her thanks, and would like to see the garden.
Reshid (to Sultan). ‘She says 400,000 piastres.’