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[ King—a title of the Sultan of Turkey.]
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[ I beg my readers’ pardon for having versified Kazbich’s song, which, of course, as I heard it, was in prose; but habit is second nature. (Author’s note.)]
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[ “No! Russian—bad, bad!”]
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[ Krestov is an adjective meaning “of the cross” (Krest=cross); and, of course, is not the Russian for “Christophe.”]
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[ A legendary Russian hero whose whistling knocked people down.]