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[ i.e. The Narrows of the (Dervishes') convent.]
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[ Arab. "Akwà min dahni 'l-lauz." These unguents have been used in the East from time immemorial whilst the last generation in England knew nothing of anointing with oil for incipient consumption. A late friend of mine, Dr. Stocks of the Bombay Establishment, and I proposed it as long back as 1845; but in those days it was a far cry from Sind to London.]
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[ The sequel will explain why she acted in this way.]
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[ i.e. Thou hast made my gold piece (10 shill.) worth only a doit by thy superiority in the art and mystery of music.]
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[ Arab. "Uaddíki," Taadiyah (iid. of Adá, he assisted) means sending, forwarding. In Egypt and Syria we often find the form "Waddi" for Addi, imperative.]