The Alhambra . P^P^-L i. THE AUTHORS FAREWELL TO GRANADA My serene and happy reign in the Alhambra was suddenlybrought to a close by letters which reached me, while indulgingin oriental luxury in the cool hall of the baths, summoning meaway from my Moslem elysium, to mingle once more in thebustle and business of the dusty world. How was I to en-counter its toils and turmoils, after such a life of repose andreverie ! How was I to endure its commonplace, after thepoetry of the Alhambra ! But little preparation was necessary for my departure. Atwo-wheeled vehicle, called a tarfa?ia, very much res
The Alhambra . P^P^-L i. THE AUTHORS FAREWELL TO GRANADA My serene and happy reign in the Alhambra was suddenlybrought to a close by letters which reached me, while indulgingin oriental luxury in the cool hall of the baths, summoning meaway from my Moslem elysium, to mingle once more in thebustle and business of the dusty world. How was I to en-counter its toils and turmoils, after such a life of repose andreverie ! How was I to endure its commonplace, after thepoetry of the Alhambra ! But little preparation was necessary for my departure. Atwo-wheeled vehicle, called a tarfa?ia, very much resembling acovered cart, was to be the travelling equipage of a youngEnglishman and myself through Murcia, to Alicant andValencia, on our way to France; and a long-limbed varlet, whohad been a co?ifraba?tdista, and, for aught I knew, a robber,was to be our guide and guard. The preparations were soonmade, but the departure was the difficulty. Day after day was LEGEND OF THE ENCHANTED SOLDIER 433 it postponed ; day after day
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