. The story of Marco Polo . ough to line a mantle, is worth two thousandbezants of gold, or one thousand at least, and this kind ofskin is called by the Tartars The King of Furs. Thebeast itself is about the size of a marten. These two fursof which I speak are applied and inlaid so exquisitely, thatit is really something worth seeing. All the tent-ropes areof silk. And, in short, I may say that those tents, to witthe two audience-halls and the sleeping-chamber, are socostly that it is not every king could pay for them. Round about these tents are others, also fine ones andbeautifully pitched,
. The story of Marco Polo . ough to line a mantle, is worth two thousandbezants of gold, or one thousand at least, and this kind ofskin is called by the Tartars The King of Furs. Thebeast itself is about the size of a marten. These two fursof which I speak are applied and inlaid so exquisitely, thatit is really something worth seeing. All the tent-ropes areof silk. And, in short, I may say that those tents, to witthe two audience-halls and the sleeping-chamber, are socostly that it is not every king could pay for them. Round about these tents are others, also fine ones andbeautifully pitched, in which are the Emperors ladies, andthe ladies of the other princes and officers. And thenthere are the tents for the hawks and their keepers, so thataltogether the number of tents there on the plain is some-thing wonderful. To see the many people that are throngingto and fro on every side and every day there, you wouldtake the camp for a good big city. For you must reckonthe Leeches [doctors], and the Astrologers, and the. XV:] STRICT GAME-LAWS. 145 Falconers, and all the other attendants on so great acompany; and add that everybody there has his wholefamily with him, for such is their custom. The Kaan remains encamped there until the spring, andall that time he does nothing but go hawking round aboutamong the cane-brakes along the lakes and rivers thatabound in that region, and across fine plains on which areplenty of cranes and swans, and all sorts of other other gentry of the camp also are never done withhunting and hawking, and every day they bring home greatstore of venison and feathered game of all sorts. Indeed,without having witnessed it, you would never believe whatquantities of game are taken, and what marvellous sportand diversion they all have whilst they are in camp there. There is another thing I should mention; to wit, thatfor twenty days journey round the spot nobody is allowed,be he who he may, to keep hawks or hounds, though any-where else whosoever
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