StNicholas [serial] . what the poor man told was true, said josey. (see page 339.) If the tongue of thy servant may utter thetruth and not wither, no monsters of the seahelped the giaours, said the traveler. Theyhad instead a marvelous genie called steam, inan iron prison under the city. The noise of hisworking could be heard almost a days breathed fire and black smoke, and hisvoice was louder than the roaring of a thou-sand lions. He beat the water with fins likethose of a great fish, and made the city to goagainst wind and waves. Against the wind ? asked the Sultan. It is the trut
StNicholas [serial] . what the poor man told was true, said josey. (see page 339.) If the tongue of thy servant may utter thetruth and not wither, no monsters of the seahelped the giaours, said the traveler. Theyhad instead a marvelous genie called steam, inan iron prison under the city. The noise of hisworking could be heard almost a days breathed fire and black smoke, and hisvoice was louder than the roaring of a thou-sand lions. He beat the water with fins likethose of a great fish, and made the city to goagainst wind and waves. Against the wind ? asked the Sultan. It is the truth, said the traveler. We cameat last to the land of the giaours, at a place wherethere are many cities, all larger than ours. Thesegiaours have no Sultan, but all work, men andwomen, running about as if they had lost apiece of silver. And those who want to goupon a journey get into houses on wheels thatare in the streets; and these go very fast, thoughVol. XXVII.—43-44. there is no one to pull or push them. They gof
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