. The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. tomedto do ; and just as he had opened the door, and I had advancedtwo or three paces, he shouted out, Cheragh biar, bringlights, and then retired. A . clatter of slippers and womens voices was then im-mediately heard, and two young slaves came running towardsme with tapers in their hands, apparently striving who shouldfirst reach me. The largest apartment of the building was lighted up, andI could perceive in it more women than one. That I took tobe the residence of the principal personage, the now widow ofthe deceased ; and I dreaded lest the slaves
. The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. tomedto do ; and just as he had opened the door, and I had advancedtwo or three paces, he shouted out, Cheragh biar, bringlights, and then retired. A . clatter of slippers and womens voices was then im-mediately heard, and two young slaves came running towardsme with tapers in their hands, apparently striving who shouldfirst reach me. The largest apartment of the building was lighted up, andI could perceive in it more women than one. That I took tobe the residence of the principal personage, the now widow ofthe deceased ; and I dreaded lest the slaves should conduct methither. But, aided by my good stars, I must have fallen upona most propitious moment, when the mollah bashi and his wifehad quarrelled ; an event which seemed to be understood by myconductors, who, seeing me unwilling to proceed to the lightedapartment, drew me on to a door which led into a small inner 344 THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA court, ^\•hel?e I found a khelwet, or retiring room, into whichthey introduced Hajjl in the mollah bashts 1894 by Macniitlan and Co. How to get rid of them was my next care ; for as they hadwalked before me, tlicy could not have got a sight of my face,and had they entered the room with me, perhaps they would 345 THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA have made a discovery fatal to my safety. I took the hghtfrom the hand of one, and dismissed the other with a sign ofthe head. Had I been the same inconsiderate youth as at thetime of my acquaintance with Zeenab, perhaps I should havecommitted some act of imprudence that might have led to mydiscovery ; but now I eyed the two young slaves with appre-hension and even with terror ; and certainly one of the mostagreeable moments of my existence was, when I saw themturn their backs upon me and leave me to my own change in my fortune, which had taken place during thelast hour, was so unexpected, that I felt like one treading betweenheaven and earth ; and my fi
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