especially to guard the harem first, and later, the Sultan on his

But as it was now time for His Serene Highness to make his appearance

the carriages containing his wives drove off into the palace grounds,

which were inclosed by a high wall, leaving the Esplanade wholly

unencumbered except by the soldiers. Down between the two ranks,

which were formed facing each other, came the Sultan on a white

steed--a beautiful Arabian--and having at his side his son, a boy

about ten or twelve years old, who was riding a pony, a diminutive