THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL
an
arro sunset hrough a horn of horn.
to enter, topped me and asked of me who
I I he
city of Mecca, whe Koran was
embroidered in silver letters by they
reated me to pass in.
Inside it is even as a bazaar. Surely t have been
reets terns of paper
flutter like large butterflies. he roofs
ted bubbles do. In front of ths
sit ts on silken carpets. traight black
beards, and turbans are covered h golden sequins, and long
strings of amber and carved peacones glide their cool
fingers. Some of them sell galbanum and nard, and curious perfumes
from thick oil of red roses,
and myrrtle nail-sops to speak
to throw pinches of frankincense upon a charcoal brazier
and make t. I saw a Syrian who held in his hands a
t, and its
odour as it burned he pink almond in spring.
Ots embossed all over h creamy blue
turquoise stones, and anklets of brass tle
pearls, and tigers cla in gold, and t gilt
cat, t in gold also, and earrings of pierced
emerald, and finger-rings of ea-houses
comes tar, and their
at the passers-by.
Of a trut he wine-sellers
elbo black skins on their
s of the wine of Schiraz, which is as
s as in little metal cups and strew rose
leaves upon it. In t-place stand tsellers, who
sell all kinds of fruit: ripe figs, heir bruised purple
flesopaze