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skeleton every night�察�and to rise with it every morning; 

     ��I shuddered on hearing this dismal announcement。�� 

     ;Barber� �Pursue me� ─�

     I had felt�察�even before the words were uttered�察�that I was under a spell 

to pursue the phantom。 I immediately did so�察�and was in Master B。's room 

no longer。 

     Most   people   know   what   long   and   fatiguing   night   journeys   had   been 

forced upon the witches who used to confess�察�and who�察�no doubt�察�told the 

exact     truthparticularly      as   they    were    always     assisted     with    leading 

questions�察�and the Torture was always ready。 I asseverate that�察�during my 

occupation of Master B。's room�察�I was taken by the ghost that haunted it�察�

on   expeditions   fully   as   long   and   wild   as   any   of   those。 Assuredly�察  �I   was 

presented   to   no shabby  old   man   with   a   goat's horns   and   tail   ��something 

between Pan and an old clothesman���察�holding conventional receptions�察�as 

stupid as those of real life and less decent�察�but�察�I came upon other things 

which appeared to me to have more meaning。 

     Confident that I speak the truth and shall be believed�察�I declare without 

hesitation that I followed the ghost�察�in the first instance on a broom´stick�察�



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and afterwards on a rocking´horse。 The very smell of the animal's paint 

especially   when   I   brought   it   out�察  �by   making   him   warmI   am   ready   to 

swear      to。  I  followed     the   ghost�察  �afterwards�察     �in  a  hackney      coach�察   �an 

institution     with   the   peculiar   smell   of   which�察  �the   present   generation   is 

unacquainted�察�but to which I am again ready to swear as a combination of 

stable�察  �dog   with   the   mange�察  �and   very   old   bellows。   ��In   this�察  �I   appeal   to 

previous generations to confirm or refute me。�� I pursued the phantom�察�on a 

headless donkey�此�at least�察�upon a donkey who was so interested in the state 

of his stomach that his head was always down there�察�investigating it�察�on 

ponies�察  �expressly   born   to   kick   up   behind�察  �on   roundabouts   and   swings�察�

from   fairs�察  �in   the   first   cabanother   forgotten   institution   where   the   fare 

regularly got into bed�察�and was tucked up with the driver。 

     Not to trouble you with a detailed account of all my travels in pursuit 

of   the   ghost   of   Master   B。�察  �which   were   longer   and   more   wonderful   than 

those of Sinbad the Sailor�察�I will confine myself to one experience from 

which you may judge of many。 

     I   was   marvellously   changed。         I  was   myself�察   �yet  not   myself。    I  was 

conscious of something within me�察�which has been the same all through 

my   life�察  �and   which   I   have   always   recognised   under   all   its   phases   and 

varieties as never altering�察�and yet I was not the I who had gone to bed in 

Master B。's room。 I had the smoothest of faces and the shortest of legs�察�and 

I had taken another creature like myself�察�also with the smoothest of faces 

and     the  shortest    of  legs�察  �behind    a  door�察  �and   was    confiding     to  him   a 

proposition of the most astounding nature。 

     This proposition was�察�that we should have a Seraglio。 

     The other creature assented warmly。 He had no notion of respectability�察�

neither had I。 It was the custom of the East�察�it was the way of the good 

Caliph Haroun Alraschid ��let me have the corrupted name again for once�察�

it is so scented with sweet memories�。��察�the usage was highly laudable�察�and 

most worthy of imitation。 ;O�察�yes� �Let us�察─�said the other creature with a 

jump�察 �have a Seraglio。; 

     It was not because we entertained the faintest doubts of the meritorious 

character   of   the   Oriental   establishment   we   proposed   to   import�察  �that   we 

perceived it must be kept a secret from Miss Griffin。 It was because we 



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knew   Miss   Griffin   to   be   bereft   of   human   sympathies�察  �and   incapable   of 

appreciating      the  greatness     of  the  great   Haroun。     Mystery     impenetrably 

shrouded from Miss Griffin then�察�let us entrust it to Miss Bule。 

     We   were   ten   in   Miss   Griffin's   establishment   by   Hampstead   Ponds�察�

eight ladies and two gentlemen。 Miss Bule�察�whom I judge to have attained 

the ripe age of eight or nine�察�took the lead in society。 I opened the subject 

to her in the course of the day�察�and proposed that she should become the 

Favourite。 

     Miss    Bule�察   �after  struggling    with   the   diffidence    so  natural    to�察 �and 

charming in�察�her adorable sex�察�expressed herself as flattered by the idea�察�

but wished to know how it was proposed to provide for Miss Pipson�拭�Miss 

Bulewho   was   understood   to   have   vowed   towards   that   young   lady�察  �a 

friendship�察�halves�察�and no secrets�察�until death�察�on the Church Service and 

Lessons complete in two volumes with case and lockMiss Bule said she 

could not�察�as the friend of Pipson�察�disguise from herself�察�or me�察�that Pipson 

was not one of the common。 

     Now�察  �Miss   Pipson�察  �having   curly   hair   and   blue   eyes   ��which   was   my 

idea   of   anything   mortal   and   feminine   that   was   called   Fair���察  �I   promptly 

replied that I regarded Miss Pipson in the light of a Fair Circassian。 

     ;And what then�拭─�Miss Bule pensively asked。 

     I   replied   that   she   must   be   inveigled   by   a   Merchant�察  �brought   to   me 

veiled�察�and purchased as a slave。 

     ��The other creature had already fallen into the second male place in the 

State�察  �and   was   set   apart   for   Grand   Vizier。   He   afterwards   resisted    this 

disposal of events�察�but had his hair pulled until he yielded。�А�

     ;Shall I not be jealous�拭─�Miss Bule inquired�察�casting down her eyes。 

     ;Zobeide�察�no�察─�I replied�察 �you will ever be the favourite Sultana�察�the 

first place in my heart�察�and on my throne�察�will be ever yours。; 

     Miss Bule�察�upon that assurance�察�consented to propound the idea to her 

seven beautiful companions。 It occurring to me�察�in the course of the same 

day�察�that we knew we could trust a grinning and good´ natured soul called 

Tabby�察�who was the serving drudge of the house�察�and had no more figure 

than one of the beds�察�and upon whose face there was always more or less 

black´lead�察�I slipped into Miss Bule's hand after supper�察�a little note to that 



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effect�察�dwelling on the black´lead as being in a manner deposited by the 

finger of Providence�察�pointing Tabby out for Mesrour�察�the celebrated chief 

of the Blacks of the Hareem。 

     There  were  difficulties   in   the   formation   of   the   desired   institution�察  �as 

there are in all combinations。 The other creature showed himself of a low 

character�察�and�察�when defeated in aspiring to the throne�察�pretended to have 

conscientious        scruples     about    prostrating     himself     before    the   Caliph�察�

wouldn't   call   him   Commander   of   the   Faithful�察  �spoke   of   him   slightingly 

and inconsistently as a mere ;chap�察─�said he�察�the other creature�察 �wouldn't 

play;Play��and   was   otherwise   coarse   and   offensive。 This   meanness   of 

disposition      was�察  �however�察    �put   down     by   the  general    indignation      of  an 

united Seraglio�察�and I became blessed in the smiles of eight of the fairest 

of the daughters of men。 

     The   smiles   could   only   be   bestowed   when   Miss   Griffin   was   looking 

another way�察�and only then in a very wary manner�察�for there was a legend 

among      the   followers     of  the   Prophet 

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