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art�察  �the   comb´makers�察  �with   little   birds   in   cages�察  �the   barber´surgeons   on 

horseback�察�very dignified�察�very learned�察�and with that you'd think there'd 

be an   end   to   them�察 �but   cast   your eye   back   on  that   procession   and   you'd 

find guilds as far as your sight would reach。 。 。 

     Let you be going down the markets�察�and what would you see for sale�拭�



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Boots�察�clothes�察 �bread�拭        �No�察�they  were   out of   sight�察  �but scattered   on   the 

booths�察  �the   like   of   farls   of   bread   on   a   fair´day�察  �you'd   find   cloves   and 

nutmegs�察     �mace     and   ebony   from   Moluccas�察       �that   had   come    by   way   of 

Alexandria       and    the   Syrian    ports�察  �sandalwood        from    Timor�察   �in   Asia�察�

camphor   from   Borneo。         Sumatra   and   Java   sent   benzoin   to   her   markets。 

Cochin   China   sent   bitter   aloes´wood。         From  China   and   Japan   and   from 

Siam   came   gum�察  �spices�察  �silks�察  �chessmen�察  �and   curiosities   for   the   parlor。 

Rubies      from   Peru�察   �fine   cloths   from    Coromandel�察      �and   finer   still  from 

Bengal。       They  got   spikenard   from   Nepaul   and   Bhutan。 Their   diamonds 

were from  Golconda。           From  Nirmul   they  purchased   Damascus   steel   for 

their swords。       Nor is that all you'd see�察�and you'd be going down by the 

markets on a sunny morning�察�and a fine´ thinking�察�low´voiced woman on 

your   arm。      You'd   see   pearls   and   sapphires�察  �topaz   and   cinnamon   from 

Ceylon�察     �lac  and    agates�察  �brocades     and   coral   from    Cambay�察     �hammered 

vessels and inlaid weapons and embroidered shawls from Cashmere。                            As 

for   spices�察  �never   would   your   nostrils   meet   such   an   odor�此  �bdellium   from 

Scinde�察  �musk   from   Tibet�察  �galbanum   from   Khorasan�察  �from   Afghanistan�察�

asafetida�察  �from   Persia�察  �sagapenum�察  �ambergris   and   civet   from   Zanzibar�察�

and from Zanzibar came ivory�察�too。               And from Zeila�察�Berbera�察�and Shehri 

came balsam and frankincense。 。 。 

     And   that   was Venice�察  �and   Marco   Polo   a   young   man。          And   now   it's 

only a town like any other town but for its churches and canals。                       There's 

many a town has ghosts�察�but none the ghosts that Venice has�察�not Rome 

itself�察�or Tara of the kings。 

          ;Once   did   she   hold�察─  �Randall   quoted�察   �the   gorgeous   East   in   fee�察�

And was the safeguard of the West�察�the worth                       Of Venice did not fall 

below   her   birth�察       �Venice�察  �the   eldest   Child   of   Liberty。        She   was   a 

maiden city�察�bright and free�察             �No guile seduced�察�no force could violate�察�

And�察    �when     she   took   unto    herself   a  mate�察       �She     must    espouse     the 

everlasting Sea� ─�

     Time is the greatest rogue of all。            Not all the arrows of Attila can do 

the    damage     of   a  trickle   of  sand    in  an   hour´glass�      �Tyre    and    Sidon�察�

Carthage�察�ancient Babylon�察�and Venice�察�queen of them all。 

     I am describing Venice to you for this reason。                 You might now stand 



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where   Troy's   walls   once      were   and   say   to  yourself�此    �Was   this    where 

Helen   walked   with   her  little son�拭      �Was   this   where  the  loveliest   face  of 

ages wept�拭─       �And a chill of doubt would come on you�察�and you would 

think�察 �I've been wasting my sorrow and wasting my love�察�for it was all 

nothing but an old tale made up in a minstrel's head。; 

     And sometime in Venice�察�after your dinner in a hotel�察�you'd go out for 

a while in a BARCA�察�that would have no more romance to it nor the bark 

a   gillie   would   row�察  �and   you   salmon´fishing   on   a   cold�察 �blustery  day�察  �and 

you would feel disappointed�察�you having come so far�察�and you'd say�此 �It 

was a grand story surely�察�and bravely did it pass the winter evening�察�but 

wasn't old Malachi of the Long Glen the liar of the world� ─�

     I wouldn't have you saying that�察�and I dead。              In all I'm telling you�察�I'd 

have you to know there's not a ha'porth of lie。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



     And    so   Marco    Polo   went    into  the   wine´shop     to  see  and   hear   the 

strange foreign people。 

     It   was   a   dark�察  �long   room�察  �very   high�察  �full   of   shadows   between   the 

flaming torches on the wall。         At one side of it was a great fire burning�察�for 

all it was the first night of spring。       At one end of it were the great barrels 

of liquor for the thirsty customers�察�black beer for the English and the Irish�察�

grand�察�hairy stuff with great foam to it�察�and brown beer for the Germans�察�

and there was white wine there for the French people�察�and red wine for the 

Italians�察�asquebaugh for the Scots�察�and rum from the sugar cane for such 

as had cold in their bones。        There was all kind of drink there in the brass´ 

bound barrels  drink would make you mad and drink would make you 

merry�察   �drink   would     put  heart   in  a  timid   man   and   drink   would     make 

fighting men peaceful as pigeons�察�and drink that would make you forget 

trouble      all   in   the   brass´bound   barrels   at   the   end   of   the   room。   And 

pleasant�察�fat little men were roaming around serving the varied liquor in 

little   silver   cups�察  �and   fine   Venetian   glasses   for   the   wine�察  �and   in   broad´ 

bellied drinking´pots that would hold more than a quart。 

     And there was such a babel of language as was never heard but in one 

place before。 

     Some   of    the   drinkers   were    dicing   and   shouting    as   they   won�察 �and 

grumbling   and   cursing   when   they   lost。      And   some   were   singing。   And 

some were dancing to the Irish pipes。             And there was a knot around the 

Indian conjurer。 

     But there was one man by himself at a table。             And him being so silent�察�

you'd think he was shouting for attention。             He was so restful against the 

great commotion�察�you'd know he was a great man。                   You might turn your 

back    on   him�察  �and    you'd   know    he   was    there�察 �though    he   never   even 

whispered nor put out a finger。         A fat�察�pleasant�察�close´coupled man he was�察�

in loose�察�green clothes�察�with gold brocade on them。                And there were two 

big   gold   ear´rings   in   his   lobes。 He   smoked   a   wee   pipe   with   the   bowl 

half´ways up it。      The pipe was silver and all stem�察�and the bowl no bigger 

than a ten´cent piece。       His shoulders were very powerful�察�so you'd know 



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he was a man you should be polite to�察�and out of that chest of his a great 

shout could   come。       He   might have been a   working´man�察�only�察 �when   he 

fingered his pipe�察�you'd see his hands were as well kept as a lord's lady's�察�

fine as silk   and   polished to   a degree。 And you'd   think   maybe   a   pleasant 

poet�察�which is a scarce thing�察�until you looked at the brown face of him 

and big gold ear´rings。 And then you'd know what he was�此�he was a great 

sea´captain。 

     But where did he come from�拭            �You might know from the high cheek 

bones and the eyes that were on a slant�察�as it were�察�that it was an Eastern 

man was in it。      It might be Java and it migh

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