You Had Only To Go To The Dar Sinah If You Wished For
Anything Wrought, And There Instantly You Would Find A Master Of
The Particular Craft.
My sultan tells me he likes the look of Dar
Sinah at the present day; truly I know not why, especially as the
kermous are not yet in their ripeness nor fit to eat.
If he likes
Dar Sinah now, how would my sultan have liked it in the olden time,
when it was filled with gold and silver, and iron and tin, and was
noisy with the hammers, and the masters and the cunning men? We
are now arrived at the Chali del Bahar (sea-shore). Take care, my
sultan, we tread upon bones."
We had emerged from the Dar Sinah, and the sea-shore was before us;
on a sudden we found ourselves amongst a multitude of bones of all
kinds of animals, and seemingly of all dates; some being blanched
with time and exposure to sun and wind, whilst to others the flesh
still partly clung; whole carcases were here, horses, asses, and
even the uncouth remains of a camel. Gaunt dogs were busy here,
growling, tearing, and gnawing; amongst whom, unintimidated,
stalked the carrion vulture, fiercely battening and even disputing
with the brutes the garbage; whilst the crow hovered overhead and
croaked wistfully, or occasionally perched upon some upturned rib
bone. "See," said the Mahasni, "the kawar of the animals. My
sultan has seen the kawar of the Moslems and the mearrah of the
Jews; and he sees here the kawar of the animals.
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