He had large pearls hanging from his ears, and rich massive bracelets on his wrists.

The elder prince was a handsome man, with exceedingly amiable and intellectual features; the younger one pleased me far less.
We had scarcely seated ourselves, when a large silver basin with elaborately worked nargillys were brought, and we were invited to smoke.

We declined this honour, and the prince smoked alone; he took only a few whiffs from the same nargilly, which was then replaced by another handsomer one.
The behaviour of the princes was very decorous and lively.

I regretted that we could communicate only through an interpreter.

He inquired whether I had ever seen a Natsch (festival dance).