They display much address in avoiding each other, and never come in contact, though their stage is very small.

I did not notice any "convulsions," of which I had read in many descriptions.
The ceremony ended at three o'clock.

The Sultan once more mounted his horse, and departed with his train and the eunuchs.

In the course of the day I saw him again, as he was returning from visiting the medical faculty.

It is not difficult to get a sight of the Sultan; he generally appears in public on Tuesdays, and always on Fridays, the holiday of the Turks.
The train of the young autocrat presents a more imposing appearance when he goes by water to visit a mosque, which he generally does on every Friday.