Beside it walked the stern Sheykh Mustafa, and in it, I had little doubt, reclined the beautiful Abdul Hamid.
I asked the serving-man who led the foremost mule if his young lord was seriously hurt.

He answered: 'Yes; for he has broken his elbow and his shoulder and his collar-bone.

But that is nothing, since he has disgraced our house.' A bitter wail of 'Woe the day!' came from within the palanquin..