Such was their attire which, scanty as it might be, was yet becoming enough and extremely rich.

Thus the cape was fastened with a brooch of worked gold, so were the sandal straps, while the petticoat was adorned with beads of gold that jingled as they walked, and amongst them strings of other beads of various and beautiful colours, that might be glass or might be precious stones.

Moreover, these women were young and handsome, having splendid figures and well-cut features, soft, dark eyes and rather long hair worn in the formal and attractive fashion that has been described.
Advancing to Alan two of them knelt before him, holding out the trays upon which was the food.

So they remained while he ate, like bronze statues, nor would they consent to change their posture even when he told them in their language to be pleased to go away.

On hearing themselves addressed in the Asiki language, they seemed surprised, for their faces changed a little, but go they would not.