Part 45 (1/2)

Upon this I kissed his hand withit to o--and _inshallah_, please God, I will not return without a white face?

He then dismissed me, and full of happy prospects I lish ambassador

I will not relate all I said and did to induce hirand vizier?s terms; but in tords, I so entirely and coold, of good and solid cash, in my hand, as the forerunner of as to follow in case all was concluded to the ambassador?s satisfaction, and I also secured the pro that was forthwith to be transferred froland to that of Persia, by way of an emblem of eternal friendshi+p between the representatives of the two states

The vizier was so astonished when he saw me place the sack before him, that he looked at me and then at it, some time before he spoke, and then broke out into exclamations in praise of my activity and zeal

?Hajji,? said he, ?you are nowremain without a cap to your head Make an _arz_, a representation, and its accomplishment will rest with me

Many were the protestations I made him of fidelity and redoubled zeal I disowned any intention of asking for any re permitted to stand before him; and I looked so humble, and talked in so disinterested a manner, that if he ever could have believed a Persian, I flattered myself he did reat deal better than I, and said, ?Do not throay your words at rando round and round in the world for a livelihood as well as yourself, and, therefore, I know the value of the service which you have rendered Proceed in the path which now lies before you The Franks are proper ive you old, and are in want of us What more need be said? The people of Iran are like the earth; they require _rishweh_,[88]

their interestsforth fruit The Franks talk of feelings in public life of which we are ignorant They pretend to be actuated by no other principle than the good of their country These are words withoutto us; for as soon as I die, or when the Shah is no more, all that we may have done for the welfare of Persia will most likely be destroyed; and when his successor shall have well ruined the people in securing himself, the whole business of iain

Certain privileges and enjoyments are the lawful inheritance of the Shahs of Persia: let them possess them in the name of Allah! And their viziers also have their allotted portion: why should they refuse theood of the country, because not one individual throughout the whole eood reatly enlightened by this speech, and as the curtain which hitherto had darkeneddrew up, I discovered new prospects, and could extend ion of profit The words, ?the Franks are properin an their career of invention

CHAPTER LXXIX

Of the manner in which he turned his influence to use, and hoas again noticed by the vizier

I gave myself much pains to have it well understood in the city, that I was a confidential agent of the grand vizier, and did my best endeavour to i could be done The fruits of this proceeding were soon hly conducive to e

One of the uests was their extreainst our inclination

Rather than not attempt it, they put themselves to infinite trouble, and even did not refrain froreat deal more for us than we did for ourselves; and what they could discover in us worthy of their love, ho did not cease to revile them as unclean infidels, and as creatures doomed to eternal fires, ere quite at a loss to discover However, I had nothing to do with their tastes; my business was to study how to turn them to account, and the subject in all conscience was rich, and repaid me well for my trouble

My readers will perhaps recollect that, in the first volume of this my narrative, Iother novelties in medicine, did his ut the small-pox The practice was now totally laid aside; our faculty continued to treat the disorder as our forefathers had done, and the usual quantity of children died as heretofore A doctor was also attached to the suite of the present elchi, and he was iood

His zeal to renew the practice of the cow medicine was unbounded, and the quantity oftheir children to hi

I, in pursuit of reat influx of wo of an infidel, be the object what it rand vizier to place an officer of the police as sentry at the doctor?s door to prevent the wo This very soon stopped his practice, and he was in despair

?But why should you grieve?? said I to hi for your trouble, and the people are not obliged to you?

?Oh,? said he (for he and his countrye), ?you know not what you say This blessing overnuilty of the blood of all those lives which ht have been saved?

?What is that to us?? answered I: ?let the alive?

?If it be profit that you require,? exclaily pay any su matter, which must dry up and be lost if otiation, and afterthe risk I ran of incurring the grand vizier?s displeasure, it was agreed that for certain advantages which I should enjoy, the restriction should be taken frouess the numbers of children who now flocked to thethe impropriety of the women?s attendance