ThemanwhorepeatedtheEmir’swords——atallspareTartar——
washewhocarriedoutthesentencesofFeofar-Khanagainstoffenders。
HehadtakenhisplacebehindMichael，holdinginhishandabroadcurvedsaber，oneofthoseDamascenebladeswhichareforgedbythecelebratedarmorersofKarschiorHissar。
Behindhimguardswerecarryingatripodsupportingachafing-dishfilledwithlivecoals。Nosmokearosefromthis，butalightvaporsurroundedit，duetotheincinerationofacertainaromaticandresinoussubstancewhichhehadthrownonthesurface。
ThePersiansweresucceededbyanotherpartyofdancers，whomMichaelrecognized。Thejournalistsalsoappearedtorecognizethem，forBlountsaidtohiscompanion，“ThesearetheTsiganesofNijni-Novgorod。“