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Visits to monasteries in the Levant (1849)

Curzon, Robert, 1810-1873 · London : J. Murray · leaf 502

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a, how is this ? Why, as I live, this is ashe cat! a cat feminine! What business has it onMount Athos? and with kittens too ! a wicked cat! Hush! said the Aga, with a solemn grin; donot say anything about it. Yes, it must be a she-cat:I allow, certainly, that it must be a she-cat. Ibrought it with… … TURKISH LADY, IN THE YASHMAK, OR VEIL. Chap. XXVII. A SHE-CAT ON MOUNT ATHOS ! 435 took my leave ; and as I rode off I saw him looking atme out of his cage with the cat sitting by his side. Iwas sorry I could not take aga and cat and all withme to Stamboul, the poor gentleman looked so solitaryand…

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