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Page 33
... Spahis stirred ; one heard exclamations of wonder , admiration and delight . They were delighted at the sight of the women's strong waists , the bare calves , the eyes and the bosoms . Just as a pack of wolves will stop after a long run ...
... Spahis stirred ; one heard exclamations of wonder , admiration and delight . They were delighted at the sight of the women's strong waists , the bare calves , the eyes and the bosoms . Just as a pack of wolves will stop after a long run ...
Page 35
... Spahi received twelve aspras a day . Instead of growing rich , they would have to open their purses . But what if they had to pay for their servants , too ? Besides the twenty Spahis and their servants - most of them Turks - there were ...
... Spahi received twelve aspras a day . Instead of growing rich , they would have to open their purses . But what if they had to pay for their servants , too ? Besides the twenty Spahis and their servants - most of them Turks - there were ...
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... Spahis jumped forward in the circle and began to stare at the men's faces . That may have been the second moment when the Bulgarians ought to have hurled themselves against us . And once again Old Kralyo wrecked it . ' Men ! ' he cried ...
... Spahis jumped forward in the circle and began to stare at the men's faces . That may have been the second moment when the Bulgarians ought to have hurled themselves against us . And once again Old Kralyo wrecked it . ' Men ! ' he cried ...
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Aegean Sea Aga's alive Allah asked Balkandji began blood breast brother Bulgarian Candia cast cave chans Chepino child courtyard cried cross dark dead Delyo dogs earth Elindenya Elitsa eyes face faith father feet fell felt fire flocks forest Goran Grand Vizier Granny Srebra grass grew Gyulfié haidouts hair hand Hassan Hodja head heard heart horse howling hundred Ismaïl Bey Janissaries Karaibrahim kaval kill knife Konak light lips looked Manol meadow Mircho Momchil mountain night notables Old Galoushko Old Kralyo passed Petglassets pistol Podviss priest Prossoina rapier remembered Rhodopa Rhodope Mountains rocks rose seemed Sevda sheep shepherds Sherko shone shoulders shouted silent Spahis spoke spruce stone stood stopped Sultan Syuleiman Aga tell terrible thought tree Tsepina Turkish Turks turned valley veranda village voice Voivoda Vrazhou Kehaya waited wall wanted weeping wind woman women words yataghan Yurouks