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Haidee.

           "

           "Oh,"saidAlbert,"itisofnousetobeinthecompanyofaGreekifoneconversesjustinthesamestyleaswithaParisian;letmespeaktoheroftheEast."

           "Dosothen,forofallthemeswhichyoucouldchoosethatwillbethemostagreeabletohertaste."AlbertturnedtowardsHaidee."AtwhatagedidyouleaveGreece,signora?"askedhe.

           "IleftitwhenIwasbutfiveyearsold,"repliedHaidee.

           "Andhaveyouanyrecollectionofyourcountry?"

           "WhenIshutmyeyesandthink,Iseemtoseeitallagain.Themindcanseeaswellasthebody.Thebodyforgetssometimesbutthemindneverforgets."

           "Andhowfarbackintothepastdoyourrecollectionsextend?"

           "Icouldscarcelywalkwhenmymother,whowascalledVasiliki,whichmeansroyal,"saidtheyounggirl,tossingherheadproudly,"tookmebythehand,andafterputtinginourpurseallthemoneywepossessed,wewentout,bothcoveredwithveils,tosolicitalmsfortheprisoners,saying,‘HewhogivethtothepoorlendethtotheLord.’Thenwhenourpursewasfullwereturnedtothepalace,andwithoutsayingawordtomyfather,wesentittotheconvent,whereitwasdividedamongsttheprisoners."

           "Andhowoldwereyouatthattime?"

           "Iwasthreeyearsold,"saidHaidee.

           "Thenyouremembereverythingthatwentonaboutyoufromthetimewhenyouwerethreeyearsold?"saidAlbert.

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