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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

           Shefallsdownonherkneesandentreatshimtorestorehertothemountainswhereshewasborn,andwhereherCircassianloverisstilldeploringtheabsenceofhisZuleikah.NoentreatieswillmovetheobdurateHassan.HelaughsatthenotionoftheCircassianbridegroom.Zuleikahcoversherfacewithherhandsanddropsdowninanattitudeofthemostbeautifuldespair.Thereseemstobenohopeforher,whenwhentheKislarAgaappears.

           TheKislarAgabringsaletterfromtheSultan.Hassanreceivesandplacesonhisheadthedreadfirman.Aghastlyterrorseizeshim,whileontheNegro’sface(itisMesrouragaininanothercostume)appearsaghastlyjoy."Mercy!mercy!"criesthePasha:whiletheKislarAga,grinninghorribly,pullsoutabow-string.

           Thecurtaindrawsjustasheisgoingtousethatawfulweapon.Hassanfromwithinbawlsout,"Firsttwosyllables"—andMrs.RawdonCrawley,whoisgoingtoactinthecharade,comesforwardandcomplimentsMrs.Winkworthontheadmirabletasteandbeautyofhercostume.

           Thesecondpartofthecharadetakesplace.ItisstillanEasternscene.Hassan,inanotherdress,isinanattitudebyZuleikah,whoisperfectlyreconciledtohim.TheKislarAgahasbecomeapeacefulblackslave.Itissunriseonthedesert,andtheTurksturntheirheadseastwardsandbowtothesand.Astherearenodromedariesathand,thebandfacetiouslyplays"TheCamelsarecoming."AnenormousEgyptianheadfiguresinthescene.

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