Travels in Southeastern Europe

The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.

94 THE BURDEN OF THE BALKANS. 'For about forty piastres (six-and-eightpence!) it can be done.' 'But what happened?' 'Nothing. What should happen? He was dead.' 'But did the village know how he died?' 'But certainly. They were glad. He was a very bad man. He taught wicked things to the boys. He was a very dangerous person.' 'You said Nikola was very fond of him. Does he know what his wife has done?' 'Of course. How should he not know? It is true that he was rather angry with her at first, but he soon saw it was all for the best, and now they are very fond of each other again, and quite happy, as you have seen. You see, she saved him from a great danger, and it was the only way. But God has never given them another child.' I explained to my companion that in England there would have been no difficulty probably in getting Marko punished for gambling in public, for being drunk and disorderly, or, from the details he gave, for obtaining money under false pretences. ' Ah, if we had a government like that!' he said. 'But here, even if there were such laws, what would be the use to go to a Turkish law-court? The cousin had money! He could have paid someone, and have escaped.' To those who have never lived in Turkey this tale may seem incredible. My own experience leads me to believe that it is not only true, but not at all exceptional.
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The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.
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Durham, Mary Edith, 1863-1944.
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London :: Nelson,
[1905]
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Eastern question (Balkan)
Balkan Peninsula -- Description and travel.

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