Travels in Southeastern Europe

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

ROUND ABOUT RESNA. 129 the circumstances was absurd, and laughing, in spite of myself, I cried: ' What is it? ' 'Open the door,' they cried. In those lands everyone sleeps fully clad in all his day garments, therefore it did not occur to them that I was not in a completely presentable condition. My neglect to open the door instantly produced efforts which threatened to force it. I scrambled into an overcoat and let in an icy blast, my host, my hostess, her mother, and a man with a lantern. There was a ' telegramma ' for me, they all said at once. 'To-morrow,' said I, in my limited vocabulary, for I guessed it would be in Turkish and unreadable. ' No, no,' said everyone. It appeared that I must sign the receipt. Barefoot and frozen, I fumbled in the dark for a pencil, only to learn that it must be signed in ink. This I accomplished. Then the man proposed to translate the message, and the whole party squatted on the floor round the lantern. After a long pause I was told that all he could understand was that it was for ' Hamham,' and had come from ' Brer.' I got rid of the whole party. Fortunately few nights were so lively, for next morning meant boot and saddle again, and more tales of misery-hopeless, blank misery. In the burnt villages a few people were still living in the ruins under temporary 'lean-tos' of wattle and thatch. In some cases they had rebuilt their houses. 5
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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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