Travels in Southeastern Europe

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

344 THE BURDEN OF THE BALKANS. friends to-day, and would not talk of such things. I was whiling away the time by drawing, and having my sight focussed upon a distant bush, suddenly saw a head bob up and disappear, then a second. 'The men are over there.' The young suvarri snatched his rifle, but the Police Commissary said we were all 'mik' to-day, and stopped his search. His movement had been observed, though, for no head showed again. I learnt later that Constantine Suliman was reckoned, at forty rifles. Dinner was a great ceremony, and excellently cooked. It was served out of doors, and Constantine Suliman ate with us. We had broiled lamb, stewed fowl, a big bowl of milk, cheese, scrambled eggs, and huge loaves of maize bread. Constantine Suliman's conversation, translated, made me grieve that I could not talk to him directly. 'We are poor ignorant people,' he said, 'and cannot travel and see the world. We thank you very much for coming to see us and us show what people from another land are like. Mountains cannot visit mountains, but men can visit men.' He regretted deeply that I could not talk his language. 'Though they tell you what I say,' he said, 'you will never understand what we feel about you in our hearts. You have trusted us, and you are quite safe among us.' He pressed me to stay the night, and offered me the best of all he had. I should not have had the smallest fear of staying alone; but the gendarmes
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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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