The breakfast to which Sergius addressed himself was in strict observance of the Rules of the Brotherhood1; and being plain, it was quickly despatched. Returning to his cell, he let his hair loose, and combed it with care; then rolling it into a glistening2 mass, he tucked it under his hat. Selecting a fresher veil next, he arranged that to fall down his back and over the left shoulder. He also swept the dark gown free of dust, and cleansing3 the crucifix and large black horn beads4 of his rosary, lingered a moment while contemplating5 the five sublime6 mysteries allotted7 to the third chaplet, beginning with the Resurrection of Christ and ending with the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin8. In a calmness of spirit such as follows absolution, he finally sallied from the Monastery9, and ere long arrived at the landing outside the Fish Market Gate on the Golden Horn. The detentions10 had been long; so for speed he selected a two-oared boat.
"To Therapia--by noon," he said to the rower, and, dropping into the passenger's box, surrendered himself to reflection.
The waterway by which the monk11 proceeded is not unfamiliar12 to the reader, a general idea of it having been given in the chapter devoted13 to the adventures of the Prince of India in his outing up the Bosphorus to the Sweet Waters of Asia. The impression there sought to be conveyed--how feebly is again regretfully admitted--was of a panorama14 remarkable15 as a composition of all the elements of scenic16 beauty blent together in incomparable perfection. Now, however, it failed the tribute customary from such as had happily to traverse it.
The restfulness of the swift going; the shrinking of the flood under the beating of the oars17; the sky and the wooded heights, and the stretches of shore, town and palace lined; the tearing through the blue veil hanging over the retiring distances; the birds, the breezes, the ships hither coming and yonder going, and the sparkles shooting up in myriad18 recurrence19 on the breaking waves--all these pleasures of the most delicate of the receiving senses were tyrannically forbidden him.
The box in which he sat half reclining was wide enough for another passenger side by side with him, and it seemed he imagined the vacant place occupied now by Demedes, and now by Lael, and that he was speaking to them; when to the former, it was with dislike, and a disposition21 to avoid the touch of his red cloak, though on the sleeve ever so lightly; when to the latter, his voice would lower, his eyes soften22, and the angry spots on his brow and cheeks go out--not more completely could they have disappeared had she actually exorcised them with some of the sweet confessions23 lovers keep for emergencies, and a touch of finger besides.
"So," he would say, Demedes for the time on the seat, "thou deniest God, and hast a plot against Christ. Shameful24 in the son of a good father!... What is thy Academy but defiance25 of the Eternal Majesty26? As well curse the Holy Ghost at once, for why should he who of preference seeketh a bed with the damned he disappointed? Or is thy audacity27 a blasphemous28 trial of the endurance of forgiveness?".... Exit Demedes, enter Lael.... "The child--she is a child! By such proof as there is in innocence29, and in the loveliness of blushing cheeks, and eyes which answer the Heavenly light they let in by light as Heavenly let out, she is a child! What does evil see in her to set it hungering after her? Or is there in virtue30 a signal to its enemies--Lo, here! A light to be blown out, lest it disperse31 our darkness!".... Reenter Demedes.... "Abduct32 her!--How?--When? To that end is it thou keepest her always under eye? The Princess Irene gives a Fisherman's Fete--the child will be there--thou wilt33 be there. Is this the day of the attempt? Bravos as fishermen, to seize her--boats to carry her off--the Bosphorus wide and deep, and the hills beyond a hiding-place, and in the sky over them the awful name Turk. The crime and the opportunity hand in hand! Let them prosper34 now, and I who have from the cradle's side despatched my soul faith in hand to lay it at Heaven's gate may never again deny a merit in the invocation of Sin virtuous35 as prayer".... To Lael in the seat.... "But be not afraid. I will be there also. I"... A sudden fear fell upon him. If the abduction were indeed arranged for the afternoon, to what might he not be led by an open attempt to defeat it? Bloodshed--violence! He whose every dream had been of a life in which his fellow-men might find encouragement to endure their burdens, and of walking before them an example of love and forbearance, submissive and meek36 that he might with the more unanswerable grace preach obedience37 and fraternity to them--Merciful Heaven! And he shuddered38 and drew the veil hastily over his face, as if, in a bloody39 tumult40, the ideal life, so the ultimate happiness, were vanishing before his eyes. Taking the confessions of such as have been greatly tried, few men, few even of those renowned41 for courage and fine achievement, ever pass their critical moments of decision unassailed by alternative suggestions due to fear. Sergius heard them now. "Return to thy cell, and to thy beads, and prayer," they seemed to say. "What canst thou, a stranger in a strange land, if once the Academy of which thou wert this morning informed, becomes thy enemy? Ay, return to thy cell! Who is she for whom thou art putting thyself in the way of temptation? The daughter of a booth-keeper in the bazaar--a Jew, who hath no princely blood to spare a descendant--a dog of a Jew, who maketh profit by lending his child to an impostor."
The suggestion was powerful. In the heat of the debate, however, an almost forgotten voice reached him, reciting one of the consolations42 of Father Hilarion: "Temptations are for all of us; nor shall any man be free of them. The most we can hope is to be delivered from them. What vanity to think we can travel threescore and ten years from our cradles, if so long we live, without an overture43 of some kind from the common enemy! On the other side, what a triumph to put his blandishments by! The Great Exemplar did not fly from Satan; he stayed, and overcame him."
"Be not afraid," Sergius said, as if to Lael, and firmly, like one resolved of fear and hesitation44. "I will be there also."
Then looking about him, at his left hand he beheld45 the village of Emirghian, bent46 round a mountain's base, in places actually invading the water. In face of such a view a susceptible47 nature must needs be very sick of soul to go blindly on. The brightly painted houses cast tremulous reflections to a vast depth in the limpid48 flood, and where they ceased, down immeasurably, the vivid green of the verdure on the mountain's breast suggested the beginning of the next of the seven Mohammedan earths. Above this borrowed glory he seemed afloat; and to help the impression, the sound of many voices singing joyously49 was borne to him. He waved his hand, and the rowers, resting from their labor50, joined him in listening.
The little gulf51 of Stenia lies there landlocked, and out of it a boat appeared, skimming around the intervening promontory52. In a mass of flowers, in a shade of garlands hanging from a low mast, its arms and shrouds53 wreathed with roses, the singers sat timing54 their song with their oars. The refrain was supported by zitheras, flutes55 and horns. The vessel56 turned northwardly57 when fairly out in the strait; and then another boat came round the point--and another--and another--and many others, all decorated, and filled with men, women and children making music.
Sergius' boatmen recognized the craft, deep in the water, black and long, and with graceful58 upturned ends.
"Fishermen!" they said.
And he rejoined: "Yes. The Princess Irene gives them a fete. Make haste. I will go with them. Fall in behind."
"Yes, yes--a good woman! Of such are the Saints!" they said, signing the cross on breast arid59 brow.
The singing and the gala air of the party put Sergius in his wonted spirits; and as here and there other boats fell into the line, similarly decorated, their occupants adding to the volume of the singing, by the time Therapia was sighted the good-natured, happy fishermen had given him of their floral abundance, and adopted him.
What a scene the Therapian bay presented! Boats, boats, boats--hundreds of them in motion, hundreds lining20 the shore, the water faithfully repeating every detail of ornature, and apparently60 a-quiver with pleasure. The town was gay with colors; while on the summit and sides of the opposite promontory every available point answered flaunt61 with flaunt. And there were song and shouting, gladsome cries of children, responses of mothers, and merriment of youth and maiden62. Byzantium might be in decadence63, her provinces falling away, her glory wasting; the follies64 of the court and emperors, the best manhood of the empire lost in cloisters65 and hermitages, the preference of the nobility for intrigue66 and diplomacy67 might be all working their deplorable results--nay, the results might be at hand! Still the passion of the people for fetes and holidays remained. Tastes are things of heredity. In nothing is a Byzantine of this day so nearly a classic Greek as in his delicacy68 and appreciation69 where permitted to indulge in the beautiful.
The boatmen passed through the gay entanglement70 of the bay slowly and skilfully71, and finally discharged their passengers on the marble quay72 a little below the regular landing in front of the red pavilion over the entrance to the Princess' grounds. The people went in and out of the gate without hindrance73; nor was there guard or policeman visible. Their amiability74 attested75 their happiness.
The men were mostly black-bearded, sunburned, large-handed, brawny76 fellows in breeches black and amply bagged, with red sashes and light blue jackets heavily embroidered77. The legs below the knees were exposed, and the feet in sandals. White cloths covered their heads. Their eyes were bright, their movements agile78, their air animated79. Many of them sported amulets80 of shell or silver suspended by ribbons or silken cords around their bare necks. The women wore little veils secured by combs, but rather as a headdress, and for appearances. They also affected81 the sleeveless short jacket over a snowy chemise; and what with bright skirts bordered with worsted chenille, and sandal straps82 carried artfully above the ankles, they were not wanting in picturesqueness84. Some of the very young amongst them justified85 the loveliness traditionally ascribed to the nymphs of Hellas and the fair Cycladean Isles86. Much the greater number, however, were in outward seeming prematurely87 old, and by their looks, their voices ungovernably shrill88, and the haste and energy with which they flung themselves into the amusement of the hour unconsciously affirmed that fishermen's wives are the same everywhere. One need not go far to find the frontiers of society--too frequently they are close under the favorite balcony of the king.
Something on the right cheek of the gate under the pavilion furnished an attraction to the visitors. When Sergius came up, he was detained by a press of men and women in eager discussion; and following their eyes and the pointing of their fingers, he observed a brazen89 plate overhead curiously90 inscribed91. The writing was unintelligible92 to him as to his neighbors. It looked Turkish--or it might have been Arabic--or it might not have been writing at all. He stayed awhile listening to the conjectures93 advanced. Presently a gypsy approached leading a bear, which, in its turn, was drawing a lot of noisy boys. He stopped, careless of the unfriendly glances with which he was received, and at sight of the plate saluted94 it with a low salaam96 several times unctuously97 repeated.
"Look at the hamari there. He can tell what the thing means."
"Then ask him."
"I will. See here, thou without a religion, consort98 of brutes99! Canst thou tell what this"--pointing to the plate--"is for? Come and look at it!"
"It is not needful for me to go nearer. I see it well enough. Neither am I without a religion. I do not merely profess100 belief in God--I believe in Him," the bear-keeper replied.
The fisherman took the retort and the laugh it occasioned good-humoredly, and answered: "Very well, we are even; and now perhaps thou canst tell me what I asked."
"Willingly, since thou canst be decent to a stranger.... The young Mahommed, son of Amurath, Sultan of Sultans"--the gypsy paused to salute95 the title--"the young Mahommed, I say, is my friend." The bystanders laughed derisively101, but the man proceeded. "He has resided this long time at Magnesia, the capital of a prosperous province assigned to his governorship. There never was one of such station so civil to his people, and much learning has had a good effect upon his judgment102; it has taught him that the real virtue of amusement lies in its variety. Did he listen exclusively to his doctors discoursing103 of philosophy, or to his professor of mathematics, or to his poets and historians, he would go mad even as they are mad; wherefore, along with his studies, he hunts with hawk104 and hound; he tilts105 and tourneys; he plays the wandering minstrel; and not seldom Joqard and I--hey, fellow, is it not so?" he gave the bear a tremendous jerk--"Joqard and I have been to audience with him in his palace."
"A wonderful prince no doubt; but I asked not of him. The plate, man--what of this plate? If nothing, then give way to Joqard."
"There are fools and fools--that is, there are plain fools and wise fools. The wise fool answering the plain fool, is always more particular with his premises106 than his argument."
The laugh was with the hamari again; after which he continued: "So, having done with explanation, now to satisfy you."
From the breast of his gown, he brought forth107 a piece of bronze considerably108 less than the plate on the gate, but in every other respect its counterpart.
"See you this?" he said, holding the bronze up to view.
There was quick turning from plate to plate, and the conclusion was as quick.
"They are the same, but what of it?"
"This--Joqard and I went up one day and danced for the Prince, and at the end he dismissed us, giving me a red silk purse fat with gold pieces, and to Joqard this passport. Mark you now. The evil minded used to beat us with cudgels and stones--I mean among the Turk--but coming to a town now, I tie this to Joqard's collar, and we have welcome. We eat and drink, and are given good quarters, and sped from morning to morning without charge."
"There is some magic in the plate, then?"
"No," said the hamari, "unless there is magic in the love of a people for the Prince to be their ruler. It certifies109 Joqard and I are of Prince Mahommed's friends, and that is enough for Turks; and the same yonder. By the sign, I know this gate, these grounds, and the owner of them are in his protection. But," said the bear-keeper, changing his tone, "seeing one civil answer deserves another, when was Prince Mahommed here?"
"In person? Never."
"Oh, he must have been."
"Why do you say so?"
"Because of the brass110 plate yonder."
"What does it prove?"
"Ah, yes!" the man answered laughingly. "Joqard and I pick up many odd things, and meet a world of people--don't we, fellow?" Another furious jerk of the leading strap83 brought a whine111 from the bear, "But it is good for us. We teach school as we go; and you know, my friend, for every solidus its equivalent in noumia is somewhere."
"I will give you a noumia, if you will give me an answer."
"A bargain--a bargain, with witnesses!"
Then after a glance into the faces around, as if summoning attention to the offer, the hamari proceeded.
"Listen. I say the brass up there proves Prince Mahommed was here in person. Wishing to notify his people that he had taken in his care everything belonging to this property, the owner included, the Prince put his signature to the proclamation."
"Proclamation?"
"Yes--you may call it plain brass, if you prefer; none the less the writing on it is Mahommed: and because such favors must bear his name on them, they are reserved for his giving. No other man, except the great Sultan, his father, would bestow112 one of them. Joqard had his from the Prince's hand directly; wherefore--I hope, friend, you have the noumia ready--the brass on this post must have been fixed113 there by the Prince with his own hand."
The fishermen were satisfied; and it was wonderful how interesting the safeguard then became to them. By report they knew Mahommed the prospective114 successor of the terrible Amurath; they knew him a soldier conspicuous115 in many battles; and from the familiar principle by which we admire or dread116 those possessed117 of qualities unlike and superior to our own, their ideas and speculations118 concerning him were wild and generally harsh. Making no doubt now that he had really been to the gate, they asked themselves, What could have been his object? To look at the plate was next thing to looking at the man. Even Sergius partook of the feeling. To get a better view, he shifted his position, and was beset119 by inquietudes not in the understanding of the fishermen.
The Princess Irene, her property and dependents, were subjects of protection by the Moslem120; that much was clear; but did she know the fact? Had she seen the Prince? Then the Hegumen's criticism upon the persistence121 with which she kept her residence here, a temptation to the brutalized unbeliever on the other shore, derived122 a point altogether new.
Sergius turned away, and passed into the well-tended grounds. While too loyal to the little mother, as he tenderly called the Princess, to admit a suspicion against her, with painful clearness, he perceived the opportunity the affair offered her enemies for the most extreme accusations123; and he resolved to speak to her, and, if necessary, to remonstrate124.
Traversing the shelled roadway up to the portico125 of the palace, he looked back through the red pavilion, and caught a glimpse of Joqard performing before a merry group of boys and elders male and female.
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