Vegetation along the Bosphorus was just issuing from what may be called its budded state. In the gardens and protected spots on the European side white and yellow winged butterflies now and then appeared without lighting1, for as yet there was nothing attractive enough to keep them. Like some great men of whom we occasionally hear, they were in the world before their time. In other words the month of May was about a week old, and there was a bright day to recommend it--bright, only a little too much tinctured with March and April to be all enjoyable. The earth was still spongy, the water cold, the air crisp, and the sun deceitful.
About ten o'clock in the morning Constantinopolitans lounging on the sea-wall were surprised by explosive sounds from down the Marmora. Afterwhile they located them, so to speak, on a galley2 off St. Stephano. At stated intervals3, pale blue smoke would burst from the vessel4, followed by a hurry-skurry of gulls5 in the vicinity, and then the roar, muffled6 by distance. The age of artillery7 had not yet arrived; nevertheless, cannon8 were quite well known to fame. Enterprising traders from the West had sailed into the Golden Horn with samples of the new arm on their decks; they were of such rude construction as to be unfit for service other than saluting9. [Footnote: Cannon were first made of hooped10 iron, widest at the mouth. The process of casting them was just coming in.] So, now, while the idlers on the wall were not alarmed, they were curious to make out who the extravagant11 fellows were, and waited for the flag to tell them.
The stranger passed swiftly, firing as it went; and as the canvas was new and the hull12 freshly painted in white, it rode the waves to appearances a very beautiful "thing of life;" but the flag told nothing of its nationality. There were stripes on it diagonally set, green, yellow, and red, the yellow in the middle.
"The owners are not Genoese"--such was the judgment13 on the wall.
"No, nor Venetian, for that is not a lion in the yellow."
"What, then, is it?"
Pursued thus, the galley, at length rounding Point Serail (Demetrius), turned into the harbor. When opposite the tower of Galata, a last salute14 was fired from her deck; then the two cities caught up the interest, and being able to make out decisively that the sign in the yellow field of the flag was but a coat-of-arms, they said emphatically:
"It is not a national ship--only a great Lord;" and thereupon the question became self-inciting:
"Who is he?"
Hardly had the anchor taken hold in the muddy bed of the harbor in front of the port of Blacherne, before a small boat put off from the strange ship, manned by sailors clad in flowing white trousers, short sleeveless jackets, and red turbans of a style remarkable15 for amplitude16. An officer, probably the sailing-master, went with them, and he, too, was heavily turbaned. A gaping17 crowd on the landing received the visitor when he stepped ashore18 and asked to see the captain of the guard. To that dignitary he delivered a despatch19 handsomely enveloped20 in yellow silk, saying, in imperfect Greek:
"My Lord, just arrived, prays you to read the enclosure, and send it forward by suitable hand. He trusts to your knowledge of what the proprieties21 require. He will await the reply on his galley."
The sailing-master saluted22 profoundly, resumed seat in his boat, and started back to the ship, leaving the captain of the guard to open the envelope and read the communication, which was substantially as follows:
"From the galley, St. Agostino, May 5, Year of our Blessed Saviour23, 1451.
"The undersigned is a Christian24 Noble of Italy, more particularly from his strong Castle Corti on the eastern coast of Italy, near the ancient city of Brindisi. He offers lealty to His Most Christian Majesty25, the Emperor of Constantinople, Defender26 of the Faith according to the crucified Son of God (to whom be honor and praise forevermore), and humbly27 represents that he is a well-knighted soldier by profession, having won his spurs in battle, and taken the accolade29 from the hand of Calixtus the Third, Bishop30 of Rome, and, yet more worthily31, His Holiness the Pope: that the time being peaceful in his country, except as it was rent by baronial feuds32 and forays not to his taste, he left it in search of employment and honors abroad; that he made the pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre first, and secured there a number of precious relics33, which he is solicitous34 of presenting to His Imperial Majesty; that from long association with the Moslems, whom Heaven, in its wisdom impenetrable to the understanding of men, permits to profane36 the Holy Land with their presence and wicked guardianship37, he acquired a speaking knowledge of the Arabic and Turkish languages; that he engaged in warfare38 against those enemies of God, having the powerful sanction therefor of His Holiness aforesaid, by whose direction he occupied himself chiefly with chastising39 the Berber pirates of Tripoli, from whom he took prisoners, putting them at his oars40, where some of them now are. With the august city of Byzantium he has been acquainted many years through report, and, if its fame be truly published, he desires to reside in it, possibly to the end of his days. Wherefore he presumes to address this his respectful petition, praying its submission41 to His Most Christian Majesty, that he may be assured if the proposal be agreeable to the royal pleasure, and in the meantime have quiet anchorage for his galley.
UGO, COUNT CORTI."
In the eyes of the captain of the guard the paper was singular, but explicit42; moreover, the request seemed superfluous43, considering the laxity prevalent with respect to the coming and going of persons of all nativities and callings. To be sure, trade was not as it used to be, and, thanks to the enterprise and cunning of the Galatanese across the harbor, the revenues from importations were sadly curtailed44; still the old city had its markets, and the world was welcome to them. The argument, however, which silenced the custodian's doubt was, that of the few who rode to the gates in their own galleys45 and kept them there ready to depart if their reception were in the least chilling, how many signed themselves as did this one? Italian counts were famous fighters, and generally had audiences wherever they knocked. So he concluded to send the enclosure up to the Palace without the intermediation of the High Admiral, a course which would at least save time.
While the affair is thus pending46, we may return to Count Corti, and say an essential word or two of him.
The cannon, it is to be remarked, was not the only novelty of the galley. Over the stern, where the aplustre cast its shadow in ordinary crafts, there was a pavilion-like structure, high-raised, flat-roofed, and with small round windows in the sides. Quite likely the progressive ship-builders at Palos and Genoa would have termed the new feature a cabin. It was beyond cavil47 an improvement; and on this occasion the proprietor48 utilized49 it as he well might. Since the first gun off St. Stephano, he had held the roof, finding it the best position to get and enjoy a view of the capital, or rather of the walls and crowned eminences50 they had so long and all-sufficiently defended. A chair had been considerately brought up and put at his service, but in witness of the charm the spectacle had for him from the beginning, he did not once resort to it.
If only to save ourselves description of the man, and rescue him from a charge of intrusion into the body of our story, we think it better to take the reader into confidence at once, and inform him that Count Corti is in fact our former acquaintance Mirza, the Emir of the Hajj. The difference between his situation now, and when we first had sight of him on his horse under the yellow flag in the valley of Zaribah is remarkable; yet he is the same in one particular at least--he was in armor then, and he is still in armor--that is, he affects the same visorless casque, with its cape51 of fine rings buckled52 under the chin, the same shirt and overalls53 of pliable54 mail, the same shoes of transverse iron scales working into each other telescopically when the feet are in movement, the same golden spurs, and a surcoat in every particular like the Emir's, except it is brick-dust red instead of green. And this constancy in armor should not be accounted a vanity; it was a habit acquired in the school of arms which graduated him, and which he persisted in partly for the inurement55, and partly as a mark of respect for Mahommed, with whom the gleam and clink of steel well fashioned and gracefully56 worn was a passion, out of which he evolved a suite57 rivalling those kinsmen58 of the Buccleuch who--
"--quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day nor yet by night."
Returning once again. It was hoped when Mirza was first introduced that every one who might chance to spend an evening over these pages would perceive the possibilities he prefigured, and adopt him as a favorite; wherefore the interest may be more pressing to know what he, an Islamite supposably without guile59, a Janissary of rank, lately so high in his master's confidence, is doing here, offering lealty to the Most Christian Emperor, and denouncing the followers60 of the Prophet as enemies of God. The appearances are certainly against him.
The explanation due, if only for coherence61 in our narrative62, would be clearer did the reader review the part of the last conversation in the White Castle between the Prince of India and Mahommed, in which the latter is paternally63 advised to study the Greek capital, and keep himself informed of events within its walls. Yet, inasmuch as there is a current in reading which one once fairly into is loath64 to be pushed out of, we may be forgiven for quoting a material passage or two.... "There is much for my Lord to do"--the Prince says, speaking to his noble eleve. "It is for him to think and act as if Constantinople were his capital temporarily in possession of another.... It is for him to learn the city within and without; its streets and edifices65; its hills and walls; its strong and weak places; its inhabitants, commerce, foreign relations; the character of its ruler, his resources and policies; its daily events; its cliques66, clubs, and religious factions67; especially is it for him to foment68 the differences Latin and Greek already a fire which has long been eating out to air in an inflammable house."... Mahommed, it will be recollected69, acceded70 to the counsel, and in discussing the selection of a person suitable for the secret agency, the Prince said: ... "He who undertakes it should enter Constantinople and live there above suspicion. He must be crafty71, intelligent, courtly in manner, accomplished72 in arms, of high rank, and with means to carry his state bravely; for not only ought he to be conspicuous73 in the Hippodrome; he should be welcome in the salons74 and palaces; along with other facilities, he must be provided to buy service in the Emperor's bedroom and council chamber--nay, at his elbow. Mature of judgment, it is of prime importance that he possess my Lord's confidence unalterably."... And when the ambitious Turk demanded: "The man, Prince, the man!"--the wily tutor responded: "My Lord has already named him."-- "I?"--"Only to-night my Lord spoke75 of him as a marvel76."--"Mirza?"... The Jew then proceeded: "Despatch him to Italy; let him appear in Constantinople, embarked77 from a galley, habited like an Italian, and with a suitable Italian title. He speaks Italian already, is fixed78 in his religion, and in knightly79 honor. Not all the gifts at the despot's disposal, nor the blandishments of society can shake his allegiance--he worships my Lord."...
Mahommed demurred80 to the proposal, saying: "So has Mirza become a part of me, I am scarcely myself without him."
Now he who has allowed himself to become interested in the bright young Emir, and pauses to digest these excerpts81, will be aware of a grave concern for him. He foresees the outcome of the devotion to Mahommed dwelt upon so strongly by the Prince of India. An order to undertake the secret service will be accepted certainly as it is given. The very assurance that it will be accepted begets82 solicitude83 in the affair. Did Mahommed decide affirmatively? What were the instructions given? Having thus settled the coherences, we move on with the narrative.
It will be remembered, further, that close after the departure of the Princess Irene from the old Castle, Mahommed followed her to Therapia, and, as an Arab story-teller, was favored with an extended private audience in which he extolled84 himself to her at great length, and actually assumed the role of a lover. What is yet more romantic, he came away a lover in fact.
The circumstance is not to be lightly dismissed, for it was of immeasurable effect upon the fortunes of the Emir, and--if we can be excused for connecting an interest so stupendous with one so comparatively trifling--the fate of Constantinople. Theretofore the Turk's ambition had been the sole motive85 of his designs against that city, and, though vigorous, driving, and possibly enough of itself to have pushed him on, there might yet have been some delay in the achievement. Ambition derived86 from genius is cautious in its first movements, counts the cost, ponders the marches to be made and the means to be employed, and is at times paralyzed by the simple contemplation of failure; in other words, dread87 of loss of glory is not seldom more powerful than the hope of glory. After the visit to Therapia, however, love reenforced ambition; or rather the two passions possessed88 Mahommed, and together they murdered his sleep. He became impatient and irritable89; the days were too short, the months too long. Constantinople absorbed him. He thought of nothing else waking, and dreamed of nothing else. Well for him his faith in astrology, for by it the Prince of India was able to hold him to methodic preparation.
There were times when he was tempted90 to seize the Princess, and carry her off. Her palace was undefended, and he had but to raid it at night. Why not? There were two reasons, either of them sufficient: first, the stern old Sultan, his father, was a just man, and friendly to the Emperor Constantine; but still stronger, and probably the deterrent91 in fact, he actually loved the Princess with a genuine romantic sentiment, her happiness an equal motive--loved her for herself--a thing perfectly92 consistent, for in the Oriental idea there is always One the Highest.
Now, it was very lover-like in Mahommed, his giving himself up to thought of the Princess while gliding93 down the Bosphorus, after leaving his safeguard on her gate. He closed his eyes against the mellow94 light on the water, and, silently admitting her the perfection of womanhood, held her image before him until it was indelible in memory--face, figure, manner, even her dress and ornaments--until his longing95 for her became a positive hunger of soul.
As if to give us an illustration of the mal-apropos in coincidence, his august father had selected a bride for him, and he was on the road to Adrianople to celebrate the nuptials96 when he stopped at the White Castle. The maiden97 chosen was of a noble Turkish family, but harem born and bred. She might be charming, a very queen in the Seraglio; but, alas98! the kinswoman of the Christian Emperor had furnished a glimpse of attractions which the fiancee to whom he was going could never attain--attractions of mind and manner more lasting99 than those of mere100 person; and as he finished the comparison, he beat his breast, and cried out: "Ah, the partiality of the Most Merciful! To clothe this Greek with all the perfections, and deny her to me!"
Withal, there was a method in Mahommed's passion. Setting his face sternly against violating his own safeguard by abducting101 the Princess, he fell into revision of her conversation; and then a light broke in upon him--a light and a road to his object.
He recalled with particularity her reply to the message delivered to her, supposably from himself, containing his avowal102 that he loved her the more because she was a Christian, and singled out of it these words: ... "A wife I might become, not from temptation of gain or power, or in surrender to love--I speak not in derision of the passion, since, like the admitted virtues103, it is from God--nay, Sheik, in illustration of what may otherwise be of uncertain meaning to him, tell Prince Mahommed I might become his wife could I, by so doing, save or help the religion I profess28."
This he took to pieces.... "'She might become a wife.' Good!... 'She might become my wife'--on condition.... What condition?" ... He beat his breast again, this time with a laugh.
The rowers looked at him in wonder. What cared he for them? He had discovered a way to make her his.... "Constantinople is the Greek Church," he muttered, with flashing eyes. "I will take the city for my own glory--to her then the glory of saving the Church! On to Constantinople!"
And from that moment the fate of the venerable metropolis104 may be said to have been finally sealed.
Within an hour after his return to the White Castle, he summoned Mirza, and surprised him by the exuberance105 of his joy. He threw his arm over the Emir's shoulder, and walked with him, laughing and talking, like a man in wine. His nature was of the kind which, for the escape of feeling, required action as well as words. At length he sobered down.
"Here, Mirza," he said. "Stand here before me.... Thou lovest me, I believe?"
Mirza answered upon his knee: "My Lord has said it."
"I believe thee.... Rise and take pen and paper, and write, standing35 here before me." [Footnote: A Turkish calligraphist106 works on his feet as frequently as on a chair, using a pen made of reed and India ink reduced to fluid.]
From a table near by the materials were brought, and the Emir, again upon his knees, wrote as his master dictated107.
The paper need not be given in full. Enough that it covered with uncommon108 literalness--for the Conqueror's memory was prodigious--the suggestions of the Prince of India already quoted respecting the duties of the agent in Constantinople. While writing, the Emir was variously moved; one instant, his countenance109 was deeply flushed, and in the next very pale; sometimes his hand trembled. Mahommed meantime kept close watch upon him, and now he asked:
"My Lord's will is my will," was the answer--"yet"--
"Out--speak out."
"My Lord is sending me from him, and I dread losing my place at his right hand."
"Lay the fear betime," he then said, gravely. "Where thou goest, though out of reach of my right hand, there will my thought be. Hear--nay, at my knee."
He laid the hand spoken of on Mirza's shoulder, and stooped towards him. "Ah, my Saladin, thou wert never in love, I take it? Well--I am. Look not up now, lest--lest thou think my bearded cheek hath changed to a girl's."
Mirza did not look up, yet he knew his master was blushing.
"Where thou goest, I would give everything but the sword of Othman to be every hour of the day, for she abideth there.... I see a ring on thy hand--the ruby112 ring I gave thee the day thou didst unhorse the uncircumcised deputy of Hunyades. Give it back to me. 'Tis well. See, I place it on the third finger of my left hand. They say whoever looketh at her is thenceforth her lover. I caution thee, and so long as this ruby keepeth color unchanged, I shall know thou art keeping honor bright with me--that thou lovest her, because thou canst not help it, yet for my sake, and because I love her.... Look up now, my falcon--look up, and pledge me."
"I pledge my Lord," Mirza answered.
"Now I will tell thee. She is that kinswoman of the Gabour Emperor Constantine whom we saw here the day of our arrival. Or didst thou see her? I have forgotten."
"I did not, my Lord."
"Well, thou wilt113 know her at sight; for in grace and beauty I think she must be a daughter of the houri this moment giving immortal114 drink to the beloved of Allah, even the Prophet."
Mahommed changed his tone.
"The paper and the pen."
And taking them he signed the instructions, and the signature was the same as that on the safeguard on the gate at Therapia.
"There--keep it well; for when thou gettest to Constantinople, thou wilt become a Christian." He laughed again. "Mirza--the Mirza Mahommed swore by, and appointed keeper of his heart's secret--he a Christian! This will shift the sin of the apostasy115 to me."
Mirza took the paper.
"I have not chosen to write of the other matter. In what should it be written, if at all, except in my blood--so close is it to me?... These are the things I expect of thee. Art thou listening? She shall be to thee as thine eye. Advise me of her health, and where she goes; with whom she consorts116; what she does and says; save her from harm: does one speak ill of her, kill him, only do it in my name--and forget not, O my Saladin!--as thou hopest a garden and a couch in Paradise--forget not that in Constantinople, when I come, I am to receive her from thy hand peerless in all things as I left her to-day.... Thou hast my will all told. I will send money to thy room to-night, and thou wilt leave to-night, lest, being seen making ready in the morning, some idiot pursue thee with his wonder.... As thou art to be my other self, be it royally. Kings never account to themselves.... Thou wantest now nothing but this signet."
From his breast he drew a large ring, its emerald setting graven with the signature at the bottom of the instructions, and gave it to him.
"Is there a Pacha or a Begler-bey, Governor of a city or a province, property of my father, who refuseth thy demand after showing him this, report him, and Shintan will be more tolerable unto him than I, when I have my own. It is all said. Go now.... We will speak of rewards when next we meet.... Or stay! Thou art to communicate by way of this Castle, and for that I will despatch a man to thee in Constantinople. Remember--for every word thou sendest me of the city, I look for two of her.... Here is my hand." Mirza kissed it, and departed.
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