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HOLY LAND, AND CYPRUS. 233
trusted with his domestic concerns, under the title of inten-
dants. The Maronite was a haughty and supercilious per-
sonage ; the Turk merry and familiar. He showed his respect
for the Grand Signor, b}r begging me to produce my firman,
which he put to his head, opened, and then kissed the im-
perial cipher, exclaiming, " Taweel omrhoo, Long life to
him." Both these men had been many years attached to the
emir, and were said to serve him faithfully. The Druze
acted as chief judge, and was distinguished by a black robe
and white turban.
The Maronite intendant took me into the south-west
pavilion, considered a chef d'ceuvre : its floor was of inlaid
marble, a fountain rose in the centre; the walls inlaid with
ivory and gilding, ornamented with Arabic inscriptions, of
the same sort as those in the apartment of the emir.
During the time I was thus passing with the officers of
the emir, he had been considering what present to make me.
I had visited him unprovided with any to offer, a breach of
Eastern etiquette I did not think of till too late, and should
not be omitted by any traveller, who may be sure of a return
equal, if not superior in value, to any thing he may present,
though he is obliged to make an additional present to the at-
tendants, of at least twenty dollars.
A message was sent to me by the emir, that he wished
to give me a mark of his esteem, by presenting me with an
2 h
trusted with his domestic concerns, under the title of inten-
dants. The Maronite was a haughty and supercilious per-
sonage ; the Turk merry and familiar. He showed his respect
for the Grand Signor, b}r begging me to produce my firman,
which he put to his head, opened, and then kissed the im-
perial cipher, exclaiming, " Taweel omrhoo, Long life to
him." Both these men had been many years attached to the
emir, and were said to serve him faithfully. The Druze
acted as chief judge, and was distinguished by a black robe
and white turban.
The Maronite intendant took me into the south-west
pavilion, considered a chef d'ceuvre : its floor was of inlaid
marble, a fountain rose in the centre; the walls inlaid with
ivory and gilding, ornamented with Arabic inscriptions, of
the same sort as those in the apartment of the emir.
During the time I was thus passing with the officers of
the emir, he had been considering what present to make me.
I had visited him unprovided with any to offer, a breach of
Eastern etiquette I did not think of till too late, and should
not be omitted by any traveller, who may be sure of a return
equal, if not superior in value, to any thing he may present,
though he is obliged to make an additional present to the at-
tendants, of at least twenty dollars.
A message was sent to me by the emir, that he wished
to give me a mark of his esteem, by presenting me with an
2 h