"
"We have here then," subjoined Carathis, "a girl both of courage and
science!"
Nouronihar had certainly both; but, notwithstanding all her firmness, she
could not help casting back a look of regret upon the graces of her
little Gulchenrouz, and the days of tenderness she had participated with
him; she even dropped a few tears, which Carathis observed, and
inadvertently breathed out with a sigh: "Alas! my gentle cousin! what
will become of him!"
Vathek at this apostrophe knitted up his brows, and Carathis inquired
what it could mean.
"She is preposterously sighing after a stripling with languishing eyes
and soft hair, who loves her," said the Caliph.
"Where is he?" asked Carathis. "I must be acquainted with this pretty
child; for," added she, lowering her voice, "I design before I depart to
regain the favour of the Giaour; there is nothing so delicious in his
estimation as the heart of a delicate boy, palpitating with the first
tumults of love."
Vathek, as he came from the bath, commanded Bababalouk to collect the
women and other movables of his harem, embody his troops, and hold
himself in readiness to march in three days; whilst Carathis retired
alone to a tent, where the Giaour solaced her with encouraging visions;
but at length waking, she found at her feet Nerkes and Cafour, who
informed her by their signs that, having led Alboufaki to the borders of
a lake, to browse on some moss that looked tolerably venomous, they had
discovered certain blue fishes of the same kind with those in the
reservoir on the top of the tower.
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