If you do not return her, your heads shall
fall! Remember that! Stop, one thing more: observe and watch the new
boulouk bashi. Select some of my servants to follow him day and
night, and to observe every thing he does, yet without letting him
become aware of it, for he is a shrewd lad and a daring one, too.
Now, you can go."
While the company is still standing drawn up in the court-yard, the
tschorbadji beckons Mohammed Ali to his side, and enters the palace
with him.
"Mohammed, it is evident that you will become a brave and efficient
soldier. You have courage; now learn to control your anger, to
govern yourself, and then you will know how to command others. See,
this purse filled with gold-pieces is the captain's salary for three
months, which I pay in advance, as the young boulouk bashi will have
to incur some necessary expenses, and will therefore be glad to
accept a payment in advance."
Mohammed thanked the governor, and received the first salary of his
new dignity with perfect composure, though a sudden sparkling in his
eyes indicated how much he rejoiced over it.
Osman, however, can read his friend's countenance well. As the
governor turns away, Osman throws his arms around Mohammed's neck
and whispers in his ear: "You stand there radiant like a hero, and
all the bliss of the world and of love, too, is reflected in your
countenance.
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