The victor walks triumphantly round the circle to collect his reward.

The unfortunate vanquished conceals himself among the spectators, scarcely daring to lift his eyes.

These games last for several hours; as one pair of gladiators retire, they are replaced by another.
Greek, Turkish, and Armenian women may only be spectators of these games from a distance; they therefore occupy the adjoining heights.
For the rest, the arrangements are the same as at the Greek Easter feast.

People eat, drink, and dance.

No signs of beer, wine, or liqueur are to be discovered, and consequently there is no drunkenness.
The Turkish officers were here polite enough to surrender the best places to us strangers.