The moon shone brightly, and the night was delightful.

Alone with Ismail, and knowing his unnatural tastes, I did not feel very comfortable for, in spite of what M.de Bonneval had told me, I was afraid lest the Turk should take a fancy to give me too great a proof of his friendship, and I did not relish our tete-a-tete.

But my fears were groundless.
"Let us leave this place quietly," said Ismail, "I have just heard a slight noise which heralds something that will amuse us." He dismissed his attendants, and took my hand, saying, "Let us go to a small room, the key of which I luckily have with me, but let us be careful not to make any noise.

That room has a window overlooking the fountain where I think that two or three of my beauties have just gone to bathe.

We will see them and enjoy a very pleasing sight, for they do not imagine that anyone is looking at them.