Benjamin Disraeli

Name: Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem
Author: Benjamin Disraeli

Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

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“Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem”, published in 1847, is a work by Benjamin Disraeli. It explores elements such as Keferinis, Fakredeen and Tancred.

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ The eye of the young Emir glittered with triumph as he listened to the oily sentences of the eunuch. 'Lebanon,' he whispered, 'is the key of Syria, my Keferinis, never forget that; and we will lock up the land. Let us never sleep till this affair is achieved. You think she does not dream of a certain person, eh? I tell you, he must go, or we must get rid of him: I fear him not, but he is in the way; and the way should be smooth as the waters of El Arish. Remember the temple to the Syrian goddess at Deir el Kamar, my Keferinis! The religion is half the battle. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ Last night they brought part of a harem of the Pasha of Aleppo captive hither. This may lead to events.'
'I have already ventured to observe to the lordly Keferinis,' said Fakredeen, 'that every lance in the Lebanon is at your command, gracious Queen.'
'We have lances,' said Astarte; 'it is not of that I was thinking. Nor indeed do I care to prolong a quarrel for this capture. If the Pasha will renounce the tribute of the villages, I am for peace; if he will not, we will speak of those things of which there has been counsel between us. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ Astarte had signified to Tancred her wish that he should approach her, while Keferinis at some distance was engaged in earnest conversation with Fakredeen, with whom he had not had previously the opportunity of being alone. His report of all that had transpired in his absence was highly favourable. The minister had taken the opportunity of the absence of the Emir and his friend to converse often and amply about them with the Queen. The idea of an united Syria was pleasing to the imagination of the young sovereign. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ When they entered the principal court, there were unusual appearances of some recent and considerable occurrence: groups of Turkish soldiers, disarmed, reclining camels, baggage and steeds, and many of the armed tribes of the mountain.
'What is all this?' inquired Fakredeen.
' 'Tis the harem of the Pasha of Aleppo,' replied a warrior, 'captured on the plain, and carried up into the mountains to our Queen of queens.'
'The war begins,' said Fakredeen, looking round at Tancred with a glittering eye.
'Women make war on women,' he replied. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ Well, Bteddeen to Canobia is an Arab moon to a Syrian sun. The marble alone at Canobia cost a million of piastres. The stables are worthy of the steeds of Solomon. You may kill anything you like in the forest, from panthers to antelopes. Listen, my Keferinis, let this be done, and done quickly, and Canobia is yours.'
'Do you ever dream?' said Astrate to Tancred. 'They say that life is a dream.' 'I sometimes wish it were. Its pangs are too acute for a shadow.'
'But you have no pangs.'
'I had a dream when you were away, in which I was much alarmed,' said Astarte. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ On the next paroxysm in the dissolving empire of the Ottomans, the plain would be occupied by a warlike population descending from the mountains that commanded on one side the whole Syrian coast, and on the other all the inland cities from Aleppo to Damascus. ”

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Benjamin Disraeli, Tancred — Chapter LV. Capture of a Harem (1847)

“ It does not by any means follow that from what has occurred there will be sanguinary encounters between the people of the gracious lady, Queen of queens, and those that dwell in plains and cities; nor can it be denied that war is a means by which many things are brought to a final conjuncture. ”

Benjamin Disraeli

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