The Tame Turk; A Novel Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...bore its fruits. She felt a new attraction for Olmas-sai, and from the lonely life she led thought of him often, till a real love for him dawned in her heart--a love that was destined to be hopeless, though for long years she did not forget, nor cease hoping. CHAPTER VI. THE boat in which Olmas-sai took passage was a brigantine, laden with merchandise, and would probably make a long passage to Marseilles; but as Olmassa'1' only wished to escape from illalta, the length of the voyage signified very little. He was so mortified and stung at what he considered the deliberate deception practised on him, that he only wished he might never hear even the name of Malta again. The vessel was old and absolutely unseaworthy, and was heavily laden, dirty, and ill-managed in the extreme. There were but three other passengers besides Olmas-sai, --a Greek gentleman, his wife, and a pretty little child of about three years old. Olmas-sai was so buried in his gloomy reflections that he made no acquaintance with this family, a circumstance he had abundant reason afterwards to regret. The third night out from Malta there arose a fearful gale, which made the old bark roll as if she were in pain, and toss from side to side as if to relieve her agony. The planks groaned and creaked, and the wind moaned dismally through the ropes, and the waves swept her from stem to stern, for with every' motion she dipped her bows clean under. At about midnight the ship was found to be leaking badly, and though every effort possible was made to save her, in less than two hours she was found to be sinking, and all were obliged to escape by the boats. There were but fourteen souls, and the two boats would have been ample; but the sailors forgot all discipline, and as soon...