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More fanatic in religion than their men, they objected to being
sketched, crouching to the ground and covering themselves completely
with draperies, so we had to desist.
There can be no arguments about beauty in these lands. It goes by
"volume."
Put the ladies on the scales, and in case of a tie, measure them round
the hips.
Vendors pressed gold-embroidered zouaves, antique arms and filigree
silver-ware upon us; but we ever looked elsewhere, and Jo suddenly
pounced on a handkerchief, or rather a conglomeration of bits sewn
together, each being a remnant of brilliant coloured patterned stuff.
"But that has no value," said Suma, smiling.
"Never mind, I shall wear it as a hat," said Jo; and Suma, somewhat
perplexed, lowered his dignity and bargained for it.
We next saw a brilliantly striped rug hanging on the wall behind an old
woman, red, green, yellow, black and white, just what we wanted. She
consented to take thirteen silver cronen for it, but no Montenegrin
paper.


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