We went to the Governor who was near by. "They don't understand
innkeeping here, and she is a drunken old slut," he said, and sent for
her husband.
We went defiantly again to the Europe for lunch.
Jo had been expressing her wish to Pavlovitch to visit a harem. He came
to tell us that it had been arranged, as the chief of the police was a
friend of his, and he had asked a rich Moslem to let her visit his
wives. The Moslem had graciously assented, saying that he would do it as
a great favour to the chief of the police, and that no "European" woman
had ever visited an Ipek harem.
We went down the broad street with its brilliant houses, admiring the
gaudy colours of the women's trousers. "What a pity," we said, "that
such a word as _loud_ was invented in the English language."
Outside a huge doorway were sitting the chief of police and the wealthy
Albanian. We were introduced with great ceremony, and the Moslem, losing
no time, took Jo through the doorway into a courtyard. At the end was
another door guarded by a responsible-looking Albanian.
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