He paused for a moment and then continued,
“That, I can assure you, makes a lot of difficulties because, although he admires our furniture and our form of decoration, he also wants it to be partially Eastern and that, of course, causes problems not only where he is concerned but for the guests of his country.”
Devinia had listened attentively because anything new was interesting for her.
She particularly wanted to know how the countries that had a Sultan differed from those that had a King.
She was therefore surprised when the Captain said,
“This ship belongs to the Sultan of Istanbul and he uses it to bring the English to his country and to make them comfortable during the journey.”
The way he spoke made Devinia understand all too clearly that the Sultan of Istanbul had copied the E
