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"Safie resolved to remain with her father until the moment of his

departure, before which time the Turk renewed his promise that

she should be united to his deliverer; and Felix remained with

them in expectation of that event; and in the meantime he enjoyed

the society of the Arabian, who exhibited towards him the

simplest and tenderest affection. They conversed with one another

through the means of an interpreter, and sometimes with the

interpretation of looks; and Safie sang to him the divine airs of

her native country.