Constantinople, Chapter 16 — streszczenie

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1. The narrator admits having no romantic adventures to report and explains why affairs between European men and Muslim women are difficult.
2. He describes women’s supervised outings, deceptive romantic encounters, and the strict avoidance of conversation about wives.
3. He explains restrictions on seeing women’s faces and describes marriage arrangements conducted through female matchmakers.
4. A European lady visits the wife of the former pasha of Kurdistan and admires her richly furnished rooms and elaborate clothing.
5. The hostess dines with her guest and favorite enslaved woman, who leaves when the pasha enters and returns after he withdraws.
6. At parting, the hostess gives her visitor a small bottle of perfume bearing a Paris label.

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