Sammanfattning av Constantinople, Chapter 27

Vad händer

1. The narrator describes Kadi-Keuï’s ancient origins and watches women passengers during a crowded, unsteady steamer crossing.
2. He walks through lively streets to Ludovic’s house, where conversation with Madame Ludovic stops because they share no language.
3. Ludovic arrives, speaks French, shows his comfortably furnished home, and serves lunch outdoors beside the garden.
4. After lunch, the narrator and his host drink coffee, smoke, and listen to musicians beside the bay.
5. At Moda-Bournou, they watch a comedy involving a veiled beauty, deceived suitors, beatings, and wedding festivities.
6. The narrator admits that his account of the play depends on gestures and may misunderstand the action.

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