... fair, with floors raised about three feet and a half above the level of the pavement, projecting a yard or so beyond the wall of the house into the street, and forming a broad bench, which, joining with that of the next tenement, extends the whole... My own annual, ed. by Mark Merriwell - Página 205editado por - 1847Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - 1834 - 598 páginas
...that of the next shop, extends the whole length of the bazar. Both the bench and floor of the shop are covered with neat mats or carpets, and the walls...little attention to display. The shopkeeper, with a nargeel or chibooque in his mouth, sits cross-legged on the bench in front of the shop. When a customer... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1834 - 592 páginas
...that of the next shop, extends the whole length of the bazar. Both the bench and floor of the shop arc covered with neat mats or carpets, and the walls with...little attention to display. The shopkeeper, with a nargeel or chibooque in his mouth, sits cross-legged on the bench in front of the shop. When a customer... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1845 - 274 páginas
...bench, which, joining with that of the next tenement, extends the whole length of the bazaar. Both the bench and the floor are covered with neat mats or...him with a smile and a bow, but continues sitting. The salaam is given and returned. A sort of conversation is then set on foot. When the parties are... | |
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