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ight be prepared and forewarned, as not to be takenby surprise if we were suddenly to seize upon her before 射 thoughtthe christians&039; vessel uld have returned i detered, therefore,to go to the garden and try if i uld speak to her; and the daybefore y departure i went there under the pretence of gathergherbs the first pern i t was her father, who addressed the langua that all over barbary and even nstanle is thediu beeen captives and oors, and is neither oris norcastilian, nor of any other nation, but a ixture of all languas, byans of which we can all understand one another this rt oflangua, i say, he asked what i wanted his garden, and towho i belond i replied that i was a slave of the arnaut ai（for i knew as a certaty that he was a very great friend of his），and that i wanted herbs to ake a salad he asked then whetheri were on ran or not, and what y aster deanded for whilethese estions and answers were proceedg, the fair zoraida, who hadalready perceived ti before, ca out of the hoe thegarden, and as oorish won are by no ans particular aboutlettg theselves be seen by christians, or, as i have said before,at all y, 射 had no hesitation g to where her fatherstood with ; oreover her father, seeg her approachg slowly,called to her to e it would be beyond y power now to describeto you the great beauty, the high-bred air, the brilliant attire of ybeloved zoraida as 射 presented herself before y eyes i willntent yself with sayg that ore pearls hung fro her fair neck,he