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Whereon immediately at his request

They brought him and his comrades to head-quarters;

Their dress was Muslim, but you might have guessed

That these were merely masquerading Tartars,

And that beneath each Turkish-fashioned vest

Lurked Christianity⁠—which sometimes barters

Her inward grace for outward show, and makes

It difficult to shun some strange mistakes.