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The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1 | |
マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.1 |
a 2 MARCO POLO PRoL.
t,
ii
They applied to him several times for leave to go,
presenting their request with great respect, but he had
such a partiality for them, and liked so much to have
them about him, that nothing on earth would persuade
him to let them go.
Now it came to pass in those days that the Queen
BOLGANA, wife of ARGON, Lord of the Levant, departed
this life. And in her Will she had desired that no Lady
should take her place, or succeed her as Argon's wife,
except one of her own family [which existed in Cathay].
Argon therefore despatched three of his Barons, by
name respectively OULATAY, APUSCA, and CojA, as
ambassadors to the Great Kaan, attended by a very
gallant company, in order to bring back as his bride a
lady of the family of Oueen Bolgana, his late wife.'
When these three Barons had reached the Court of
the Great Kaali, they delivered their message, explaining
wherefore they were come. The Kaan received them
with all honour and hospitality, and then sent for a lady
whose name was COCACHIN, who was of the family of
the deceased Queen Bolgana. She was a maiden of
17, a very beautiful and charming person, and on her
arrival at Court she was presented to the three Barons
as the Lady chosen in compliance with their demand.
They declared that the Lady pleased them well.3
Meanwhile Messer Marco chanced to return from
India, whither he had gone as the Lord's ambassador,
and made his report of all the differeni things that he
had seen in his travels, and of the sundry seas over
which he had voyaged. And the three Barons, having
seen that Messer Nicolo, Messer Maffeo, and Messer
Marco were not only Latins, but men of marvellous
good sense withal, took thought among themselves to
get the three to travel with them, their intention being
to return to their country by sea, on account of the
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