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| The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2 | |
| マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.2 |
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BOOK III.
MARCO POLO
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of meeting with any particular bird or beast ; for such
omens are regarded by them more than by any people
in the world. Thus if a man is going along the road
and hears some one sneeze, if he deems it (say) a good
token for himself he goes on, but if otherwise he stops
a bit, or peradventure turns back altogether from his
journey.16
As soon as a child is born they write down his
nativity, that is to say the day and hour, the month, and
the moon's age. This custom they observe because
every single thing they do is done with reference to
astrology, and by advice of diviners skilled in Sorcery
and Magic and Geomancy, and such like diabolical arts ;
and some of them are also acquainted with Astrology.
[All parents who have male children, as soon as
these have attained the age of 13, dismiss them from
their home, and do not allow them further maintenance
in the family. For they say that the boys are then of
an age to get their living by trade ; so off they pack
them with some twenty or four-and-twenty groats, or at
least with money equivalent to that. And these urchins
are running about all day from pillar to post, buying and
selling. At the time of the pearl-fishery they run
to the beach and purchase, from the fishers or others,
five or six pearls, according to their ability, and take
these to the merchants, who are keeping indoors for
fear of the sun, and say to them : " These cost me such
a price ; now give me what profit you please on them."
So the merchant gives something over the cost price for
their profit. They do in the same way with many other
articles, so that they become trained to be very dex-
terous and keen traders. And every day they take
their food to their mothers to be cooked and served, but
do not eat a scrap at the expense` of their fathers.]
In this kingdom and all over India the birds and
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