28 his turban rolling away. As sailors rushed to assist him, a cry for help echoed from the Persian ambassador’s cabin. They hurried to the scene and found the chest of religious books belonging to Mohammad Reza Bey overturned, with its top facing downward, and moans emanating from within. The sailors carried the chest out of the cabin. As they attempted to open it, Mohammad Reza Bey rushed to stop them, but the sailors prevailed. To their astonishment, inside was Mademoiselle d’Epinay, Mohammad Reza Bey’s beloved. The news reached Monsieur Padéry, the king’s interpreter, who had been appointed consul in Shiraz and tasked with apprehending Mademoiselle d’Epinay.
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