 But what especially attracted my attention was a magnificent savage enveloped in a scarlet cloth pelisse richly embroidered with gold . He was the handsomest , and I soon thought also the most graceful being I had ever seen . His complexion was of a rich mellow indescribable olive tint , and his hair a glossy black ; his teeth were regular and of the whitest ivory , and the glance of his eye was keen at times , but generally soft and lustrous . With the tarboosh upon his head which he seemed to wear uneasily , he reclined , rather than sat upon the opposite side of the divân , while his hand played in unconscious familiarity with the hilt of his yataghan . He looked like one who would be ' Steel amid the din of arms , and wax when with the fair.' 
