Chapter 7 Summary

In the palace, the Sultan sits dressed in elegant robes surrounded by men playing music. Agba stares at the Sultan and thinks that the Sultan looks just like a camel. This relaxes Agba, because camels are not scary. The Sultan speaks. He orders Signor Achmet to select six of the most perfect steed from the stables along with six horse boys to be presented to the new King of France, the young Louis XV, as a gift. The Sultan gives specific instructions about how to select the horses, and about when the journey is to take place. The Sultan orders that each of the horses should be of a different color.

The Sultan calls his scribe to write a letter that Signor Achmet will give to the King. The letter includes that the horse boys are to return to Morocco, when their horses...