once said, quickly done. the tsar archidei gave orders while all were running hither and thither, and everything was finished so promptly that a short-haired girl would scarcely have had time to plait her hair. the ship, laden with velvets, brocades, with persian rugs and pearls, and costly precious stones, was ready; the five brothers, the brave simeons, were ready; they bowed to the tsar, spread sail, and disappeared.